HEADLINES

ENGLISH CRICKETER COMES OUT: England wicketkeeper Steven Davies has come out the closet, making him the first openly gay professional cricketer.
NICOLE KIDMAN STANDS BY JOHN GALLIANO: Nicole Kidman wore Christian Dior to the Oscars, despite the suspension of head designer John Galliano following anti-Semitism claims.
RACISM IN GAY COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTED: A British gay men’s health charity aims to raise awareness of racial discrimination in LGBT spaces through a new campaign.
LADY GAGA TO BE ELTON JOHN’S SON’S GODMOTHER?: Elton John's partner, David Furnish, has all but admitted that singer Lady Gaga will be named their son's godmother.
AFRICAN COUNTRY TO LEGALISE HOMOSEXUALITY: In a move that bucks the trend of increasing homophobia in Africa, the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe will legalise homosexuality.
OSCAR NOMINEE SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE: Oscar nominated actor Mark Ruffalo and his wife Sunrise have come out in support of same-sex marriage.
UGANDA ANTI-GAY BILL AUTHOR COMES TO JOBURG: A protest will be held in Johannesburg on Sunday to coincide with a visit to South Africa by David Bahati, the author of the Ugandan gay-death bill.
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION STOPS DEFENDING ANTI-GAY LAW: President Barack Obama has decided to stop defending the anti-gay “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) in court.
GROUP TO SUE BOTSWANA GOVERNMENT OVER GAY RIGHTS: A human rights group in Botswana will sue the government in a bid to have the country's anti-gay laws declared unconstitutional.
CAMERON: NO PLACE FOR HOMOPHOBIA IN FOOTBALL: British Prime Minister David Cameron says that gay football fans should not be excluded from the 2022 World Cup.
GAGA SIGNS DEAL WITH “ANTI-GAY” CHAIN: Lady Gaga says that she signed an exclusive deal with Target stores only after the company agreed to back LGBT groups.
MR. GAY SA BID SPONSOR FOUND: The Mr. Gay South Africaâ„¢ 2012 bid committee are assured of making their presentation in Manila in March, thanks to a new sponsor.
PASTOR URGED TO COME OUT AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA IN UGANDA: US LGBT groups have protested against fundamentalist US pastor Lou Engle’s homophobic rhetoric which has helped foster anti-gay fervour in Uganda.
GAY ADULT STUDIO CRITICISED OVER THREAT TO SUE: A leading online gay adult content company, Corbin Fisher, has been criticised for threatening to sue 40,000 people who have illegally downloaded its videos.
DID UGANDAN REFUGEE LIE ABOUT BEING LESBIAN?: It is unclear if a Ugandan woman seeking asylum in the UK lied about her sexuality in order to stay in the country.
HACKERS DENY ANTI-GAY CHURCH THREAT: A hacker group has denied a claim by the notorious Westboro Baptist Church that it was threatened by it.
KATO MURDER TRIAL POSTPONED: The trial of the man accused of killing Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato has been postponed.
ISRAEL NAMES FIRST GAY JUDGE: A gay lawyer and activist has made history by being appointed Israel’s first openly gay judge.
JUSTICE FOR GAY HIV POSITIVE MAN: Activists have welcomed news that a gay Johannesburg man has won a case of discrimination and unfair dismissal for being HIV positive.
ORAL SEX LINKED TO HIGHER CANCER RATES: With rates of oral cancer on the rise in a number of western countries, a leading researcher has recommended that boys be vaccinated.