SOWETO TO EMBRACE AFRICAN PRIDE THIS SATURDAY:
Hundreds of activists are expected to descend on the streets of Soweto on Saturday for the seventh annual Gay and Lesbian Soweto Pride March.
HEADLINES
OBAMA TELLS WORLD TO RESPECT GAYS & LESBIANS:
US President Barack Obama has told the United Nations General Assembly in New York that countries must respect the rights of their gay and lesbian citizens.
R.E.M ANNOUNCES BREAKUP:
R.E.M, the Grammy-winning rock band led by openly-gay lead singer Michael Stipe, has announced that it has disbanded.
GAY PORN ICON CONVICTED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER:
Nineties gay porn icon Ryan Idol has been convicted of attempted murder following an altercation with his ex-girlfriend in 2009.
TEEN COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER YEARS OF GAY BULLYING:
A 14-year-old boy in Buffalo, New York has committed suicide after years of struggling with anti-gay bullying.
YOUNG PEOPLE SAY USE OF GAY SLURS JUST A JOKE:
An Associated Press-MTV survey has found that most young people believe that using slurs such as "fag" in the online realm is not offensive.
TRAILER FOR EASTWOOD’S J. EDGAR RELEASED:
The trailer for Clint Eastwood's film about J. Edgar Hoover, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Armie Hammer playing rumoured lovers, has been released.
CAPE TOWN CLUB ACCUSES POLICE OF BRUTALITY:
Navigaytion nightclub in Cape Town has accused the police of using excessive force, homophobia and brutally beating a patron.
JUDGE CAMERON TO FEATURE IN LGBT RIGHTS DISCUSSION:
Constitutional Court Judge Edwin Cameron will be one of the high-profile speakers at a discussion on the gap between LGBTI rights and everyday reality.
CHAZ BONO WOWS IN DANCING WITH THE STARS DEBUT:
Cher's transgender son Chaz Bono wowed the judges and the audience in his debut on Dancing with the Stars in the US.
WELL-KNOWN MEMBER OF JOBURG GAY COMMUNITY MURDERED:
Barney Van Heerden, a well-known member of Joburg’s gay community, was found dead in his Orange Grove home on Monday morning.
SOLDIERS TOLD THAT ‘DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL’ IS DEAD:
The US army has notified its personnel around the world that 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' has been officially repealed.
BERLIN’S GAY MAYOR WINS 3RD TERM:
Klaus Wowereit, the openly gay mayor of Berlin, will serve a third term following recent elections in the city.
STAR WARS GAME TO ALLOW SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS:
Creators of a new Star Wars multiplayer online role-playing game have decided to allow players to have same-sex relationships in the game.
ANGER OVER POLICE RAID ON INDIAN GAY PARTY:
Bobby Darling, a well-known trans actress in India, has been arrested after police raided a gay party in Mumbai.
UK PLANS TO ALLOW GAY MARRIAGES:
While most UK LGBTI groups have welcomed news that the government aims to legalise gay civil marriages by 2015, they do have some concerns.
EKURHULENI PRIDE REMEMBERS MURDERED LESBIANS:
On Saturday, residents of Ekurhuleni, near Joburg, held a LGBTI Pride parade through the streets of the township of KwaThema.
MR. GAY WORLD RESPONDS TO AFRIKAANS SINGER FURORE:
Francois Nel, South Africa's Mr. Gay World 2011, has responded to singer André Swiegers' controversial comments about flamboyant gay people.
UGANDAN ACTIVIST RECEIVES HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD:
An Ugandan LGBTI activist has been selected to receive the prestigious 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.
BELGIAN SOCCER PLAYER TURNS TO GAY PORN:
Jonathan De Falco, a Belgian former professional soccer player, is now making a splash as an international gay porn star.