HEADLINES
LONDON EAST END PRIDE CANCELLED:
A Pride event scheduled for early next month with the intention of targeting homophobic stickers in London’s East End has collapsed amid controversy.
JOE JONAS: I’M NOT GAY:
Pop singer Joe Jonas has told Details magazine that, despite rumours to the contrary, he is in fact not gay.
NATION APOLOGISES FOR GAY TOURIST ATTACK:
The Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia has apologised after three gay men from the US were brutally attacked by a gang using anti-gay slurs.
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE – TEN YEARS ON:
As the tenth anniversary of the first-ever same-sex marriage approaches, gay marriage has now been legalised in ten countries around the globe.
MR.GAY WORLD PRAISE BLOCKED IN PARLIAMENT:
A motion for Parliament to congratulate South Africa’s new Mr. Gay World winner has been blocked by the ACDP and the FF+.
DEMAND FOR SA GOVERNMENT TO ENDORSE UN STATEMENT:
SA's LGBT community urged to sign petition demanding that government endorse UN statement in favour of ending violence against LGBT people.
LESBIAN ACTIVISTS CLAIM VICTORY:
Lesbian activists have claimed victory after finally meeting with Justice Ministry officials about "corrective rape" in Parliament in Cape Town yesterday.
THAI SINGING CONTESTANT SURPRISES, WOWS JUDGES:
A transgender contestant in the Thailand's Got Talent competition has wowed judges with her surprising vocal talents.
MAJOR SPORTS BODIES SIGN ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA CHARTER:
Britain’s biggest sports have backed a new government campaign to stamp out homophobia and transphobia.
MAGAZINE APOLOGISES FOR ANTI-GAY SLUR:
Vanity Fair magazine has apologised for using an anti-gay term to describe the characters of Kurt and Blaine on the hit US television show Glee.
MAGAZINE APOLOGISES FOR ANTI-GAY SLUR:
Vanity Fair magazine has apologised for using an anti-gay term to describe the characters of Kurt and Blaine on the hit US television show Glee.
DISBELIEF AT 33RD DELAY IN LESBIAN MURDER TRIAL:
Activists are outraged at the shocking 33rd delay of the trial of the men accused of brutally murdering Xoliswa Nkonyana over five years ago.
BULLIED 11 YEAR OLD ARRESTED OVER GUN MENTION:
An 11 year old US schoolboy was arrested for saying that he wished he had a gun to shoot bullies who have plagued him with anti-gay slurs.
ADAM LAMBERT SUPPORTS GAY TEEN SUICIDE LINE:
Openly gay US singer Adam Lambert will donate a portion of the profits from one of his songs to a gay teen suicide group.
KANSAS POLITICIANS KEEP HOMOSEXUALITY ILLEGAL:
Two representatives in the Kansas state legislature have scuppered plans to remove a law banning homosexuality in that US state.
SHOE ICON TO DESIGN RUGBY-INSPIRED RANGE:
High-end shoe designer Christian Louboutin will design a new range inspired by openly gay rugby player Gareth Thomas.
LGBT RIGHTS REQUIRED TO JOIN EU:
The European Parliament has confirmed that the adoption of LGBT equality is required before Turkey and Montenegro can joined the European Union.
SWEDISH FOOTBALL PLAYER COMES OUT:
A high profile Swedish football player from one of the country's top football families has come out as gay.
ACTIVISTS LACK FUNDS TO FIGHT DRC ANTI-GAY BILL:
While the world has focused on Uganda’s proposed anti-homosexuality bill, LGBT activists in the DRC are facing their own anti-gay legislation.
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS SCHOOL DEFAMATION RULING:
The Constitutional Court has upheld a ruling finding three school pupils guilty of defaming their deputy principal in a doctored gay sex picture.