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MUGABE SLAMS EUROPE’S ‘GAY FILTH’:
Notoriously homophobic Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has slammed Europe's gay "filth" for imposing sanctions on his country.
TOP AUTHOR COMPARES ‘GLEE’ TO HIV:
American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis has offended just about everyone with a tweet comparing the show Glee with "a puddle of HIV".
BASKETBALL STAR FINED OVER GAY SLUR:
Kobe Bryant, one of America's top basketball stars, is fined $100,000 for using a gay slur against a referee in mid-game.
MINISTER: INDIAN MEN COULD TURN GAY:
A government minister is concerned that Indian men will 'turn gay' because there are too few women being born in the country.
GAY PENGUIN BOOK IS MOST-CONTROVERSIAL:
Children’s book And Tango Makes Three, about a male penguin couple, has returned to the top spot as America's "most challenged book".
WHITE HOUSE BARS GAYS FROM MILITARY EVENT:
Despite the pending repeal of ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell’ gay military families have been barred from a Michelle Obama event at the White House.
SCHOOLS SLAMMED FOR BLOCKING GAY SITES:
A number of US high schools have been criticised for unconstitutionally blocking students from accessing LGBT websites.
GAY STUDENT MAY BE CHARGED FOR FALSE CLAIMS:
A gay US student may be charged after he allegedly falsely claimed to have been a victim of a hate crime attack.
BIGOTS IN TIZZ OVER BOY’S PINK NAIL POLISH:
US conservatives are up in arms over a promotional e-mail which features a fashion designer who paints her son's toenails pink.
UGANDAN BISHOP CALLS FOR GAY RIGHTS:
Retired Anglican bishop Christopher Senyonjo has called for the global decriminalisation of homosexuality, defying his colleagues in Uganda.
EASTENDERS TO HAVE FIRST GAY WEDDING:
Popular British soap EastEnders is set to air its first same-sex wedding between the characters of Christian and Syed.
WARSAW PRIDE LOBBIES FOR FREE VISAS:
The organisers behind Warsaw Pride are lobbying to secure free visas for LGBT people from Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine.
CATHOLIC GROUP BLAMES ABUSE ON HOMOSEXUALITY:
A US Catholic group has placed a full page ad in the New York Times claiming that sexual abuse in the Church is due to homosexuality.
BRITNEY AND RIHANNA TEAM UP:
Pops fans are deliriously happy after Britney Spears and Rihanna teamed up for a remix version of Rihanna's hit song S&M. Listen to it here!
RUGBY HUNK AUCTIONS SHIRT TO FIGHT HOMOPHOBIA:
English rugby hunk Ben Cohen has auctioned the shirt off his back to raise money for his campaign against homophobia.
ZIM: HARASSMENT OF GAYS & LESBIANS CONTINUES:
Zimbabwe activists say that lesbians and gays are once again being harassed by law enforcement agents and community leaders.
GLEE, MODERN FAMILY & PROJECT RUNWAY SCOOP GLAAD AWARDS:
The most gay-friendly comedy and reality television shows were honoured at the second 2011 GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
UK: DECADE-LONG CELIBACY TO DONATE BLOOD:
Gay men in the UK will finally be allowed to donate blood, but only if they've been celibate for at least a decade.
PINK LOERIE ART COMPETITION LAUNCHED:
The Pink Loerie Mardi Gras & Arts Festival has launched a regional LGBTI fine art competition set to form part of this year’s event in Knysna.
PROFESSOR: GAYS CAUSED FALL OF ROMAN EMPIRE:
An Italian academic is under pressure to resign after he claimed in an interview that gays were the cause of the collapse of the Roman Empire.