HEADLINES
TEA PARTY LEADER SAYS GAY BULLYING HEALTHY PEER PRESSURE:
A leader in the US right-wing Tea Party movement has described the bullying of LGBT youth as "healthy peer pressure".
SA GAY FLAG FLIES AT LONDON PRIDE:
The 'gay flag of South Africa' was flown high at this past weekend's London Pride parade, which drew around a million people.
HEALTH MINISTER CALLS GAYS UNNATURAL:
India's Health Minister has come under fire for calling homosexuality a "disease" and "unnatural" at an HIV and AIDS conference.
PAKISTAN GROUPS CONDEMN EMBASSY PRIDE EVENT:
Muslim groups have slammed a LGBT celebration hosted at the US Embassy in Islamabad, described as the city's first-ever Pride event.
HATE CRIMES TASK TEAM MEMBERS APPOINTED:
The members of the team tasked with engaging with government on hate crimes against LGBTI people, and lesbians in particular, has been announced.
CHER SLAMS ANTI-GAY PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER’S HUSBAND:
Gay icon Cher is outraged by the husband of US presidential contender Michele Bachmann who said that gays are “barbarians”.
MAN SAYS GOD TOLD HIM TO STAB & RAPE LESBIAN COUPLE:
A US man standing trial for attacking and raping a lesbian couple, killing one of the women, claims that God told him to attack them.
GAY GROUPS OPPOSE CIVIL UNION BILL:
In an unusual situation a number of gay rights groups are urging Rhode Island's Governor to veto a bill that legalises gay and lesbian civil unions.
CHURCH REFUSES FUNERAL TO GAY MAN:
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego has backtracked after a church cancelled a man's funeral simply because he was gay.
OBAMA URGED TO ‘EVOLVE’ ON GAY MARRIAGE:
President Obama outlined his successes at a LGBT Pride reception at the White House on Wednesday but some activists say that he needs to do more.
CHARLIZE CONFIRMS: WON’T MARRY UNTIL GAYS CAN:
Charlize Theron has reaffirmed that she won't consider getting married until same-sex couples in the US also have the right to marry.
JOBURG PRIDE ACCUSED OF SIDELINING TRANS PEOPLE:
Two groups have accused Joburg Pride of sidelining the transgender and intersex community through its 2011 theme, "Born this Gay".
LONDON MOSQUE BREAKS PROMISE ON ANTI-GAY SPEAKERS:
A London mosque has been accused of breaking its promise to no longer allow anti-gay clerics to speak at the venue.
INDIAN GIRLS BEING SURGICALLY ‘TURNED’ INTO BOYS:
There are claims that the preference for male children in India is resulting in cases of young girls being surgically altered to “become” boys.
MINOGUE ADDS ANOTHER SHOW TO SA TOUR:
Due to popular demand, international pop-star and gay icon Kylie Minogue has added an additional concert to her South African tour in July.
BRAZILIAN JUDGE APPROVES FIRST GAY MARRIAGE:
A Brazilian judge has legalised the county’s first same-sex marriage after he ruled that a gay couple could convert their civil union into a marriage.
ZIM POLICE INVESTIGATE GAY ‘INVASION’:
A Zimbabwe news site reports that police are investigating an 'invasion' of a popular Harare music venue by 40 gays and lesbians.
TRUE BLOOD NEW GAY CHARACTER REVEALED:
The 'straight' character in the popular television vampire series that will have a gay affair has been revealed.
DAVID KATO BOOK IN THE WORKS:
A Ugandan university is compiling a book on the life, work and legacy of David Kato, the LGBTI activist who was murdered in January.
ARRESTED PRIDE ACTIVISTS RELEASED:
The 14 activists arrested in a bid to hold the annual Slavic Gay Pride in St. Petersburg have been released after being detained for 24 hours.