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HELLFIRE PARTY: SALeathermen hosted its Hellfire Club party at Station Bar in Pretoria last Friday, featuring raunchy leather gear and an appearance by adult film

THE GAY-FOR-PAY BACKLASH: ‘Gay-for-pay’ actors identify themselves as straight yet star in gay porn films. But why do these men choose to have gay sex if they are straight, and how straight can they really be?

TURKISH LGBT GROUP WINS COURT CASE: A Turkish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group has won its appeal against the state’s closure of the association.

CALL FOR NIGERIA TO REJECT GAY MARRIAGE BAN: A bill before Nigeria's National Assembly would expand Nigeria's already draconian punishments for homosexual conduct says Human Rights Watch.

FASHION WEEK: From the drama of David Tlale to the serenity of Hilton Weiner, we present highlights from the menswear collections shown at the recent Audi Fashion Week

SENEGAL SETS BACK AIDS FIGHT: AIDS organisations have condemned the imprisonment of nine Senegalese gay activists for their sexual orientation, saying it threatens to reverse gains made in Senegal's fight against HIV.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CALLS FOR REPEAL OF PROP 8: A leading international human rights organisation has filed an amicus brief with the California Supreme Court calling on it to overturn Proposition 8.

DEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA…: An open letter to President Barack Obama on the occasion of his inauguration on Tuesday 20 January 2009 from Peter Tatchell, the British LGBTI human rights campaigner.

CALL TO INVESTIGATE MURDER OF TRANS ACTIVIST: Human rights organisations have called on the authorities to find and prosecute the murderers of a transgender activist in Honduras.

CALL TO INVESTIGATE MURDER OF TRANS ACTIVIST: Human rights organisations have called on the authorities to find and prosecute the murderers of a transgender activist in Honduras.