TRADITIONAL LEADERS AND LGBT COMMUNITY STAND OFF

Activists in KwaZulu-Natal have demanded that the Zulu king apologise for his alleged anti-gay remarks, while traditional leaders have backed the monarch.
ECUADOR CLOSING DOWN GAY CURE CLINICS

Ecuador’s newly appointed openly lesbian Heath Minister is set to take action against the more than 200 clinics in Ecuador that use brutal methods to “cure” gays and lesbians.
SOUTH AFRICA MUST DO MORE FOR LGBT CITIZENS

Human Rights Watch has applauded South Africa for its leadership on gay rights internationally, but said that it must do more to protect its own LGBT citizens.
LGBT-RELATED FILMS RECEIVE OSCAR NODS

Three acclaimed films with gay, bisexual and transgender characters have received nominations in this year’s Academy Awards race.
SEX & THE CITY STAR: BEING LESBIAN WAS A CHOICE

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon, who is in a relationship with a woman, has raised the ire of LGBT activists in the U.S. by controversially saying that for her being gay is a choice.
SEX & THE CITY STAR: BEING LESBIAN WAS A CHOICE

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon, who is in a relationship with a woman, has raised the ire of LGBT activists in the U.S. by controversially saying that for her being gay is a choice.