HEADLINES
COMPANY LAUNCHES SA GAY FLAG:
A Cape Town based company has produced a South African version of the LGBT flag. But what’s the point and do we really need one?
DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL REPEAL STILL MONTHS AWAY:
President Obama signed the repeal of 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' into law on Wednesday but the ban on gay and lesbians in the military may remain in force for some time.
JOBURG GAY COUPLE GRANTED SURROGATE AGREEMENT:
A court has approved a surrogacy agreement that will allow a Johannesburg gay couple to raise a child of their own.
SOUTH AFRICA REVERSES UN VOTE:
South Africa is among 93 nations which voted on Tuesday to restore "sexual orientation" to a United Nations resolution on illegal executions.
GAY ZIM MEN FACE 3 YEARS IN JAIL:
Two Zimbabwean men are facing up to three years in jail after they were discovered having sex by their landlady.
US REPEALS ‘DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL’:
In a historic move, the US senate has finally voted to repeal the ban on gay and lesbian military personnel.
ZIM ACTIVIST ACQUITTED:
Ellen Chademana, the receptionist at Zimbabwe's LGBT rights group, has been acquitted of the possession of pornography.
GEORGE MICHAEL TO BE X FACTOR JUDGE?:
The Sun newspaper has reported that troubled pop star George Michael will be a judge on the American series of X Factor.
SHRIEN DEWANI DENIES GAY CLAIM:
The man accused of plotting his wife's murder during their Cape Town honeymoon has denied claims that he hired a rent boy for "kinky sex".
NEW “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL” REPEAL BID:
The US House of Representatives has voted for a new bill to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, the first step in another bid to end the discriminatory law.
REPORT SHINES LIGHT ON IRANIAN GAYS:
A new report by Human Rights Watch has documented the ongoing discrimination and violence against LGBT people in Iran.
ANGER OVER BLATTER’S COMMENT:
Activists have come out against FIFA President Sepp Blatter's joke that gay fans should not have sex during the 2022 Soccer World Cup.
MARIAH: I’M NOT BISEXUAL:
Mariah Carey says she won't claim to be bisexual just to seem more interesting, a dig at other female stars who may have done so.
UGANDA BANS DOCUMENTARY:
The Ugandan government has banned the screening of a documentary because it will “indoctrinate the youth on homosexuality”.
BOOK URINE DAMAGE ACCIDENTAL:
An investigation has revealed that the damaging of LGBT library books with urine at Harvard University was not a hate crime.
CHURCH SLAMS ANTI-GAY CAMPAIGN:
The Metropolitan Community Churches of South Africa has slammed a fundamentalist Christian campaign against the City of Cape Town's support of MCQP.
FIFA BOSS: STOP HAVING GAY SEX:
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has told gay football fans to not have sex if visiting Qatar for the 2022 World Cup.
ACTRESS SAYS TRAVOLTA IS GAY:
Author and Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher has said that everyone in Hollywood "knows" that John Travolta is gay.
NZ AIRLINE CUTS GAY KISS SCENE:
Air New Zealand will remove a scene included in a light-hearted in-flight video after complaints from gay activists.
DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL REPEAL FAILS:
A bid to have the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on gay and lesbian military personnel repealed in the US senate has failed.