HEADLINES
ARCHIE COMICS’ FIRST GAY WEDDING:
Archie Comics’ first gay character Kevin Keller will tie the knot in an upcoming issue of Life With Archie.
KENYAN LGBTI GROUP QUESTIONS MURDER CLAIMS:
A Kenyan LGBTI group has questioned claims that a gay activist was recently murdered in the city of Kisumu.
AUSTRALIAN PASSPORT TO ALLOW FOR GENDER DIVERSITY:
Australians may now apply for passports that will list them as being male, female or a third option.
ANTI-GAY TOWN CLERK MUST RESIGN:
A town clerk in the state of New York who refuses to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples must go, says a US group.
PAYPAL RESPONDS TO HATE GROUPS CONTROVERSY:
Online payment service PayPal has refused to bar anti-gay groups from using its services saying that it has to consider freedom of speech.
EASTWOOD & DICAPRIO TALK GAY MARRIAGE:
The director and star of a biopic of J. Edgar Hoover, Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio, have come out in support of same-sex marriage.
NEW GAY RIGHTS GROUP LAUNCHED:
The Kaleidoscope Trust, launched in London this week, has been backed by Elton John and George Michael as well as Prime Minister David Cameron.
LINK BETWEEN BAREBACKING PORN & THE REAL THING:
A US study has found a link between gay men viewing barebacking pornography and engaging in unprotected anal sex in their real lives.
KENYA HOLDS FIRST LGBTI FILM FESTIVAL:
History has been made after Kenya's very first LGBTI film festival was held in Nairobi this past weekend.
NETHERLANDS MUST CHANGE TRANS LAW:
The Netherlands is urged to change a law which requires transgender people to undergo surgery and sterilisation before legally changing their gender.
TOM HARDY CLARIFIES GAY SEX CLAIM:
Inception actor Tom Hardy has clarified a previous statement in which he said that he had affairs with other men when he was younger.
MISSING LESBIAN FOUND DEAD IN BIN:
The decomposing body of a lesbian woman, missing since September last year, has been found in a bin in Cape Town.
FACEBOOK CO-FOUNDER SLAMS ANTI-GAY MEASURE:
Openly-gay Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has condemned a planned anti-gay North Carolina constitutional amendment.
KENYAN ACTIVIST MURDERED:
There are reports that an LGBTI activist in Kisumu, Kenya was murdered last month by a gang of young men.
FIFA LAUNCHES HOMOPHOBIA INVESTIGATION:
FIFA has launched an investigation into reports of homophobia by officials from Nigeria's national football women's team.
BRITISH GAYS FACE AGEING CRISIS:
A new study in the UK has concluded that more older gay people live their lives alone and with less support than their straight counterparts.
‘HOMOSEXUALITY A BIGGER THREAT THAN TERRORISM’:
Sally Kern, an Oklahoma state legislator, has defended her stance that homosexuality is more dangerous to the United States than terrorism.
SOUTH AFRICA AFFIRMS PRO-GAY FOREIGN POLICY:
The head of South Africa's international relations department has affirmed that the country will support LGBTI equality around the world.
REVISED UK GAY BLOOD BAN SLAMMED:
LGBTI rights activists have slammed a relaxation of Britain's ban on gay men donating blood, saying that the new policy remains discriminatory.
JOHN GALLIANO AVOIDS JAIL TIME:
Disgraced British designer John Galliano has been given a suspended fine by a Paris court for making anti-Semitic and racist remarks.