Pinksixty News Thursday 24 May 2012

Hello, Im Jason and here are today's headlines from Pinksixty. A young new political party is being set up by Rome's Gay Centre to stand in next year's elections. The Gay Party will be releasing their new identity and announcing policies in the coming weeks. A leading human rights lawyer has said that olympic athletes from countries that criminalise homosexuality, should seek to stay in the UK. A supreme court ruling in 2010 made gay persecution an acceptable reason for asylum. Iran have recalled their ambassador to Azerbaijan over this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place in the country's capital, Baku. Iran accused Azerbaijan of insulting it's religious saints. A male sex worker in Melbourne, Australia has been arrested and charged with infecting another person with a serious disease. He was also charged with working as a sex worker whilst infected. And finally, The Big *** Theory's Sheldon Cooper; actor Jim Parsons, came out in an interview with the New York Times yesterday. The star of the hit show said he, has been in a relationship for 10 years. Thats all from us today. Join us again tomorrow.