SOAP ENDS GAY STORYLINE
There’s been disappointment at news that a groundbreaking gay storyline in the US soap opera One Life to Live will come to an end.
ANGER OVER ZOLISWA TRIAL
Around 200 angry people protested at the resumption of the repeatedly delayed trial of the men accused of killing lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana.
GEORGE MICHAEL AND BOY GEORGE END FEUD
The Daily Star reports that singers George Michael and Boy George have ended a feud that spanned 25 years.
TUTU STANDS UP FOR GAY AFRICANS
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has made a powerful appeal for LGBT equality in Africa in the face of growing repression.
SCHOOL THROWS OUT CHILDREN OF LESBIAN PARENTS
A Catholic school in the US will not allow two young children to re-enrol next year after it learned that the students’ parents are lesbians.
CYNTHIA NIXON AND GAY-FRIENDLY MEDIA HONOURED
Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon and gay-positive television shows and films have been honoured at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York.
ELTON JOHN DEATH THREAT MAN ARRESTED
A man in the US has been arrested for posting a video on YouTube in which he holds a sign reading “Elton John must die”.
SCHOOL SUED OVER LESBIAN PROM BAN
A Mississippi school is being sued to reinstate its prom after it cancelled the event rather than letting a lesbian couple attend.
US GAY MEN BEAR BRUNT OF HIV
A new report reveals that gay and bisexual men remain dramatically and disproportionately affected by HIV and syphilis in the US.
HATE CRIME PROTEST ON MONDAY
A protest has been planned for the resumption of the much-delayed trial of the men accused of murdering 19 year old lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana.