AMNESTY: HOMO-PREJUDICE IN AFRICA WORSE IN 2011
Amnesty International’s annual International Report released this week claims that discrimination against LGBT people worsened in Africa last year.
LIRA NOMINATED FOR BET AWARD
South African songstress Lira has been nominated for a prestigious American BET award for Best International Act in Africa.
EUROVISION CONTEST FURORE GROWS
The furore around Azerbaijan hosting the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest is growing with British LGBT activist Pieter Tatchell joining the fray.
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CONDEMNS HOMOPHOBIC LAWS & VIOLENCE IN EUROPE
As homo-prejudice spreads across Eastern Europe, the European Parliament has condemned laws that limit LGBT people’s right to freedom of expression.
BIG BANG THEORY STAR MAKES IT OFFICIAL
Jim Parsons, who plays Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory, has quietly confirmed that he is gay in a New York Times article.
ADAM LAMBERT MAKES MUSIC HISTORY
Adam Lambert has made music history by becoming the first openly-gay artist to reach the No. 1 spot on America’s Billboard album chart.
MARVEL CONFIRMS GAY SUPERHERO WEDDING
Marvel has finally confirmed that Northstar will marry his boyfriend Kyle in an upcoming issue of an X-Men comic.
GAYS AMONG 149 ARRESTED IN KUWAIT
Police in Kuwait have arrested 149 people, a number of them gay, as part of a crackdown on vice, reports local media.
CROATIA PLANS TO LEGALISE GAY COUPLES
Croatia’s prime minister has revealed that his government is planning to introduce legislation to legalise same-sex relationships.
STUDY CONFIRMS ‘GAYDAR’
A study has confirmed that people are often able to judge other people’s sexual orientation just by looking at their faces.