MADONNA TO LAUNCH GYM CHAIN
Pop icon Madonna has announced that she will be opening a luxury chain of “Hard Candy” gyms in major cities around the world.
CLAIM: FACEBOOK OUTING GAY USERS
A new report claims that Facebook targets users it thinks are gay with specific ads which could result in them being inadvertently outed to advertisers.
EUROPEAN COURT SLAMS MOSCOW PRIDE BAN
The European Court of Human Rights has slammed the Moscow authorities for repeatedly denying activists the right to hold gay pride marches.
HOMOPHOBIA “A DEATH SENTENCE”
Ugandan activist, Julius Kaggwa, has spoken out about the perilous position of gay and lesbian people in his home country.
THE NANNY CALLS FOR MARRIAGE QUALITY
The Nanny actress Fran Drescher has joined other celebrities in calling for equal marriage rights in the state of New York.
OBAMA GAY BULLYING VIDEO VIEWED WITH CYNICISM
President Obama’s new video clip supporting gay teens who are victims of bullying has been viewed by critics with some cynicism.
UGANDAN TABLOID UNDER FIRE
America’s Rolling Stone magazine has demanded that an anti-gay Ugandan tabloid stop using its name while the country’s media watchdog also condemned the newspaper.
US CELEBRITIES GO PURPLE AS ANOTHER TEEN DIES
American celebrities joined the campaign to dress in purple yesterday to highlight the recent spate of gay teen suicides, including one on Tuesday.
DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL’ RE-INSTATED
The ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ rollercoaster continues with a court reinstating the military ban on gay service members just days after it was suspended.
MANY EXPECTED TO MARK “WEAR PURPLE DAY”
Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are expected to wear purple today in a campaign to mark the recent spate of suicides of LGBT teens.