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GHANA MP WARNS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST GAYS: A member of parliament in Ghana has warned that gays and lesbians face violence if they do not stop their "abominable" acts or leave the country.
BRITNEY SPEARS WEB FAN BECOMES PORN STAR: Chris Crocker, who became an internet sensation for his weepy online defence of Britney Spears, is embarking on a career as a gay porn star.
WHO FOCUSES ON MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN: The World Health Organisation releases new guidelines to improve HIV treatment and prevention services for men who have sex with men.
GOOGLE MARKS GAY PRIDE MONTH: Google has both been lauded and criticised for the way that it has chosen to mark Gay Pride Month in the northern hemisphere.
TRACY MORGAN MEETS WITH LGBT YOUTH: In an attempt to redeem himself, comedian Tracy Morgan has met with LGBT youth and a family scarred by anti-gay violence.
GAY REFUGEE PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN CAPE TOWN: A Cape Town-based community organisation launches a 'gay refugee programme' aimed at supporting "sexual refugees" in South Africa.
STRAIGHT TRUE BLOOD CHARACTER TO HAVE GAY AFFAIR: It’s been revealed that a straight character in the popular vampire series will have a gay affair in the show's new season.
HONG KONG HIRES GAY CURE DOCTOR: Gay activists are outraged after it was reported that Hong Kong hired a 'gay cure' doctor to train government counsellors.
NEW MR. GAY SOUTH AFRICA LOGO UNVEILED: A new logo for the Mr. Gay South Africa pageant has been chosen through a nationwide competition, in which more than 50 entries were received.
WATCH GAGA’S ‘EDGE OF GLORY’ VIDEO: Lady Gaga has premiered the video for Edge of Glory, the third single from her hit album Born This Way. Love it or hate it?
MR. GAY WORLD’S YOUTH DAY MESSAGE: Commemorating National Youth Day on Thursday, Mr. Gay World Francois Nel urged LGBTI youth in South Africa to "find your talents and build your dreams".
NO PLACE FOR HOMOPHOBIA IN RAINBOW NATION: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has condemned the scourge of corrective rape in South Africa.
DAN CHOI RIPS UP OBAMA PAMPHLET: Former US military lieutenant Dan Choi has slammed President Obama's failure to support gay-marriage and angrily ripped up an Obama campaign flyer.
FORMER MR. GAY UK CLEARED OF RAPE CHARGES: Police officer and Mr. Gay UK 2006 Mark Carter has been cleared of rape and sexual assault charges by a British court.
LGBT HATE CRIMES TASK TEAM MOVES FORWARD: There's been progress in deciding on which activist groups will sit on the proposed LGBT hate crimes task team.
SAHRC CONSIDERS OPPOSING QWELANE APPEAL: The South African Human Rights Commission is still considering whether it will oppose Jon Qwelane's efforts to rescind a judgment that found him guilt of hate speech.
X-MEN WRITER CONFIRMS LGBT SUBTEXT: One of the writers of X-Men: First Class has confirmed that the film was purposefully written, at least in part, as an allegory of the struggles of the LGBT community.
BBC DEFENDS GAY BEDROOM SCENE: The BBC has defended its broadcast of a gay bedroom scene in the soap series EastEnders after receiving around 125 complaints from viewers.
GAY PROP 8 JUDGE VINDICATED: An attempt to reverse a gay judge's ruling that California's Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional has been rejected.
FRENCH PARLIAMENT REJECTS GAY MARRIAGE: France's parliament has rejected a bill that sought to legalise same-sex marriage in that country.