LESBIAN KILLER GETS 15 YEARS
A man found guilty of raping and murdering Kwa-Zulu-Natal lesbian Nqobile Khumalo sentenced to 15 years in prison.
FRANCE, US CONCERNED ABOUT MOSCOW PRIDE CRACKDOWN
The US and France express their unhappiness at the recent arrest of LGBT activists who tried to hold a Pride parade in Moscow.
6000 GAY AFRICANS FLEE EVERY YEAR
Delegates at a conference on LGBT rights in Africa told that 6,000 young Africans flee to Europe every year due to homophobia.
HOMOSEXUALITY BECOMES MORE ACCEPTED
A report by a US organisation finds that homosexuality is becoming more accepted in countries around the world.
COURTNEY LOVE SLAMS LADY GAGA
Troubled rock singer Courtney Love describes pop star Lady Gaga as a “sexless Barbie doll” who is surrounded by “gay stylists and advisers”.
CONVERSION THERAPIST GUILT OF MALPRACTICE
A British therapist is found guilty of “professional malpractice” for trying to turn one of her gay clients straight.
MOSCOW PRIDE MAYHEM
Gay activists were attacked by right-wing protesters and arrested on Saturday while trying to hold a banned Pride parade in central Moscow. Watch video footage here.
FORMER AFRICAN PRESIDENTS CONDEMN ANTI-GAY LAWS
The former presidents of Botswana and Zambia, Festus Mogae and Kenneth Kaunda, condemn Malawi’s anti-gay policies.
IAN MCKELLEN: MOSCOW MAYOR A COWARD
As activists prepare to hold Moscow Pride in the face of an official ban, actor Sir Ian McKellen brands the city’s mayor a coward.
TOP GAY GROUP ENDORSES OBAMA FOR 2012
The largest LGBT rights group in the US endorses President Barack Obama for re-election in next year’s poll.