ZIM WON’T PROVIDE CONDOMS TO PRISONERS:
A top official of the Zimbabwe Prison Service has told parliament that prisoners will not be provided with condoms because homosexuality is illegal in Zimbabwe.
TUTU ‘WILL BURN IN HELL’:
A Cape Town pastor has called gays and lesbians drug addicts and child molesters and said that Archbishop Tutu will burn in hell for supporting the LGBT community.
TEACHER CONDEMNED FOR HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTS:
There have been calls to fire a New Jersey teacher who wrote on Facebook and Twitter that gays and lesbians are “unnatural” and “immoral”, likening being gay to cancer.
GAY NIGERIANS TACKLE BLACKMAILERS:
A group of gay Nigerians has set up a blog to expose criminals who prey on gay men by blackmailing them over their sexual orientation.
POLAND ELECTS 1ST TRANSGENDER MP:
A transgender woman, Anna Grodzka, has made history in Poland after she was elected as a Member of Parliament in recent elections.
TUTU SUPPORTS ‘IT GETS BETTER’ CAPE TOWN:
UCT students and staff have teamed up with civil society groups and high profile individuals, such as Desmond Tutu, to share messages of hope for sexual minorities.
CHER CHEERS CHAZ ON:
Music legend Cher has kept her promise and was in this week's
Dancing with the Stars audience to cheer on her son Chaz Bono.
SIXTH GAY MURDER UNCOVERED:
The Star newspaper has revealed that it has uncovered a shocking sixth murder of a gay man in Johannesburg in the last few months.