LOCAL PAPER REFUSES TO PROMOTE PRIDE

A local newspaper in the Eastern Cape has refused to promote Nelson Mandela Bay Pride, saying that the event is “directly acting against God’s Holy Word”.
JUDGE ASKED TO DROP ZOLISWA MURDER CHARGES

Lawyers representing the nine men accused of murdering Zoliswa Nkonyana in 2006 have said that charges should be dropped against their clients.
GAY BIRDS FOUND TO MATE FOR LIFE

Researchers have found that gay zebra finches form monogamous life-long bonds with their same-sex partners in the same way that heterosexual finches do.
WILL & GRACE’S SEAN HAYES TO RETURN TO TV

Sean Hayes, best-known as Jack in the still popular Will & Grace, is set to return to television in a new show about two gay men raising a child.
LGBTI GROUPS SLAM GAUTENG OVER HATE CRIME PARTY

LGBTI groups have accused the Gauteng government and the Ekurhuleni municipality of misusing state funds by hosting an ill-conceived hate crime event.
GAY KISS-IN PLANS FOILED

Plans to stage a gay kiss-in protest in front of the Pope during his visit to Spain has been blocked by police.