MADONNA DEFIES ST. PETERSBURG ANTI-GAY LAW
Madonna has spoken out against homophobia during her St. Petersburg concert, despite Russia’s second largest city banning all gay and lesbian ‘propaganda’.
OBAMA OPPOSES BOYS SCOUTS GAY BAN
President Obama, who is the honorary president of the Boys Scouts of America, has come out against the organisation’s ban on gays and lesbians.
CARLTON CENTRE SECURITY GUARD LAYS CHARGE AGAINST LESBIAN VICTIM
The Star newspaper reports that one of the security guards who allegedly beat a lesbian woman unconscious has now laid charges of assault against her.
GAY AUSSIE OLYMPIAN COMES OUT AS HIV POSITIVE
Ji Wallace, a gay silver medal gymnast in the 2000 Olympics, has been inspired to tell the world that he is HIV positive.
MINISTER PROMISES TO TACKLE GAY HATE CRIMES – BUT NO DETAILS
The Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities says that the government is taking measures to deal with hate crimes against LGBTI people.
EAST LONDON TO CELEBRATE PRIDE THIS WEEKEND
The city of East London is set to hold a gay and lesbian Pride march this coming Saturday 11 August, touted by the organisers as the first-ever.
MR. GAY SOUTH AFRICA DIVERSIFIES BOARD
Mr. Gay South Africaâ„¢ has announced two additions to its board of directors as well as details for the regional finals in Cape Town and Joburg.
LONDON GAY MEN WARNED OF TAINTED DRUGS
Following the death of one gay clubgoer and the hospitalisation of two others in London, police have warned gay men to be ‘extremely careful’.
MADONNA ‘DOESN’T CARE’ WHAT ELTON SAYS
Following a scathing attack on Madonna by Elton John, a source close to the Material Girl says that she doesn’t care what he has to say about her.
SHOCK AT SAPS SEXUAL OFFENCES TRAINING FIGURES
In the midst of an epidemic of the “correctional” rapes of lesbian women, only 3.3% of the police have been trained to handle sexual offences.