2 MEN MARRY AS THEY MEET FOR THE 1ST TIME
Heart 104.9FM’s wedding competition has culminated in two virtual strangers getting married at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on Saturday.
REPORT: UGANDA GAY BILL IS DEAD
Reports from Uganda indicate that the gay death bill that was set to be voted on by parliament has been scrapped.
RICKY MARTIN KEEPS DEAL WITH TARGET
While Lady Gaga canned her deal with a US retailer over its support of anti-gay politicians, openly gay star Ricky Martin is still in business with the company.
AFRICAN NATIONS SPOUT ANTI-GAY VITRIOL AT UN
In justifying their rejection of the UN statement on violence against LGBT people, most African states confirmed their virulently anti-gay position.
MR. GAY WORLD COMMITS TO MORE AFRICAN PARTICIPANTS
The organisers of Mr. Gay World 2012 have committed themselves to having at least four African participants in next year’s pageant in Johannesburg.
GAY COMMUNITY LAUDS TAYLOR, CHURCH TO PICKET FUNERAL
Elizabeth Taylor has been remembered for her work against the scourge of AIDS, while the Westboro Church says it will picket her funeral.
APPLE DUMPS ‘GAY CURE’ APP
Apple has reportedly removed an iPhone app promoting “curing homosexuality” from its online store after 150,000 people signed a petition calling for its removal.
SA WANTS ‘DEFINITION’ OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION
While South Africa signed Tuesday’s UN resolution on violence against LGBT people, it also told the UN that the “issue of sexual orientation needs to be clearly defined”.
MINISTER DEFENDS GAY RADIO WEDDING
The minister who will marry two gay men who won a radio competition, but who have never actually met, has defended his role in the ceremony.
GAY RADIO SHOW NOMINATED
Radio Today Outspoken, the South African LGBT radio show, has been nominated as a finalist in the MTN Radio Awards.