HEADLINES
BBC CUTS GAY TORCHWOOD SCENE:
The BBC has cut a gay sex scene from the popular sci-fi series Torchwood, which features a bisexual leading character.
NEW YORK PREPARES FOR GAY MARRIAGE DELUGE:
The city of New York has instituted a lottery system in order to deal with an expected flood of same-sex couples vying to get married.
TATCHELL SUGGESTS WORLD PRIDE THEME:
High profile British LGBT rights activist Peter Tatchell has called on the organisers of the 2012 World Pride in London to adopt a global theme.
OBAMA SUPPORTS NEW MARRIAGE BILL:
President Obama has expressed his support for a new bill that, if passed, would repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act.
SOWETO PRIDE THEME ANNOUNCED THEN CHANGED:
The theme for Soweto Pride 2011 was announced and then changed two days later after its appropriateness was questioned.
BETTE MIDLER BLASTS GAGA OVER MERMAID:
Bette Midler has slammed fellow gay icon Lady Gaga for stealing her mermaid in a wheelchair act in a recent Sydney concert.
BLOOD DONOR REJECTED FOR LOOKING TOO GAY:
A straight Chicago man is threatening to sue on the grounds of discrimination after he was not allowed to donate blood because he "looks gay".
TUTU FOUNDATION RELEASES MSM MANUAL:
The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation has released a manual to help African health care workers and counsellors engage with men who have sex with men (MSM).
GHANA PRESIDENT DENIES ANTI-GAY COMMENTS:
Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills has denied saying that his government will take action against gay and lesbian people.
WORLD’S NEWEST COUNTRY PROBABLY NOT GAY FRIENDLY:
South Sudan, which was proclaimed a country earlier this week, is not expected to support LGBT equality, based on past comments by its president.
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS TO TEACH GAY HISTORY:
California's Governor Jerry Brown has signed a historic new law that compels the state's schools to include LGBT achievements in their curriculum.
DANNY K APOLOGISES FOR GENDER GAFFE:
South African singer Danny K has apologised for an insensitive comment he tweeted about transgender and intersex people.
ANGER AS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DEFENDS DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL:
LGBT groups are angry at news that the Obama administration will continue to defend ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell’ in the courts.
RICKY MARTIN RECEIVES DEATH THREAT:
Ricky Martin has assured his fans that he is fine after receiving a death threat from a Twitter user while in the UK.
GAY GROUPS WARN OF DANGEROUS EX GAY THERAPIES:
Gay rights groups in the US have called on 2012 presidential candidates to disavow dangerous “ex-gay” therapies endorsed by at least one contender and her husband.
BIG BROTHER GAY DUMBLEDORE FURORE:
The CBS network in the US has come under fire for its response to the internet broadcast of anti-gay comments by one of its Big Brother housemates.
CHRIS BROWN DENIES NEW ANTI-GAY REMARKS:
Singer Chris Brown has lashed out at the media, insisting that reports that he made new anti-gay comments are untrue.
SAHRC CONTINUES QWELANE FIGHT:
The SA Human Rights Commission has confirmed that it has successfully submitted court papers opposing Jon Qwelane's attempt to reverse his hate speech verdict.
JAMAICAN ANTI-GAY VIOLENCE GROWS:
In the past six months, more than fifty incidents of abuse against LGBT men and women have been recorded in Jamaica.
GHANA PRESIDENT SAYS GAYS ARE A MENACE:
Ghana's president, John Evans Atta Mills, has told churchgoers that the government will take action against "the menace of homosexuality and lesbianism".