POLITICIAN FIRED FOR GAY HOLOCAUST COMMENT

President Nicolas Sarkozy’s party will fire one of its MPs following the politician’s claim that the persecution of gays during World War II was a “legend”.
NEW YORK’S ‘GRANNY LEE’ DIES AT FASHION SHOW

New York’s nightlife scene is in mourning after 95-year-old socialite Zelda Kaplan collapsed at a Fashion Week show and died shortly after.
U.K. COURT: ZIM GAYS NOT AT RISK

A U.K. court has ruled that simply being a gay or lesbian Zimbabwean is not sufficient reason to be granted asylum.
BISEXUALS FACE WORST MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

A new report has found that bisexual people face more mental health issues compared to other groups in the LGB community.
E.U. PARLIAMENT CONDEMNS RUSSIAN GAY CENSOR LAWS

The European Parliament has denounced Russian laws that forbid the public mention of homosexuality or gender identity to minors.
PETITION TO DENY BAIL TO BRONN MURDER ACCUSED

A petition has been launched in a bid to oppose the bail applications of the four men accused of killing gay nightclub owner Bruno Bronn.
UGANDAN MINISTER RAIDS LGBT WORKSHOP

Amnesty International has described Tuesday’s government raid on an LGBT activists’ workshop in Uganda as “outrageous harassment”.
LIBYA: GAYS THREATEN HUMAN RACE

Libya’s post-Gaddafi government has warned the United Nations that gays and lesbians are a threat to the continuation of the human race.
GAMBIAN PRESIDENT RENEWS ATTACK ON GAYS

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh says that he will never accept the “evil” of homosexuality in his country as long as he is president.
GAY DURBAN FEST CALLS FOR FILMS

The Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival has called for submissions of feature films, documentaries and shorts with LGBT themes for its upcoming event.