AIDS VACCINE READY FOR TESTING
A possible HIV/AIDS vaccine developed in Canada in now being prepared for human testing.
FIRST MAINSTREAM GAY COMIC KISS
Marvel’s X-Men spin-off comic X-Factor has featured the first male on male romantic kiss in commercial comic history.
MUSLIM MAYOR SUPPORTS GAY EQUALITY
The Muslim mayor of a conservative suburb in Amsterdam is determined to curb homophobia among its mainly immigrant population.
INDIA LEGALISES HOMOSEXUALITY
An Indian court has made consensual sex between members of the same gender legal in the traditionally conservative country.
GORDON BROWN SNUBS GAY ACTIVIST
UK gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has been denied an invitation to Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Downing Street pre-Pride event.
NAVRATILOVA SUED IN MESSY DIVORCE
Nine times Wimbledon-winner Martina Navratilova is being sued by her former wife for half her funds and assets.
US BLACK GAYS AT HIGHER HIV RISK
Black gay men in the US are at an increased risk of contracting HIV, claims a new study.
INDIA CONSIDERS LEGALIZING HOMOSEXUALITY
Religious leaders have spoken out against news that the Indian government is planning to repeal the law that criminalises homosexuality.
TEXAS POLICE BEAT GAY BAR PATRONS
Police in Texas have been accused of using brutal force in a raid on a gay bar that left one man in hospital with a critical head wound.
CLAIM: MICHAEL JACKSON WAS GAY
Award-winning freelance journalist and film-maker Ian Halperin claims to have interviewed two of Michael Jackson’s lovers, both of whom were men.