LESBIAN PLAYERS BANNED FROM NIGERIAN SOCCER
The head of the Nigerian Women’s Football League has announced that the league has formally barred lesbian players from taking part in the sport.
SYDNEY GAY COMMUNITY OUTRAGED OVER POLICE BRUTALITY
Sydney’s outraged gay community will take to the streets following a number of alleged incidents of police brutality against revellers during the weekend’s Mardi Gras celebrations. (Video)
POP STARS WITHDRAW FROM BOY SCOUTS PERFORMANCE
Singer Carly Rae Jepsen and the band Train have dropped out of a Boy Scouts of America event over the organisation’s anti-gay policies.
FURY OVER USE OF GAY TEEN’S SUICIDE BY ANTI-GAY GROUP
The family of a US teen who committed suicide has demanded an apology from an anti-gay group that used his death in a speech against LGBT rights groups.
HEAD OF NIGERIAN ANGLICAN CHURCH WARNS OF ‘EVIL’ GAYS
The head of Nigeria’s Anglican Church has warned his countrymen of the “evil wind” of homosexuality that is spreading across the world.
JAMES FRANCO SLAMS BAN OF EXPLICIT GAY FILM
American actor James Franco has spoken out against the banning of an art film by Australian censors because of its explicit gay sex scenes.
CAPE TOWN MAYOR LAUNCHES 2013 GAY PRIDE PARADE
Mayor Patricia De Lille has been applauded for showing her support for the city’s gay community by launching the annual Cape Town Pride parade on Saturday.
CARDINAL ADMITS TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
The former most senior catholic cleric in the UK, who recently resigned over sexual misconduct allegations by other priests, has admitted to inappropriate sexual conduct.
ANTI-GAY PASTOR TO FACE EQUALITY COURT
The South African Human Rights Commission has confirmed that homophobic Western Cape Pastor Oscar Bougardt will answer to hate speech charges in court.
IS THE POPE’S SECRETARY HIS BOYFRIEND?
News that Pope Benedict’s secretary will continue to live with him while also serving the new Pope has reignited speculation about the former Pope’s sexuality.