CALL TO BOYCOTT BRÃœNO
Austria’s new ambassador to the UK has called upon the public to boycott Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest film Brüno, reports The Sun.
STATE SUES US GOVERNMENT
Massachusetts, which was the first American state to legalise gay marriage, is suing the US Federal government over the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA).
GAY ICONS EXHIBITION OPENS
After months of publicity and anticipation, the “Gay Icons” exhibit has finally opened at London’s National Portrait Gallery.
GAY MAN EXHUMED FROM GRAVE
The body of a man has been exhumed from a local cemetery near Dakar, Senegal, because he was gay.
SA LESBIAN SOAP CHARACTER MAKES WAVES
Mbali Ntuli, who plays Wandi on the popular local series Rhythm City, is portraying South Africa’s first lesbian character in an ongoing soap series.
GAY BAR RAID VICTIM SPEAKS OUT
The man who was seriously injured after a police raid on a Texas gay bar last month has spoken out against the authorities who allegedly beat him.
M.BUTTERFLY INSPIRATION DIES
The transgender man, whose life story inspired the Tony award-winning play M. Butterfly, passed away on June 30th at the age of 70.
CHURCH TO PICKET JACKSON’S MEMORIAL SERVICE
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church in America are planning to picket Michael Jackson’s memorial service which is being held later today.
SINGAPORE KEEPS GAY BAN
Following India’s court decision to repeal a British colonial anti-gay law last week, the Singaporean government has decided not to follow suit.
QUEEN SUPPORTS ANTI-GAY CHURCH FACTION
Britain’s Queen has upset gay activists by showing support for a faction of the Church of England that denounces homosexuality.