US MARKS DAY OF SILENCE
Over 8 000 schools in the US observed a National Day of Silence on Friday to bring attention to LGBT bullying and harassment.
OLYMPIC DIVER: BEING GAY COST ME SPONSORSHIP
Matthew Mitcham, the Olympic gold medal-winning Australian diver, says that he believes being openly gay has lost him sponsorship deals.
GAY PENGUIN BOOK REMAINS MOST CHALLENGED
A children’s book about two male penguins raising an orphaned egg has topped an annual list of the most challenged books for the third time.
VATICAN INVESTIGATES NUNS
A group which represents women’s religious orders is being investigated by the Vatican because of its attitude to homosexuality.
UNICEF & AMNESTY “PROMOTING” HOMOSEXUALITY
The Ugandan government has again accused foreign groups of “promoting” homosexuality; pointing fingers at Unicef and Amnesty International
RUPERT EVERETT’S NEW FACE
Gay British-actor Rupert Everett has revealed his new surgically enhanced face on a recent episode of The Martha Stewart Show.
MAN GUILTY OF SETTING EX ALIGHT
A man has been found guilty in the UK of murdering his ex-boyfriend by setting him alight.
PARTIAL DOMA REPEAL MOOTED
Some Congressional leaders are considering partially repealing the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
SAMOA BANS MILK
The Samoa Censor board has banned the Oscar-winning film Milk, which chronicles the life of gay activist Harvey Milk.
CHARLIZE: MARRIAGE BAN LIKE APARTHEID
South African-born Oscar-winner Charlize Theron has compared the ban on same-sex marriage to apartheid.