WANDA SYKES COMES OUT
Actress and comedian Wanda Sykes has come out as lesbian during a Las Vegas protest again recent US state bans on same-sex marriage.
CAMPUS RADIO STATION SLAPPED ON WRIST
The University of Johannesburg’s radio station has received a slap on the wrist for the on-air use of the word “moffie.”
HIV INJECTION MEN SENTENCED
The three Dutch men on trial for drugging and injecting 12 other men with HIV positive blood in the city of Groningen have been sentenced.
NEW YORK PROTESTS PROPOSITION 8
A demonstration in New York to protest the passing of the measure that overturned same-sex marriage rights in California drew 10,000 people, according to organisers.
GAY WEDDINGS KICK OFF IN CONNECTICUT
While same-sex marriage has been recently banned in a number of US states, Connecticut has begun to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
NAKED BOYS SUE MILWAUKEE
A gay arts group is suing the city of Milwaukee in a US federal court over the closure of a production of the musical Naked Boys Singing.
CELEBS JOIN PROP 8 PROTESTS
Actors Drew Barrymore and James Franco have joined street protests against the passing of Proposition 8 in California.
ANGRY US GAYS TAKE TO THE STREETS
Gays and lesbians in the US have taken to the streets to protest the banning of same-sex marriage in California.
UK MILITARY PAYS FOR GAY DISMISSALS
The UK Ministry of Defence has revealed that it has paid £4 million in compensation to former service personnel who were dismissed because of their homosexuality.
COURT BID TO THWART PROP 8
A number of groups have launched legal action following the vote in favour of Proposition 8, which will bar same-sex marriage in California.