OBAMA SUPPORTS NEW MARRIAGE BILL
President Obama has expressed his support for a new bill that, if passed, would repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act.
SOWETO PRIDE THEME ANNOUNCED THEN CHANGED
The theme for Soweto Pride 2011 was announced and then changed two days later after its appropriateness was questioned.
BETTE MIDLER BLASTS GAGA OVER MERMAID
Bette Midler has slammed fellow gay icon Lady Gaga for stealing her mermaid in a wheelchair act in a recent Sydney concert.
BLOOD DONOR REJECTED FOR LOOKING TOO GAY
A straight Chicago man is threatening to sue on the grounds of discrimination after he was not allowed to donate blood because he “looks gay”.
TUTU FOUNDATION RELEASES MSM MANUAL
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation has released a manual to help African health care workers and counsellors engage with men who have sex with men (MSM).
GHANA PRESIDENT DENIES ANTI-GAY COMMENTS
Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills has denied saying that his government will take action against gay and lesbian people.
WORLD’S NEWEST COUNTRY PROBABLY NOT GAY FRIENDLY
South Sudan, which was proclaimed a country earlier this week, is not expected to support LGBT equality, based on past comments by its president.
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS TO TEACH GAY HISTORY
California’s Governor Jerry Brown has signed a historic new law that compels the state’s schools to include LGBT achievements in their curriculum.
DANNY K APOLOGISES FOR GENDER GAFFE
South African singer Danny K has apologised for an insensitive comment he tweeted about transgender and intersex people.
ANGER AS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DEFENDS DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL
LGBT groups are angry at news that the Obama administration will continue to defend ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ in the courts.