JAMAICAN LESBIAN ALLOWED TO STAY IN US
A Jamaican lesbian who feared becoming the victim of violence in her home country has been allowed to stay in the US.
PRESS OMBUDSMAN APPEAL REJECTED
Calls to appeal Press Ombudsman Joe Thloloe’s ruling again the Sunday Sun for publishing a homophobic article have been rejected by the SA Press Appeals Panel.
GAY LECTURER SUES CHURCH FOR SACKING
A music lecturer is suing the Moreleta Park N G Kerk in Pretoria after he was fired for having a same-sex relationship.
COUNTDOWN TO JOBURG PRIDE 08
Joburg Pride, set to take place on October 4, is calling for floats, Pride-related events and advertising in the 2008 Pride Guide.
SIMELANE TRIAL DELAYED AGAIN
The trial of the men accused of the hate crime murder of former Banyana Banyana soccer player Eudy Simelane has been postponed again.
GAY MEN STILL EXCLUDED FROM HIV PROGRAMMES
Social exclusion and lack of HIV prevention programmes for men who have sex with men is escalating new HIV infections in major cities in the developing world.
WILLIAMS LETTERS SUPPORT GAYS
While Anglican head Rowan Williams has recently taken a conservative approach to homosexuality he once thought gay relationships might be comparable to heterosexual ones.
SCIENTISTS FIND HAIR GROWTH MOLECULE
Stanford scientists have found a molecule that triggers hair growth in mouse embryos which could one day be used to treat baldness.
GAY CINDERELLA GETS ICY RECEPTION
A family production of Cinderella on Ice featuring a gay romance has caused consternation among conservative groups in Melbourne Australia.
MAFIA POET RAPED FOR BEING GAY
A member of the Sicilian mafia was allegedly gang-raped by his fellow gangsters as punishment for being gay, says his lawyer.