HEADLINES
GAY RIGHTS COME TO FORE IN ZAMBIA’S POLITICS:
Zambia's homophobic Vice President George Kunda has called on his opponents to make their stance on gay rights known.
GAY PUB NOT ALLOWED TO BAR STRAIGHTS:
An Australian gay pub has lost its exemption from anti-discrimination laws which allowed it to bar patrons who are straight.
CANADA DELAYS TIWONGE ASYLUM:
Canada has been accused of unnecessarily delaying the granting of asylum to Malawi's Tiwonge Chimbalanga.
ELTON JOHN’S SON GREETED WITH HOMOPHOBIA:
The news that Elton John and his partner will raise a surrogate baby has been greeted with criticism and homophobia by media around the world.
ELTON JOHN BECOMES A FATHER:
Elton John and his partner David Furnish are celebrating the festive season with the birth of their surrogate son.
GAY CRIME RECORDS TO BE EXPUNGED:
The UK is set to expunge the conviction of men who have criminal records for having gay sex when it was illegal.
PEREZ HILTON MOST GOOGLED GAY OF 2010:
Controversial gossip blogger Perez Hilton is the most Googled openly gay person in the world, followed closely by singer Adam Lambert.
STAR WARNS GAY ACTORS ABOUT COMING OUT:
One time sex symbol and openly gay actor Richard Chamberlain has warned other gay actors about coming out of the closet.
COMPANY LAUNCHES SA GAY FLAG:
A Cape Town based company has produced a South African version of the LGBT flag. But what’s the point and do we really need one?
DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL REPEAL STILL MONTHS AWAY:
President Obama signed the repeal of 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' into law on Wednesday but the ban on gay and lesbians in the military may remain in force for some time.
JOBURG GAY COUPLE GRANTED SURROGATE AGREEMENT:
A court has approved a surrogacy agreement that will allow a Johannesburg gay couple to raise a child of their own.
SOUTH AFRICA REVERSES UN VOTE:
South Africa is among 93 nations which voted on Tuesday to restore "sexual orientation" to a United Nations resolution on illegal executions.
GAY ZIM MEN FACE 3 YEARS IN JAIL:
Two Zimbabwean men are facing up to three years in jail after they were discovered having sex by their landlady.
US REPEALS ‘DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL’:
In a historic move, the US senate has finally voted to repeal the ban on gay and lesbian military personnel.
ZIM ACTIVIST ACQUITTED:
Ellen Chademana, the receptionist at Zimbabwe's LGBT rights group, has been acquitted of the possession of pornography.
GEORGE MICHAEL TO BE X FACTOR JUDGE?:
The Sun newspaper has reported that troubled pop star George Michael will be a judge on the American series of X Factor.
SHRIEN DEWANI DENIES GAY CLAIM:
The man accused of plotting his wife's murder during their Cape Town honeymoon has denied claims that he hired a rent boy for "kinky sex".
NEW “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL” REPEAL BID:
The US House of Representatives has voted for a new bill to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, the first step in another bid to end the discriminatory law.
REPORT SHINES LIGHT ON IRANIAN GAYS:
A new report by Human Rights Watch has documented the ongoing discrimination and violence against LGBT people in Iran.
ANGER OVER BLATTER’S COMMENT:
Activists have come out against FIFA President Sepp Blatter's joke that gay fans should not have sex during the 2022 Soccer World Cup.