MAN’S BODY’S EXHUMED FOR BEING GAY
A group of villagers in Dakar, Senegal, have exhumed the body of a man who they said was gay and did not belong in a Muslim cemetery.
MOSCOW PRIDE FACE-OFF
Any attempts by pride organisers to hold a parade in Moscow this month will be dealt with by the authorities, a City Hall spokesman has said.
CONFUSION OVER PINK’S “COMING OUT”
Pop singer Pink has denied reports that she told News of the World that she was openly and proudly bisexual.
LESBIAN POET IS UK’S NEW POET LAUREATE
Fifty-three year old Carol Ann Duffy has become the first woman to be given the title of Britain’s Poet Laureate.
JOBURG PRIDE TO HOLD 2009 AGM
The Joburg Pride Board will be hosting its Annual General Meeting on Saturday 23 May 2009.
DUTCH PARK’S ‘CRUISING’ SIGNS
A Dutch park is set to unveil signs indicating areas in which ‘cruising’ between gay men has been known to take place.
GAY MONKS TO LEARN “GOOD MANNERS”
A Buddhist preacher is set to launch a “good manners” curriculum in Thailand in order to curb the flamboyancy of gay and transgendered monks.
US HATE CRIMES BILL FORGES AHEAD
The US House of Representatives has passed legislation to include sexual orientation to the list of categories covered under the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act.
LONDON PUB BOMBING REMEMBERED
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the tragic 1999 bombing of the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho, the heart of London’s gay district.
AUSSIE GOVERNMENT REJECTS CIVIL UNIONS
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has rejected a proposal to allow civil unions between same-sex partners in Australia.