DEBATE OVER GAY HATE SPEECH LAW
A law banning homophobic hate speech in the UK has passed a major hurdle despite fears that it will limit freedom of speech.
ECONOMIC WOES CLAIM US GAY MAGAZINES
The US gay print media is facing unprecedented challenges as a number of titles close due to the negative economic global climate.
ELLEN TO SHARE OPRAH COVER
Oprah Winfrey has agreed to share the cover of her O Magazine with fellow talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.
MAYOR’S LOVER’S NUDIE COVER RELEASED
A gay nudie magazine has released the cover of its upcoming issue featuring a steamy photo shoot of Portland mayor Sam Adams’s illicit lover.
LIVERPOOL KILLER GETS LIFE
Family of a gay teenager who was killed in the UK in July last year have expressed their anger over the outcome of his murder trial.
TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT PINK LOERIE
The organiser of the Pink Loerie Mardi Gras has made a call for the gay community to support the event in the face of unprecedented attacks.
RENT BAN SCHOOL SUED
A California high school that banned the production of the musical Rent is being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union.
DENMARK APPROVES SAME-SEX ADOPTION
Same-sex adoption rights have been approved by Denmark’s Parliament in a relatively close vote.
CALL FOR LGBT PEOPLE TO VOTE
South Africa’s leading LGBT rights groups have called on lesbian and gay people to vote in the 2009 General Election.
MARC JACOBS ENGAGED
Leading American fashion designer Marc Jacobs is reportedly engaged to his Brazilian boyfriend Lorenzo Martone.