HEADLINES
MARIAH: I’M NOT BISEXUAL:
Mariah Carey says she won't claim to be bisexual just to seem more interesting, a dig at other female stars who may have done so.
UGANDA BANS DOCUMENTARY:
The Ugandan government has banned the screening of a documentary because it will “indoctrinate the youth on homosexuality”.
BOOK URINE DAMAGE ACCIDENTAL:
An investigation has revealed that the damaging of LGBT library books with urine at Harvard University was not a hate crime.
CHURCH SLAMS ANTI-GAY CAMPAIGN:
The Metropolitan Community Churches of South Africa has slammed a fundamentalist Christian campaign against the City of Cape Town's support of MCQP.
FIFA BOSS: STOP HAVING GAY SEX:
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has told gay football fans to not have sex if visiting Qatar for the 2022 World Cup.
ACTRESS SAYS TRAVOLTA IS GAY:
Author and Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher has said that everyone in Hollywood "knows" that John Travolta is gay.
NZ AIRLINE CUTS GAY KISS SCENE:
Air New Zealand will remove a scene included in a light-hearted in-flight video after complaints from gay activists.
DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL REPEAL FAILS:
A bid to have the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on gay and lesbian military personnel repealed in the US senate has failed.
FACEBOOK TO SUPPORT SAME-SEX COUPLES:
Facebook has announced that it will compensate partners of gay and lesbian employees covered by its medical plans who are unfairly taxed.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT APOLOGISES TO TRANS TEEN:
The Eastern Cape Department of Education has apologised to a trans teen who was victimised because he refused to wear a girl's uniform.
SA TO BID FOR MR. GAY WORLD:
The organisers of Mr. Gay South Africa have announced that they will make an official bid to host Mr. Gay World in South Africa.
OPRAH: I AM NOT A LESBIAN:
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has strongly denied rumours that she is a closeted lesbian in an emotional interview with Barbara Walters.
HIV POSITIVE PORN STAR CALLS FOR CONDOM USE:
An adult film performer, who has appeared in gay and straight porn and contracted HIV, has called for the mandatory use of condoms in the industry.
JESSE JACKSON: GAYS AMERICA’S NEWEST 2ND CLASS CITIZENS:
Human rights icon Jesse Jackson has called for gay equality, describing gays and lesbians as America's newest “second-class citizens”.
JAMES FRANCO MAKES OUT WITH HIMSELF:
Actor James Franco has made an intriguing short video in which he flirts and makes out with himself in a mirror. Watch it here.
LITHUANIA TO VOTE ON ANTI-GAY LAW:
Amnesty International has urged Lithuania’s parliament to reject a proposed law that would criminalise the “promotion of homosexual relations".
STUDIO FINED OVER BAREBACK SCENES:
A gay adult film studio in the US has been fined $21,470 for shooting scenes with actors who did not wear condoms.
CZECH REPUBLIC’S GAY TESTS REVEALED:
It's been revealed that the Czech Republic uses humiliating tests to ascertain if asylum seekers really are gay.
CITY PAYS GAY BAR PATRONS $1 MILLION:
The city of Atlanta has agreed to pay over $1 million to patrons who were involved in a botched police raid on a gay bar.
CLINTON URGED TO BAR UGANDAN BILL AUTHOR:
Activists have called on Hillary Clinton to bar the architect of Uganda’s anti-gay death penalty bill from entering the US for a conference.