JOB OPENINGS AT OUT
The Pretoria-based LGBT group OUT is recruiting for two vacancies – a Health Manager and an Office Administrator.
GAY MEN INCREASINGLY DESPERATE ABOUT BODY IMAGE
A UK study has found that men, and particularly gay men, would be prepared to trade years of their lives for a “better” body.
JAILED GAYS ISSUE NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE
Seven men jailed simply for being gay in Cameroon have issued a joint New Year’s message urging their supporters not to give up on them.
MALAYSIAN POLITICIAN ACQUITTED OF SODOMY
Amid calls for Malaysia to decriminalise homosexuality, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been acquitted of charges of sodomy in court.
MCKELLEN CONVINCED SHAKESPEARE WAS GAY
Celebrated Lord of the Rings actor Sir Ian McKellen has told a New York newspaper that he is convinced that William Shakespeare was gay.
COULD JAMAICA END GAY BAN?
Jamaica’s new Prime Minister could support moves to legalise homosexuality in what has been described as one of the most homophobic places on earth.
JOBURG CONDEMNS CORRECTIVE RAPE
The City of Johannesburg has passed a motion condemning corrective rape and committing itself to fighting these attacks against lesbian women.
LESBIANS TIE THE KNOT IN ANGOLA
Two lesbian women have bravely gotten married in Luanda, despite their union not being legally recognised in Angola.
ONLINE STORES PULL ANTI-GAY CALENDAR
Amazon.com has removed an offensive “I’m Not Gay, I’m Just a Sissy” calendar from its site following complaints from around the world.
MP ARRESTED FOR CALLING MUGABE GAY OUT ON BAIL
A Zimbabwean MP who was held for seven days after she accused President Robert Mugabe of having had gay sex has been let out on bail.