HUNGER GAMES STAR TO BE HONOURED FOR PRO-GAY WORK
Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson will be honoured for his work supporting the LGBT community at the upcoming 23rd annual GLAAD Media Awards.
BUDAPEST PRIDE POLICE BAN OVERTURNED
A court has overturned a police ban on a planned gay Pride parade in Budapest, Hungary, set to take place in July.
RUSSIA HEADS FURTHER DOWN ANTI-GAY ROAD
Russia has taken another step along the path of denying its lesbian and gay citizens equal rights by refusing to sign on to a G8 statement affirming these rights.
GAY GROUP BACKS BRAD AND ANGELINA ENGAGEMENT
While some saw the announcement of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s engagement as a betrayal of the gay community, a California LGBTI group is behind the star couple’s marriage.
LONDON MAYOR BLOCKS EX-GAY BUS ADS
London transport officials have blocked an ad campaign that sought to affirm the ex-gay movement, which promotes the idea that homosexuality can be “cured”.
MEN JAILED FOR THREE YEARS FOR GAY SEX
Two men, one from the Seychelles and the other from Britain, have been jailed for three years for having drunken gay sex in public in Dubai.
MAMBA BOOKS: FIRST GAY NOVELLAS PUBLISHED IN SA
What are thought to be the first gay-themed novellas to be published in English in South Africa will be available under the title of Adam & Luke in selected book stores this May.
PSYCHIATRIST RETRACTS GAY CURE STUDY
A leading American psychiatrist, whose work is often used to justify attempts to “cure” homosexuality, has retracted his study, admitting that it is flawed.
LAWYER SUES NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT OVER ANTI-GAY BILL
A Nigerian lawyer is suing his government over the passage of a bill that will jail same-sex couples who marry for 14 years.
NEIGHBOURS GETS FIRST MAN-ON-MAN KISS
After 27 years on the air, iconic Australian soap series Neighbours has finally screened its first-ever male gay kiss.