WOMEN JAILED IN DUBAI GAY CRACKDOWN
Two foreign women have been sentenced to a month’s imprisonment for ‘indecent acts’ on a beach in Dubai.
GAY COUPLE TURNED AWAY FROM LODGE?
The Sowetan reports that a gay couple have apparently been turned away from a guesthouse because of their sexuality.
CHRISTIAN GROUPS SLAM CHURCH RULING
Two Christian groups have slammed last week’s court ruling which found a church guilty of discrimination for sacking a gay music lecturer.
MARRIED GAY COUPLE JAILED IN SENEGAL
Two men, who were legally married in Belgium, have been jailed in Senegal for “homosexual marriage and acts against nature.”
HURRICANE GUSTAV CLOSES GAY PARTY
One of America’s biggest gay parties has been forced to close early due to hurricane Gustav which has threatened the Gulf coast and led to mass evacuation.
CHURCH MUSIC TEACHER WINS CASE
The Moreleta Park NG Kerk has been ordered to apologise and pay damages to a gay music teacher for firing him because of his sexuality.
US TV HEAD APOLOGISES FOR GAY ATHLETE GAFFE
An NBC television boss has apologised for the way that the network covered the gold medal win by openly gay Australian diver Matthew Mitcham.
“TOMBOY” WOMAN CELL RAPE TO BE PROBED
The ICD will investigate claims that a woman was repeatedly raped after she was placed in a men’s cell because she looked like a “tomboy”.
WOMAN THROWN OUT FOR WEARING LESBIAN T-SHIRT
A US woman has been thrown out of a building by a security guard because she wore a pro-lesbian t-shirt.
MALAWIANS FORM GAY GROUP
Malawian gays have for the first time formed an association to represent gays and lesbians in their country.