CHURCH TO ALLOW GAY PRIESTS IN RELATIONSHIPS, IF CELIBATE
The Church of England will allow gay priests in legal same-sex-relationships to become bishops, as long as they remain celibate.
YOUR TOP 10 FEATURE ARTICLES OF 2012
The year saw you devouring stories about barebacking, being ‘fat and fem’, and efforts to erode our rights, plus interviews with SA’s gay porn star, Mr. Gay World 2012 and pop sensation Toya Delazy.
LIBERACE MOVIE ‘TOO GAY’ FOR HOLLYWOOD
Director Steven Soderbergh has revealed that Hollywood studios refused to back his biopic of legendary entertainer Liberace because the story was “too gay”.
CALL FOR FACEBOOK TO REMOVE ANTI-GAY UGANDA PAGE
A petition has been started calling on Facebook to delete a page that is used to out Ugandans who are gay or suspected of being gay.
YOUR TOP 10 NEWS STORIES OF 2012
2012 saw the first Mr. Gay World competition to be held in Africa, a spike in local LGBT hate crimes, the Joburg Pride protest furore and South Africa’s first openly-gay Olympian. Take a step back in time with your 10 most-read news articles of 2012.
GAY PLAY CASE DISMISSED – FOR NOW
A Ugandan court has dismissed the case against a British man who put on a gay-themed play in a small cultural centre in Kampala.
GAY YOUTH ACTIVISTS ARRESTED IN UGANDA
There are reports that two young gay activists have been arrested in Uganda on charges relating to homosexuality.
UGANDAN GAY GROUP’S OFFICES ROBBED
The offices of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) have been broken into over Christmas leading to fears that its members could be at risk.
AMERICANS SUPPORT GAYS BUT NOT AS SCOUT LEADERS
A new poll of Americans has found that while a majority support gay rights, adoption and marriage, most are opposed to gays serving as Scout leaders.
THOUSANDS MAY LEAVE CHURCH OVER POPE’S ANTI-GAY STANCE
Thousands of Dutch Catholics are apparently considering leaving the Church over the Pope’s continued anti-gay stance.