MOSCOW TO BAN ‘PROMOTION OF HOMOSEXUALITY’
The authorities in Moscow are proposing to introduce a bill that will outlaw the “promotion of homosexuality”.
GREEK GAY YOUTH TO STAGE VALENTINE KISS-IN
Greek youngsters are getting fed up that a male-female kiss in public is accepted in society but a same-sex kiss is not.
AUSTRIAN POST ISSUES GAY PARADE STAMP
Austrian Post will be making philatelic history when it releases a postage stamp commemorating the 15th Rainbow Parade in Vienna in July.
JAMAICA STAGES FIRST PUBLIC GAY PRIDE
A gay Pride march has been held for the first time in Jamaica; described as the most homophobic country in the world.
RUSSIA REFUSES TO REGISTER GAY MARRIAGE GROUP
The Russian Ministry of Justice has turned down an application by gay and lesbian activists to register a group campaigning for same-sex marriage rights.
MUSCOVITES FIGHT TO SAVE GAY CLUB
The Moscow gay community is fighting to prevent the closure of the oldest and most popular gay club in the Russian capital.
EUROPE CONDEMNS UGANDAN PARLIAMENTARIANS
Ugandan parliamentarians have been condemned by members of the European Parliament for attending an anti-gay conference.
WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA
A world congress against homophobia is set to be held in Paris in May, reports UK Gay News.
NO GAYS IN NIGERIA
Nigeria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs has denied the existence of a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in the country.
IRANIAN WOMAN WINS BATTLE TO STAY IN UK
Pegah Emambakhsh, the gay Iranian woman who nearly deported from the UK in 2007, can now stay in the UK, it was revealed last night.