HEADLINES

US SCHOOL DISTRICT SUED TO PROTECT LGBT STUDENTS: Two civil rights groups in the US are suing a school district to protect LGBT students from what they claim is harassment and a hostile environment.
KATY PERRY LEADS IN MTV VIDEO AWARDS NOMINATIONS: Pop star Katy Perry leads the nominations in the 2011 MTV Music Video Awards with an incredible nine nominations for three music videos.
GAY PEOPLE BLAMED FOR DEADLY MALAWI RIOTS: The Malawi government has been accused of scapegoating LGBTI people by claiming that an anti-government protest was a "gay rights rally".
GAY ARCHIE CHARACTER GETS FULL TIME JOB: The introduction of the openly gay Kevin Keller to the Archie comic family has been so successful that he will be headlining his own ongoing series.
QWELANE PARTIES AGREE TO POSTPONEMENT: The parties in the case to rescind Jon Qwelane's hate speech ruling have agreed to postpone the matter to allow his lawyers more time to prepare.
MINISTER ORDERS ARREST OF GAYS & LESBIANS: The head of one of Ghana's ten regions has reportedly ordered the arrest of all gays and lesbians in the Western Region of the country.
BBC CUTS GAY TORCHWOOD SCENE: The BBC has cut a gay sex scene from the popular sci-fi series Torchwood, which features a bisexual leading character.
NEW YORK PREPARES FOR GAY MARRIAGE DELUGE: The city of New York has instituted a lottery system in order to deal with an expected flood of same-sex couples vying to get married.
TATCHELL SUGGESTS WORLD PRIDE THEME: High profile British LGBT rights activist Peter Tatchell has called on the organisers of the 2012 World Pride in London to adopt a global theme.
OBAMA SUPPORTS NEW MARRIAGE BILL: President Obama has expressed his support for a new bill that, if passed, would repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act.
SOWETO PRIDE THEME ANNOUNCED THEN CHANGED: The theme for Soweto Pride 2011 was announced and then changed two days later after its appropriateness was questioned.
BETTE MIDLER BLASTS GAGA OVER MERMAID: Bette Midler has slammed fellow gay icon Lady Gaga for stealing her mermaid in a wheelchair act in a recent Sydney concert.
BLOOD DONOR REJECTED FOR LOOKING TOO GAY: A straight Chicago man is threatening to sue on the grounds of discrimination after he was not allowed to donate blood because he "looks gay".
TUTU FOUNDATION RELEASES MSM MANUAL: The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation has released a manual to help African health care workers and counsellors engage with men who have sex with men (MSM).
GHANA PRESIDENT DENIES ANTI-GAY COMMENTS: Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills has denied saying that his government will take action against gay and lesbian people.
WORLD’S NEWEST COUNTRY PROBABLY NOT GAY FRIENDLY: South Sudan, which was proclaimed a country earlier this week, is not expected to support LGBT equality, based on past comments by its president.
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS TO TEACH GAY HISTORY: California's Governor Jerry Brown has signed a historic new law that compels the state's schools to include LGBT achievements in their curriculum.
DANNY K APOLOGISES FOR GENDER GAFFE: South African singer Danny K has apologised for an insensitive comment he tweeted about transgender and intersex people.
ANGER AS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DEFENDS DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL: LGBT groups are angry at news that the Obama administration will continue to defend ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell’ in the courts.
GAY GROUPS WARN OF DANGEROUS EX GAY THERAPIES: Gay rights groups in the US have called on 2012 presidential candidates to disavow dangerous “ex-gay” therapies endorsed by at least one contender and her husband.