AMNESTY, US AND EU CONDEMN ZIM ARRESTS
The United States and the European Union have joined Amnesty International in condemning the recent arrests of LGBT activists in Zimbabwe.
ZIM GAY COMMUNITY IN FEAR AS POLICE CONTINUE CRACKDOWN
The LGBT community in Harare is said to be in a state of panic and fear as police crackdown again on the 44 activists who were arrested and released last week.
HACKERS ATTACK AFRICAN WEBSITES IN GAY PROTEST
International hacking groups have again hijacked websites in various countries that persecute gays and lesbians in protest against their anti-gay policies.
ELLEN & PORTIA CELEBRATE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, one of the highest profile same-sex couples to ever get married, celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary on Thursday.
AVIATION AUTHORITY GIVES THUMBS UP TO TRANS PILOTS
America’s Federal Aviation Administration has eliminated psychological testing that transgender pilots needed to undergo to be able to fly.
UP-AND-COMING ACTOR COMES OUT
Nineteen-year-old American actor Ezra Miller, best known for his role in the acclaimed 2011 film We Need to Talk about Kevin, has come out as proudly gay.
SA MAN WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH GAY MURDER IN UK
British police are looking for a South African man living in the UK in connection with the death of a 62-year-old gay man in Brighton.
GAY GROUPS DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM SHOOTING
Over 40 LGBTI groups in the US have distanced themselves from the shooting of a security guard at the headquarters of an anti-gay organisation.
UGANDAN ‘ETHICS MINISTER’ DEFENDS RAIDS ON GAYS
Uganda’s Minister for Ethics and Integrity has justified the continued persecution of gay and lesbian activists by claiming that they are perverting children.
LADY GAGA SNUBS ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
Lady Gaga has responded to a PETA letter about her wearing fur and implied that she doesn’t really care much about animal rights.