HEADLINES
GLAAD ANNOUNCES 2011 NOMINEES:
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has announced the nominees for its 22nd Annual GLAAD Awards, honouring the best of gay media.
3 LGBTI MURDERS IN 2 WEEKS:
Three transsexuals have been murdered in separate incidents in Honduras in the space of two weeks, reports the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.
SCHWARZENEGGER’S MOM THOUGHT HE WAS GAY:
Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed that when he was young his mother took him to the doctor because she thought he was gay.
EURO PARLIAMENT CALLS ON LITHUANIA TO DROP ANTI-GAY LAW:
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution urging Lithuania to reject proposed homophobic amendments to the country’s laws.
REPORT: TWO GAY IRANIANS FACE STONING:
There have been unconfirmed reports that two men accused of gay sex have been sentenced to execution by stoning in Iran.
SOME MEN ALLERGIC TO OWN SEMEN:
Dutch researchers have concluded that some men may be allergic to their own semen resulting in flu-like symptoms.
GAY COUPLE WIN HOTEL DISCRIMINATION CASE:
A British gay couple has won a discrimination case against a hotel that refused to allow the two men to share a room.
ELTON JOHN INTRODUCES BABY ZACHARY:
OK! magazine has published the first pictures of Elton John and his partner David Furnish with their newborn baby boy.
JUSTICE MINISTER SPEAKS ON CORRECTIVE RAPE:
South Africa's Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has spoken out for the first time about the country's epidemic of the 'corrective-rape' of lesbians.
CAMEROON DEMANDS REVERSAL OF PRO-GAY FUNDING:
Cameroon's Foreign Minister has formally asked the EU to reverse its grant to a project that aims to combat homophobia in his country.
LGBT GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS CONGRATULATED:
America's Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has congratulated the LGBT winners and nominees in the recent Golden Globe Awards.
GAY FACEBOOK CO-FOUNDER GETS ENGAGED:
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has announced that he and his partner, LGBT activist Sean Eldridge, are engaged.
PREACHERS: MARTIN LUTHER KING WOULDN’T SUPPORT GAY RIGHTS:
On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a group of ministers has claimed that the late civil rights leader would not have supported same-sex marriage.
HOLLYWOOD IN TIZZ OVER GOLDEN GLOBES HOST:
British comedian Ricky Gervais has scandalised Hollywood with his no-holds barred comments while hosting the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.
OUT IN AFRICA DESIGN COMPETITION:
Out In Africa, organiser of the South African Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, is calling for original designs for its 2011 / 12 Festivals.
HOTEL URGED TO CANCEL ANTI-GAY CONFERENCE:
The Ibis hotel chain has been accused by lesbian and gay human rights campaigners of "irresponsibly hosting conferences by extremist anti-gay hate preachers".
LGBT RIGHTS TRAINING PROGRAMME CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
A Swedish training programme on LGBT and Human Rights is calling for applications from South Africa and other African countries.
SPUD PRODUCER COULD SUE CAMERON:
The producer of the film Spud has said that he is considering suing Judge Edwin Cameron for claiming that the film is homophobic.
REGGAE STAR: HOMOSEXUALITY A MENTAL DISORDER:
Ghana's Blakk Rasta has said that, in his opinion, being gay is unnatural and a mental or genetic disorder.
GLEE’S JANE LYNCH ON GAY ACTORS IN HOLLYWOOD:
Glee actress Jane Lynch says that she doesn’t think that audiences are ready for openly-gay actors being cast in leading straight roles.