EUDY SIMELANE MURDER: NOT A HATE CRIME?
A judge has suggested that the murder of former Banyana Banyana lesbian soccer player Eudy Simelane was not a hate crime.
DAVID BECKHAM VICTIM OF HOMOPHOBIC CHANTING
International icon David Beckham has been subjected to homophobic chanting during a football game between England and Spain.
SPAIN TO ALLOW TRANSSEXUAL SOLDIER
Spain’s ministry of defence had agreed to change the military’s rules to allow transsexual soldiers to join the army.
LESBIAN TV WEDDING PRAISED
A US day-time soap opera has been praised for its historic depiction of a lesbian wedding.
CAPE TOWN PRIDE TURMOIL
In a shock move, activist groups have organised an alternative Pride event out of unhappiness with the current organisers of Cape Town Pride.
KILLER ADMITS TO EUDY SIMELANE MURDER
After months of delays, the murder trial of the men accused of killing former Banyana Banyana soccer player Eudy Simelane is finally underway.
LESBIAN FILM SNUBBED BY TOP BILLING?
Top Billing, SABC’s television lifestyle show, has been accused of homophobia by snubbing an award-winning local lesbian-themed film because of its gay content.
SA LESBIAN FILM SCOOPS AWARDS
The World Unseen, a locally-made film about two women who fall in love, has scooped 11 South African Film and Television Awards.
AFRICAN ACTIVISTS ATTEND GROUNDBREAKING MEETING
Gay rights activists and lawyers have concluded a groundbreaking four-day workshop on legal strategies for promoting LGBT rights in Africa.
IRELAND WINS MR.GAY WORLD, SA IN TOP 10
Dubliner Max Krzyzanowski has been crowned Mr. Gay World 2009 at the first ever Mr. Gay World contest, in Whistler, Canada.