MORE CONCERNS OVER PUBLIC HEARINGS
Another LGBT community organisation has expressed serious concerns about the government’s public hearings on the controversial Civil Union Bill.
PRETORIA NUDE VENUE RAIDED
A gay nude bar in Pretoria has been raided by police, who are investigating confiscated adult videos.
OUTRAGE AT ANTI-GAY COLUMN
A column by veteran SA journalist Jon Qwelane describing gays as “unnatural” has sparked outrage within the gay community.
NEW BLOOD POLICY REJECTED
Pretoria based LGBT activist group, OUT, has rejected the SA Blood Services’ position that gay men who are celibate for six months will be able to donate blood.
PRIDE ROCKS JOBURG
The 17th annual Joburg Pride parade took to the streets of Rosebank this weekend, while various after-parties celebrated into the early hours of the morning.
APOLOGY NOT ENOUGH
LGBT groups say that Jacob Zuma’s apology is simply not enough to repair the damage caused by his homophobic remarks.
ZUMA APOLOGISES
ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma has unreservedly apologised for the homophobic comments which he made last weekend.
TUTU ASHAMED OF CHURCH STANCE ON GAYS
In a soon-to-be-released biography, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu reveals that he felt ashamed because of the Anglican Church’s anti-gay stance.
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE HEARINGS CHAOS
The first hearing on the Civil Unions Bill took place in Soweto yesterday, but the government says that same-sex unions – in some form – are not negotiable.
SEXUAL IDENTITY CONFUSION SURVEY
A survey conducted in New York has revealed that a significant number of men who identify as straight have sex with other men.