MARCH DATES FOR CAPE TOWN PRIDE

The dates for the upcoming Cape Town Pride festival were confirmed at a community meeting in Green Point on Thursday, where volunteers signed up to help the troubled event.
MICROSOFT: GAY MARRIAGE RIGHTS GOOD BUSINESS

Microsoft has joined five other companies in supporting a tightly-contested bid to legalise same-sex marriage in Washington.
GAGA, GLEE AMONG GLAAD MEDIA AWARD NOMINEES

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has announced the nominees for its 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, which include Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and Glee.
CHIPPENDALES DANCER COMES OUT

Jaymes Vaughan, a dancer with the Chippendales erotic male revue, has become one of the few Chippendales to come out as gay to the public.
L.A. VOTES TO BAN BAREBACKING IN ADULT FILMS

Los Angeles, the adult film capital of the U.S., is a step closer to barring the filming of sex scenes without the use of condoms.
SKOONHEID LEFT OUT OF OSCAR RACE

Skoonheid, the award-winning gay-themed South African film, has failed to make the cut as a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nominee.
SA GLAAD SUPPORTS TOPTV PORN BID

Christina Engela from the South African Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has come out in support of TopTV’s bid to launch three porn channels.
AUSSIE TENNIS OPEN IN TIZZ OVER GAY PROTEST

The Australian Open has become embroiled in a furore stemming from Australian tennis legend Margaret Court’s recent anti-gay comments.
UGANDA AMBASSADOR SAYS GAY DEATH BILL IS DEAD

Uganda’s ambassador to the United States has insisted that the dreaded Anti-Homosexuality Bill will not be reconsidered by his country’s parliament.
2ND GOLDIN PAROLE BID REFUSED

Brett Goldin’s mother has welcomed news that a parole bid by a second man convicted in the deadly attack on her son has been refused.