ANGER OVER POLICE DNA DEMAND FROM GAY MEN
A number of British gay men, convicted under a now-repealed anti-gay law, have been forced by police to submit DNA samples for criminal databases.
MEN BEATEN, PARADED NAKED FOR BEING GAY
Three men suspected of being gay have reportedly been paraded naked in public and beaten by a mob in Nigeria.
THE MAN DRESS RETURNS TO THE RUNWAY
British designer Jonathan Anderson has presented a gender-bending menswear collection featuring dresses, frills and ruffles at London Fashion Week.
EUROPEAN COURT RULES ON RELIGION VS GAY RIGHTS
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that religious beliefs cannot be used to justify discriminating against gay people.
FRANK OCEAN, ADAM LAMBERT & CLOUD ATLAS AMONG GLAAD AWARD NOMINEES
Singers Frank Ocean and Adam Lambert along with films like The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Cloud Atlas nominated for being gay affirming.
ELTON JOHN WELCOMES SECOND SON
Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish are fathers for the second time following the birth of Elijah Joseph via a surrogate mom.
RUPERT EVERETT TO GAY ACTORS: STAY IN THE CLOSET
British actor Rupert Everett has once again advised gay actors trying to make it big in Hollywood to stay in the closet. (Video)
NEWSPAPER WITHDRAWS OFFENSIVE TRANS ARTICLE
Following an outcry, The Observer newspaper has withdrawn a column by writer Julie Burchill which described trans people as “bed-wetters in bad wigs”.
ACTIVISTS WELCOME KHAYELITSHA INQUIRY JUDGMENT
Activists have welcomed a court decision to allow an investigation into policing in Khayelitsha, the site of the brutal murder of 19-year-old lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana.
JODIE FOSTER COMES OUT, SORT OF, AGAIN
Jodie Foster’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globes has been described as her coming out, although she’s previously acknowledged her lesbian partner. (Video)