ZUMA IGNORES CHIEF JUSTICE LGBTI & GENDER CONCERNS
President Jacob Zuma has chosen to ignore concerns by civil society groups about Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng and officially named him South Africa’s Chief Justice.
REVISED UK GAY BLOOD BAN SLAMMED
LGBTI rights activists have slammed a relaxation of Britain’s ban on gay men donating blood, saying that the new policy remains discriminatory.
MR. GAY SOUTH AFRICA 2011 FINALISTS REVEALED
Details of the 15 finalists in the Mr. Gay South Africaâ„¢ 2011 competition have been revealed and public voting, which counts for 25% of the final score, has opened.
JOHN GALLIANO AVOIDS JAIL TIME
Disgraced British designer John Galliano has been given a suspended fine by a Paris court for making anti-Semitic and racist remarks.
TV WEATHERMAN IN BATHTUB WITH NAKED DEAD MAN
An American television weatherman has been found sleeping in a bathtub along with the body of a dead man wearing nothing except a dog collar.
TWO ACCUSED IN LESBIAN MURDER ACQUITTED
Two of the nine men accused of the murder of 19-year-old lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana in 2006 were acquitted and freed on Wednesday.
MADONNA EMBROILED IN FLOWERGATE
Pop star and now-film-director Madonna has caused a media storm by expressing her dislike of fan’s gift of a hydrangea.
DURBAN GETS OWN PINK FILM FESTIVAL
Following a recent successful Pride parade, and a seeming rejuvenation of its LGBTI community, Durban will be launching its very own gay and lesbian film festival in October.
RELIGIOUS LEADERS APOLOGISE TO GAY COMMUNITY
The Western Cape Religious Leaders Forum met with members of the LGBTI community yesterday and apologised for neglected their needs.
LESBIAN CONGRESSWOMAN TO RUN FOR SENATE
The only openly lesbian congresswomen in the US, Tammy Baldwin, has announced that she will run for the Senate in 2012.