HEADLINES
GAY TEENS MORE LIKELY TO SMOKE, DRINK, DO DRUGS:
Gay, lesbian and bisexual youth in the US are at greater risk of engaging in unhealthy and unsafe behaviours compared to their straight counterparts.
LESBIAN BLOGGER DISAPPEARS IN SYRIA:
An openly-lesbian blogger has been abducted in Damascus, leaving her concerned family unsure of her whereabouts.
UK SCOUTS WELCOME GAY RECRUITS:
Britain's Scout Association is welcoming gay recruits and leaders, intent on refuting the belief that the organisation is homophobic.
GAGA BANNED IN LEBANON, TO PERFORM AT EURO PRIDE:
Lady Gaga's new album has been banned in Lebanon, in the same week that she accepted an invitation to perform at Euro Pride in Rome.
ROB PATTINSON & TAYLOR LAUTNER’S MTV KISS:
The Twilight Saga dominated the MTV Movie Awards last night, with its male leads, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, sharing a smooch.
JUDGE: GAY TEAM CAN BAR STRAIGHT PLAYERS:
A US judge rules that a gay softball league can limit the amount of straight players on teams, but not necessarily bisexual players.
HARDER TO BE GAY THAN BLACK’:
American comedienne and actress Wanda Sykes has told CNN's Piers Morgan that today it can be harder to be gay than black in the US.
BRANDED’ LESBIAN FACES RETURN TO UGANDA:
A woman who was branded with a hot iron for being a lesbian in Uganda faces being forcibly returned to her homeland.
BRADLEY COOPER TALKS GAY SEX SCENE:
Hangover 2 actor and sex symbol Bradley Cooper has talked about his first feature film acting gig, in which he had a gay sex scene.
INFO BILL WOULD BE ‘DISASTROUS’:
The government’s Protection of Information Bill could have disastrous consequences should it be passed in its current form, say two gay allies.
VANESSA WILLIAMS SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE:
Desperate Housewives star Vanessa Williams has expressed her support for same-sex marriage in the state of New York.
GAY SAFE SEX ADS REMOVED, THEN REINSTATED:
Bus shelter ads promoting safe sex among gay men in Brisbane, Australia, to be reinstated after they were removed due to complaints.
US CITIES MAY BAN CIRCUMCISION:
Citizens of two US cities may be asked to vote to ban circumcision of males under the age of 18 in local referendums.
THIRD GENDER INCLUDED IN NEPAL CENSUS:
In a world-first, Nepal has included a "third gender" category in its national census that was conducted last month.
OBAMA DECLARES JUNE ‘PRIDE MONTH’:
President Obama has, once again, officially proclaimed June 'Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month'.
JOBURG PRIDE 2011 THEME REVEALED:
The board of Joburg Pride yesterday launched the theme for the 22nd annual Joburg Pride parade and festival.
HOMOSEXUALITY BECOMES MORE ACCEPTED:
A report by a US organisation finds that homosexuality is becoming more accepted in countries around the world.
BREAKING NEWS: QWELANE GUILTY!:
Homophobic journalist Jon Qwelane found guilty of hate speech by the Johannesburg Equality Court and ordered to pay a large fine.
LESBIAN KILLER GETS 15 YEARS:
A man found guilty of raping and murdering Kwa-Zulu-Natal lesbian Nqobile Khumalo sentenced to 15 years in prison.
FRANCE, US CONCERNED ABOUT MOSCOW PRIDE CRACKDOWN:
The US and France express their unhappiness at the recent arrest of LGBT activists who tried to hold a Pride parade in Moscow.