GAY FRIENDLY FILMS AND SHOWS RECOGNISED
America’s Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation has announced its selection of films and TV shows that offer “outstanding images of the LGBT community”.
COPENHAGEN OUTGAMES TURNS A PROFIT
The organisers behind the Copenhagen 2009 Outgames have announced that the event has declared a profit of 164,000 Euros.
CALL TO SUPPORT LESBIAN MINISTER
A Facebook group has been set up to support a lesbian Cape Town minister who is being investigated by her Church after marrying her partner.
LESBIAN ACTIVIST ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
A Swazi lesbian activist, who was thrust into the spotlight last year after announcing her engagement to a woman, has reportedly confessed to her partner’s murder.
SUPREME COURT BLOCKS INTERNET BROADCAST
The US Supreme Court yesterday blocked the YouTube broadcast of the trial challenging California’s ban on same-sex marriage.
LAWYERS SAY MALAWI LAW MUST CHANGE
The lawyers for the Malawian men arrested after they were engaged to marry have filed court papers calling for a review of the law banning homosexuality.
POPE ATTACKS GAY MARRIAGE
Pope Benedict XVI has once again slammed gay marriage, saying that it is an “attack” on the natural differences between men and women.
PORTUGAL MOVES TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE
Portugal’s parliament has passed a bill to legalise same-sex marriage in the predominantly Catholic country, but has rejected gay adoption.
HOMOPHOBIC MP ACCUSED OF MORE AFFAIRS
A British MP, who has refused to apologise for her homophobia, has been implicated in three illicit affairs and is apparently seeking psychiatric treatment.
AMNESTY CALLS FOR RELEASE OF MALAWI COUPLE
Amnesty International has urged the Malawi authorities to immediately release the two men who were arrested after they were engaged to marry.