LEADING RUSSIAN ACTIVIST ARRESTED
Russia’s best known gay rights activist, Nikolai Alekseev, has been arrested and his whereabouts remain unknown.
CITY MUST FUND JERUSALEM GAY CENTRE
Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the city of Jerusalem must fund a lesbian and gay community centre.
UK SOAP STAR COMES OUT
Kieron Richardson, who stars in the British soap Hollyoaks, has come out as gay in a television interview.
STUDENTS GET AN EYEFUL IN SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
Around 400 high school students in the US were inadvertently shown gay porn images during a school assembly.
MOBILE NETWORKS ACCUSED OF BLOCKING GAY SITES
Cell phone networks in the UK have been accused of blocking non-adult gay websites as offensive or inappropriate content for children.
GEORGE MICHAEL GETS JAIL TIME
Singer George Michael has been sentenced to eight weeks in jail after he pleaded guilty last month to driving under the influence.
BASKETBALL STAR IN GAY BAR ROW
Openly gay former basketball star John Amaechi says that he was refused entry into a Manchester gay bar because of his skin colour.
LADY GAGA LOBBIES FOR GAY RIGHTS AT MTV AWARDS
Superstar Lady Gaga has used Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards as a platform to promote equality for gay and lesbian soldiers in the US.
GAY SAUDI DIPLOMAT APPLIES FOR ASYLUM
A gay diplomat at the Saudi consulate in Los Angeles has applied for asylum in the US saying that he fears for his life if he returns home.
WE’RE ALL AFRICANS: JOBURG PRIDE 2010
Joburg Pride, the largest and oldest gay and lesbian event on the African continent, will be celebrating its 21st birthday on Saturday 2nd October 2010.