IAN OLLIS SETS SIGHTS ON HEADING UP GAUTENG
One of South Africa’s few openly gay politicians has announced that he is in the running for the position of head of the DA in Gauteng.
BID TO SAVE CAPE TOWN PRIDE
A meeting is being held in Cape Town on Thursday in a desperate bid to help save this year’s troubled Cape Town Pride event.
ELTON JOHN, DAVID FURNISH SLAM MADONNA
Elton John and husband David Furnish have been accused of being graceless and bitchy after Madonna beat John for the Best Original Song Golden Globe Award.
TRANS WOMEN: THEY HUNT US DOWN FOR FUN
Kuwaiti police have been accused of torturing and sexually abusing transgender women under a discriminatory law that criminalises “imitating the opposite sex”.
SAUDI MAN ARRESTED FOR DATING MEN VIA FACEBOOK
A man has been arrested by religious police in Saudi Arabia for using his Facebook profile to meet other men.
U.S. CROSS-DRESSING TV SHOW CANCELLED
Drag performer RuPaul has defended the controversial cross-dressing sitcom Work It just before it was announced that the show has been cancelled.
CLOONEY: GAY RIGHTS FINAL LEG OF CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Oscar winner George Clooney has described the issue of gay and lesbian rights as “the final leg of the civil rights movement”.
CANADIAN MINISTER: ALL GAY MARRIAGES ARE LEGAL
Canada’s justice minister has confirmed that all same-sex marriages between foreigners performed in Canada are indeed valid.
ANTI-GAY RADIO PASTOR UNDER FIRE
A pastor who hosts a show on the SABC Afrikaans radio station RSG is under fire for anti-gay comments he posted on Facebook.
OUTRAGE OVER ANOTHER GOLDIN PAROLE BID
Another man convicted of the robbery and hijacking of Brett Goldin and Richard Bloom is hoping to be granted parole next week.