CARLTON CENTRE SECURITY GUARD LAYS CHARGE AGAINST LESBIAN VICTIM

The Star newspaper reports that one of the security guards who allegedly beat a lesbian woman unconscious has now laid charges of assault against her.
OBAMA OPPOSES BOYS SCOUTS GAY BAN

President Obama, who is the honorary president of the Boys Scouts of America, has come out against the organisation’s ban on gays and lesbians.
MADONNA DEFIES ST. PETERSBURG ANTI-GAY LAW

Madonna has spoken out against homophobia during her St. Petersburg concert, despite Russia’s second largest city banning all gay and lesbian ‘propaganda’.
UN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST ANTI-GAY BILLS IN LIBERIA

The United Nations human rights office has expressed concern about a draft bill being considered by Liberian lawmakers that would further criminalise homosexual behaviour.