HIV DISCRIMINATION ALIVE AND WELL
A student is turned away by a school while a journalist is thrown out of Qatar; highlighting continued discrimination against HIV positive people.
RUSSIAN DEPUTY PM CALLS FOR NATIONAL ‘GAY PROPAGANDA’ BILL
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak has backed a city bill banning “gay propaganda”, saying that the “disgusting activity” should be banned nationally.
NEW MR. GAY SOUTH AFRICA GETS TESTED
The newly-crowned Mr. Gay South Africa Lance Weyer was tested for HIV on Thursday, making a statement about the importance of HIV screening.
RUGBY PLAYER GOES NAKED FOR AIDS
Hunky British rugby player Sacha Harding has posed in the buff to raise funds for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS.
NEW NATIONAL PLAN ON HIV WELCOMED
The government’s new five year National Strategic Plan on HIV, TB and STIs, launched on World AIDS Day, has been widely welcomed.
TABLE MOUNTAIN GOES RED FOR WORLD AIDS DAY
African gay tourism capital Cape Town has announced that it will light the iconic Table Mountain in red on Thursday to mark World AIDS Day 2011.
NIGERIAN GAY MARRIAGE BAN PASSED BY SENATE
An all-out ban on same-sex marriage in Nigeria is a step closer to reality after the country’s Senate passed a bill that will imprison offenders.
CHRISTIAN GROUP PRAYS FOR GEORGE MICHAEL’S DEATH
An American Christian group has urged its members to pray for ailing singer George Michael’s death.
MOTHER SUES SCHOOL OVER SON’S SUICIDE
The mother of an American high school student who committed suicide because of anti-gay bullying is suing his school for not doing enough.
RICKY MARTIN TO PLAY ‘HOT’ TEACHER ON GLEE
There are reports that Ricky Martin is set to play a sexy teacher on the hit American show Glee next year.