GAY FEDERAL WORKERS TO GET BENEFITS
Barack Obama is set to sign a presidential memorandum which will grant the partners of gay federal workers workplace benefits.
HOSPITAL BARS LESBIAN FROM VISITING PARTNER
A lesbian has been barred from visiting her partner and giving advice about her treatment at a hospital in California.
GAY ACTOR RECEIVES OBE
Scottish-born actor Alan Cumming has received an OBE in the annual Queen’s birthday honours list for his work and for LGBT activism.”
GAY ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR ALMOST UNIVERSAL
Same-sex behaviour is a nearly universal phenomenon in the animal kingdom, common across species, from worms to frogs to birds, says a new report.
TRAVEL COMPANY APOLOGISES
A South African safari travel company has apologised for the homophobic e-mails sent by an employee of its Namibian division.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR APPLAUDED
Britain’s ambassador to Poland has been lauded for his work in promoting gay rights in the central European country.
OUTRAGE AS OBAMA SUPPORTS DOMA
Gay rights groups in the US are outraged by the Obama administration’s support of the Defense of Marriage Act.
MASSIVE PRIDE WEEKEND AROUND THE WORLD
From China to Sao Paulo, this past weekend was filled with gay Pride events across four continents.
MIXED FEELINGS ON BRÃœNO FILM
Gay rights groups in the US have mixed feelings about Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest film venture Brüno.
BULLYING: SCHOOL RESPONDS
Pinetown Boys’ High has responded to the incidents of bullying at the school, including one in which a pupil was attacked for being gay.