BRAZIL: ONE LGBT PERSON KILLED ALMOST EVERY DAY
Shocking new statistics show that Brazil could have the highest murder rate for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the world.
QUEEN’S SUPPORT FOR GAYS QUESTIONED
While the Queen has been applauded for signing an “historic” Commonwealth charter supposedly opposing discrimination against gays, activist Peter Tatchell has questioned her commitment to equality.
MEXICAN SUPREME COURT: GAY SLURS NOT FREEDOM OF SPEECH
In a groundbreaking ruling, Mexico’s Supreme Court has asserted that anti-gay slurs are discriminatory and are not protected under freedom of speech.
SEXUAL OFFENCES COURTS TO DEAL WITH CORRECTIVE RAPE
The minister of justice has told parliament that the new sexual offences courts will also focus on sex crimes against gays and lesbians.
MATT DAMON ON ONE-TAKE LIBERACE GAY SEX SCENE
Michael Douglas and Matt Damon feature on the cover of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly as gay pianist Liberace and his lover, Scott Thorson.
MORGAN TSVANGIRAI FLIP-FLOPS ON GAY RIGHTS
Based on new comments opposing same-sex marriage, Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai appears to have reverted to his anti-gay views.
FIFA MUST INTERVENE IN NIGERIAN FOOTBALL HOMOPHOBIA
LGBT sports groups have urged FIFA to intervene in the banning of lesbians from Nigerian women’s soccer teams or face being branded “a homophobic organisation”.
ANTI-GAY WRITER’S SUPERMAN COMIC PUT ON HOLD
The artist meant to illustrate an upcoming Superman comic has left the project over growing anger that the writer is well-known anti-gay author Orson Scott Card.
SHOCK AS PORSCHE BOXSTER WINS SA CAR OF THE YEAR
In a surprise result, the Porsche Boxster was announced the winner of South Africa’s 2013 Car of the Year (COTY) competition at a gala event on Wednesday.
CAPE TOWN MAN MURDERED AFTER INTERNET HOOK-UP
In an incident similar to a spate of recent attacks on gay men in South Africa, another gay man has been murdered in his home, apparently after meeting someone online.