HEADLINES
UK PLANS TO ALLOW GAY MARRIAGES:
While most UK LGBTI groups have welcomed news that the government aims to legalise gay civil marriages by 2015, they do have some concerns.
EKURHULENI PRIDE REMEMBERS MURDERED LESBIANS:
On Saturday, residents of Ekurhuleni, near Joburg, held a LGBTI Pride parade through the streets of the township of KwaThema.
MR. GAY WORLD RESPONDS TO AFRIKAANS SINGER FURORE:
Francois Nel, South Africa's Mr. Gay World 2011, has responded to singer André Swiegers' controversial comments about flamboyant gay people.
UGANDAN ACTIVIST RECEIVES HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD:
An Ugandan LGBTI activist has been selected to receive the prestigious 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.
BELGIAN SOCCER PLAYER TURNS TO GAY PORN:
Jonathan De Falco, a Belgian former professional soccer player, is now making a splash as an international gay porn star.
ARCHIE COMICS’ FIRST GAY WEDDING:
Archie Comics’ first gay character Kevin Keller will tie the knot in an upcoming issue of Life With Archie.
KENYAN LGBTI GROUP QUESTIONS MURDER CLAIMS:
A Kenyan LGBTI group has questioned claims that a gay activist was recently murdered in the city of Kisumu.
AUSTRALIAN PASSPORT TO ALLOW FOR GENDER DIVERSITY:
Australians may now apply for passports that will list them as being male, female or a third option.
ANTI-GAY TOWN CLERK MUST RESIGN:
A town clerk in the state of New York who refuses to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples must go, says a US group.
PAYPAL RESPONDS TO HATE GROUPS CONTROVERSY:
Online payment service PayPal has refused to bar anti-gay groups from using its services saying that it has to consider freedom of speech.
EASTWOOD & DICAPRIO TALK GAY MARRIAGE:
The director and star of a biopic of J. Edgar Hoover, Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio, have come out in support of same-sex marriage.
NEW GAY RIGHTS GROUP LAUNCHED:
The Kaleidoscope Trust, launched in London this week, has been backed by Elton John and George Michael as well as Prime Minister David Cameron.
LINK BETWEEN BAREBACKING PORN & THE REAL THING:
A US study has found a link between gay men viewing barebacking pornography and engaging in unprotected anal sex in their real lives.
KENYA HOLDS FIRST LGBTI FILM FESTIVAL:
History has been made after Kenya's very first LGBTI film festival was held in Nairobi this past weekend.
NETHERLANDS MUST CHANGE TRANS LAW:
The Netherlands is urged to change a law which requires transgender people to undergo surgery and sterilisation before legally changing their gender.
TOM HARDY CLARIFIES GAY SEX CLAIM:
Inception actor Tom Hardy has clarified a previous statement in which he said that he had affairs with other men when he was younger.
MISSING LESBIAN FOUND DEAD IN BIN:
The decomposing body of a lesbian woman, missing since September last year, has been found in a bin in Cape Town.
FACEBOOK CO-FOUNDER SLAMS ANTI-GAY MEASURE:
Openly-gay Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has condemned a planned anti-gay North Carolina constitutional amendment.
KENYAN ACTIVIST MURDERED:
There are reports that an LGBTI activist in Kisumu, Kenya was murdered last month by a gang of young men.
FIFA LAUNCHES HOMOPHOBIA INVESTIGATION:
FIFA has launched an investigation into reports of homophobia by officials from Nigeria's national football women's team.