GAY KISS IN ABERCROMBIE & FITCH AD
American clothing label Abercrombie & Fitch, famous for its sexy ads, has released a video promo that, for the first time, features two men briefly kissing.
LANDMARK RULING GRANTS LESBIAN WOMAN CUSTODY
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled that a Chilean court discriminated against a women by denying her custody of her daughters because she’s lesbian.
BULLYING FILM TO BE RELEASED UNRATED
The distributors of an acclaimed American documentary about bullying have decided to release the film unrated after it received an “R” rating.
PUBLIC VOTING FOR MR. GAY WORLD OPENS
Choose your favourite! The public has been officially invited to vote for their preferred Mr. Gay World 2012 contestant on the competition’s website.
MICKEY ROURKE STILL IN GAY RUGBY FILM
Reports that Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke had dropped out of the film about the life of gay rugby player Gareth Thomas have been denied.
JOHN STAMOS SELLS GAY KISS FOR CHARITY
Hunky American actor John Stamos has auctioned off a kiss to another man to raise money for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
DANCING WITH THE STARS, RICKY MARTIN, OPRAH HONOURED
Dancing with the Stars, Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and The Oprah Winfrey Show were among 360 recipients of the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
GAY ACTIVISTS SUE MINISTER OVER WORKSHOP RAID
Gay activists in Uganda have a filed a lawsuit against a cabinet minister who they say illegally raided and shut down a LGBT rights workshop last month.
TRANSGENDER BEAUTY QUEEN BOOTED
A finalist in the Miss Universe Canada pageant has been disqualified after officials discovered that she is a transgender woman.
LIBERIAN PRESIDENT DENIES SUPPORTING ANTI-GAY LAW
Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has denied that homosexuality is illegal in her country or that she supports the criminalisation of homosexuality.