BOTSWANA GAY GROUP DENIED REGISTRATION – AGAIN
The leading LGBTI rights group in Botswana has again been denied the right to legally register the organisation by the authorities.
CHRIS EVANS: ‘EMBARRASSING’ THAT GAYS CAN’T MARRY
The Avengers star Chris Evans says that he backs same-sex marriage rights and it’s heartbreaking that gays and lesbians can’t marry in the U.S.
MORNING NEWS BROADCASTS GAY PORN
A local Canadian television channel has apologised after a morning news broadcast was interrupted by a three minute scene from a hard-core gay adult film.
GAMBIAN PRESIDENT: THERE WILL BE NO GAY RIGHTS
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has rejected international aid linked to respecting human rights and has raged that there will be no gay rights as long as he rules.
CHER PRESENTS CHAZ WITH GLAAD AWARD
Cher made a surprise appearance to present her transgender son Chaz Bono with an award at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
SOUTH KOREAN CHRISTIANS VS LADY GAGA
Conservative Christians in South Korea have prayed for the cancellation of Lady Gaga’s upcoming concert in the country, accusing her of promoting “homosexuality.”
AMERICAN NUNS ‘STUNNED’ BY VATICAN CRITICISM
A group representing most Catholic nuns in the U.S. says that it is stunned by criticism from the Vatican for it not opposing same-sex marriage.
NELSON MANDELA BAY PRIDE 2012 LAUNCHED
The second-ever Nelson Mandela Bay Pride was recently launched in Port Elizabeth under the theme “Life in True Colour” – complete with a new logo and a 40 second video.
BID TO STOP TUTU SPEECH
Conservative staff and students have called for Archbishop Desmond Tutu to be stopped from speaking at a U.S. university because of his pro-gay views.
GAY OLYMPIC CHAMP HAPPY TO BACK GAY RIGHTS
As he prepares for the London Olympics, openly-gay Australian diving star Matthew Mitcham says that he is happy for his sexuality to be in the spotlight.