TOO OLD FOR CAPE TOWN
Twenty-something Al Mackay takes a weekend break to Cape Town, only to discover that he may already be “too old” for the Mother City’s oh-so-picky locals.
THEY WILL NOT VOTE US AWAY
Proposition 8 broke our hearts, but it did not end our fight, writes Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese, reflecting on the shocking setback for US gay rights.
OUT AT THE OFFICE
While it is illegal in South Africa to discriminate against someone in the workplace because of sexual orientation, the decision to come out at work remains risky.
CAMPUS RADIO STATION SLAPPED ON WRIST
The University of Johannesburg’s radio station has received a slap on the wrist for the on-air use of the word “moffie.”
HIV INJECTION MEN SENTENCED
The three Dutch men on trial for drugging and injecting 12 other men with HIV positive blood in the city of Groningen have been sentenced.
NEW YORK PROTESTS PROPOSITION 8
A demonstration in New York to protest the passing of the measure that overturned same-sex marriage rights in California drew 10,000 people, according to organisers.
GAY WEDDINGS KICK OFF IN CONNECTICUT
While same-sex marriage has been recently banned in a number of US states, Connecticut has begun to issue same-sex marriage licenses.