CASTER SEMENYA TO BEAR SA FLAG AT OLYMPICS
Caster Semenya, who generated international controversy over her sex and gender, has been chosen to bear the South African flag at the opening of the Olympic Games.
KELLAN LUTZ TO PLAY STRAIGHT LOVER IN GAY WORLD
Twilight hunk Kellan Lutz is set to star in a film about a straight couple hiding their secret love from a predominantly gay world.
ANGER OVER SALLY RIDE LESBIAN MEDIA BLACKOUT
The fact that recently deceased American astronaut Sally Ride was in a lesbian relationship for 27 years has been omitted by much of the media.
TRIBUTES IGNORE LATE GHANAIAN PRESIDENT’S HOMOPHOBIA
President John Atta Mills, who died this week, has been widely described as a supporter of human rights in Ghana, despite his having opposed LGBT equality.
NEW YORK CASHES IN ON GAY WEDDINGS
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says that the city has reaped $259 million in economic benefits from same-sex marriages since they were legalised last year.
US CHRISTIAN RIGHT STILL ‘COLONISING’ AFRICAN VALUES
A new report claims that American Christian leaders continue to influence and promote homophobic politics in the constitutions and laws of African countries.
MODERN FAMILY CAST IN SALARY DISPUTE
The cast of the gay-friendly hit comedy show Modern Family have banded together to force producers to hike their earnings from the series.
PETITION: RECALL PRESIDENT’S PEACE PRIZE
A petition has been launched to recall the President of Liberia’s Nobel Peace prize if she signs a new law banning same-sex marriage in her country.
SA ARCHER JOINS LIST OF OPENLY GAY OLYMPIC ATHLETES
Cape Town archer Karen Hultzer is the only openly-gay athlete in the South African Olympic team, bringing the global Olympic total to 21 openly gay competitors.
TRUE BLOOD STAR WANTS A GAY SEX SCENE
Stephen Moyer, who plays Vampire King Bill Compton, says that he wants to be part of gay sex scene on the hit show True Blood.