OBAMA & ROMNEY URGED TO WEAR PURPLE AGAINST GAY BULLYING
US activists are calling on President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney to wear purple to show their support for bullied LGBT youth.
IN SEARCH OF THE PINK RAND IN SOUTH AFRICA
The revealing results of a new survey of the LGBTI community in South Africa have been released.
GAY MEN AT HIGHER RISK OF BEING MURDERED BY PARTNER
A report on intimate partner violence in America’s LGBT community has found that gay men were disproportionately victims of homicide in 2011.
GAY CLUB WINS RIGHT TO SERVE ALCOHOL IN THE NUDE
A gay club that took the city of Miami to court has won the right to be able to serve alcohol and put on nude strips shows, which is against a city law.
AFRICAN PARLIAMENT MPS ATTACK GAY RIGHTS
A motion to celebrate Uganda’s 50th year of independence in the Pan African Parliament leads to an horrific attack on LGBT rights in Africa.
SLEW OF SEXY SUMMER FLICKS AT OIA
The 19th Out In Africa Gay & Lesbian Film Festival is back for its third and final outing for 2012. Don’t miss a great selection of queer flicks from 19 to 28 Oct, in Cape Town and Joburg.
WILL YOUNG REVEALS PORN ADDICTION, DEPRESSION
British singer Will Young has revealed that he was addicted to porn, has struggled to maintain relationships and suffered from depression.
BREAKTHROUGH COULD ALLOW GAY COUPLES TO HAVE OWN CHILDREN
Scientists in Japan have managed to create eggs from stem cells, which could allow gay couples in the future to have children with both parents’ genes.
TOM FORD AND PARTNER WELCOME SON
Fashion designer and film director Tom Ford and his partner of 25 years, Richard Buckley, have become fathers to a baby boy.
CLAIM: ‘DR. SHOCK’ HAS DEMENTIA
The defence for infamous South African ‘gay cure’ doctor Aubrey Levin has argued that he should not stand trial for sexual abuse because he has dementia.