HEADLINES
GAY SYNAGOGUE TARGET OF BOMB:
A Chicago synagogue with a LGBT congregation may have been the target of one of the bombs intercepted by authorities last week.
UGANDAN TABLOID PUBLISHES SECOND GAY LIST:
The Rolling Stone tabloid newspaper in Uganda has outed another set of gay men, despite fears of more homophobic violence.
LGBT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON THE RISE:
A new report has revealed that domestic violence between gay and lesbian partners has increased by 15% in the US since 2008.
HOMOPHOBIC SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER RESIGNS:
The man who wrote on Facebook that gay teens should commit suicide has resigned from a US school board in disgrace.
KATY PERRY DEDICATES VIDEO TO VICTIMS OF GAY BULLYING:
Katy Perry has dedicated her new music video, featuring two boys kissing, to the campaign supporting victims of homophobic bullying. See it here!
MOST US TROOPS OKAY WITH GAY COLLEAGUES:
Sources claim that a Pentagon study has found that the majority of US service members would accept serving with gay colleagues.
UGANDA ANTI-GAY BILL “WILL BECOME LAW SOON”:
The Ugandan MP who drafted the dreaded Anti-Homosexuality Bill has told CNN that it will become law "soon".
OBAMA “EVOLVING” ON GAY MARRIAGE:
President Barack Obama has said that his views on supporting full same-sex marriage rights are evolving.
TRANS WOMAN THROWN INTO PATH OF TRAIN:
A trans woman who was allegedly pushed to her death under a London tube train during rush hour has been identified.
OUTRAGE OVER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER’S ANTI-GAY RANT:
An Arkansas school board member is under fire after he posted a status update on Facebook saying that gay teens deserve to commit suicide.
GAY PRIESTS AD BANNED:
The UK's advertising standards body has banned an ice cream ad depicting two priests about to kiss because it "mocks Catholicism".
NOW DRC FACES ANTI-GAY BILL:
A MP in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tabled a bill whoch would criminialise homosexuality.
NEW REPORT ON LGBT COMMUNITY IN NORTH WEST:
A new report highlighting the status of LGBT people in South Africa's North-West province has been released.
MADONNA TO LAUNCH GYM CHAIN:
Pop icon Madonna has announced that she will be opening a luxury chain of "Hard Candy" gyms in major cities around the world.
ACTIVIST GROUP’S OPEN LETTER TO OBAMA:
America's biggest LGBT rights group has published an open letter to President Obama insisting that he end the ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell’ ban this year.
NEWSPAPER FIRES ANTI-GAY EMPLOYEE:
An Oudtshoorn newspaper has apparently fired an employee after she caused a Facebook furore by posting an anti-gay status update.
ATTACKS AGAINST GAY UGANDANS REPORTED:
There are reports that there have been attacks on gay and lesbian Ugandans outed by the anti-gay Rolling Stone newspaper.
CLAIM: FACEBOOK OUTING GAY USERS:
A new report claims that Facebook targets users it thinks are gay with specific ads which could result in them being inadvertently outed to advertisers.
EUROPEAN COURT SLAMS MOSCOW PRIDE BAN:
The European Court of Human Rights has slammed the Moscow authorities for repeatedly denying activists the right to hold gay pride marches.
HOMOPHOBIA “A DEATH SENTENCE”:
Ugandan activist, Julius Kaggwa, has spoken out about the perilous position of gay and lesbian people in his home country.