TOP COURT BACKS ANTI-GAY LAW
In a major blow to Russia’s LGBT community, the country’s Constitutional Court has upheld a local law in the city of St Petersburg banning so called “gay propaganda”. It said that the law was indeed constitutional and confirmed the fine imposed on LGBT activist Nikolai Alexeyev, reported RIA Novosti. Alexeyev was found guilty of contravening […]
ZIM GAY GROUP FACES CHARGES
The chairperson of Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ), Martha Tholanah, has been ordered to appear in court on a charge of running an “unregistered” organisation. The summons was served on Wednesday to Tholanah’s lawyer, Tonderai Bhatasara, a member of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights. It claims that she “unlawfully took part in the management […]
NEW METHOD TO TARGET HIV
A new technique, traditionally used to treat cancer, could potentially also be used to eradicate HIV-infected cells from the body. Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York have found that radioimmunotherapy (RIT) could be used to target cells infected with the virus. Current highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) keeps […]