HEADLINES
OBAMA “EVOLVING” ON GAY MARRIAGE:
President Barack Obama has said that his views on supporting full same-sex marriage rights are evolving.
TRANS WOMAN THROWN INTO PATH OF TRAIN:
A trans woman who was allegedly pushed to her death under a London tube train during rush hour has been identified.
OUTRAGE OVER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER’S ANTI-GAY RANT:
An Arkansas school board member is under fire after he posted a status update on Facebook saying that gay teens deserve to commit suicide.
GAY PRIESTS AD BANNED:
The UK's advertising standards body has banned an ice cream ad depicting two priests about to kiss because it "mocks Catholicism".
NOW DRC FACES ANTI-GAY BILL:
A MP in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tabled a bill whoch would criminialise homosexuality.
NEW REPORT ON LGBT COMMUNITY IN NORTH WEST:
A new report highlighting the status of LGBT people in South Africa's North-West province has been released.
NEWSPAPER FIRES ANTI-GAY EMPLOYEE:
An Oudtshoorn newspaper has apparently fired an employee after she caused a Facebook furore by posting an anti-gay status update.
ATTACKS AGAINST GAY UGANDANS REPORTED:
There are reports that there have been attacks on gay and lesbian Ugandans outed by the anti-gay Rolling Stone newspaper.
MADONNA TO LAUNCH GYM CHAIN:
Pop icon Madonna has announced that she will be opening a luxury chain of "Hard Candy" gyms in major cities around the world.
ACTIVIST GROUP’S OPEN LETTER TO OBAMA:
America's biggest LGBT rights group has published an open letter to President Obama insisting that he end the ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell’ ban this year.
HOMOPHOBIA “A DEATH SENTENCE”:
Ugandan activist, Julius Kaggwa, has spoken out about the perilous position of gay and lesbian people in his home country.
THE NANNY CALLS FOR MARRIAGE QUALITY:
The Nanny actress Fran Drescher has joined other celebrities in calling for equal marriage rights in the state of New York.
OBAMA GAY BULLYING VIDEO VIEWED WITH CYNICISM:
President Obama's new video clip supporting gay teens who are victims of bullying has been viewed by critics with some cynicism.
UGANDAN TABLOID UNDER FIRE:
America's Rolling Stone magazine has demanded that an anti-gay Ugandan tabloid stop using its name while the country's media watchdog also condemned the newspaper.
CLAIM: FACEBOOK OUTING GAY USERS:
A new report claims that Facebook targets users it thinks are gay with specific ads which could result in them being inadvertently outed to advertisers.
EUROPEAN COURT SLAMS MOSCOW PRIDE BAN:
The European Court of Human Rights has slammed the Moscow authorities for repeatedly denying activists the right to hold gay pride marches.
US CELEBRITIES GO PURPLE AS ANOTHER TEEN DIES:
American celebrities joined the campaign to dress in purple yesterday to highlight the recent spate of gay teen suicides, including one on Tuesday.
DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL’ RE-INSTATED:
The 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' rollercoaster continues with a court reinstating the military ban on gay service members just days after it was suspended.
MANY EXPECTED TO MARK “WEAR PURPLE DAY”:
Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are expected to wear purple today in a campaign to mark the recent spate of suicides of LGBT teens.
GAY SOLDIERS ALLOWED TO ENLIST:
The Pentagon has issued an order allowing openly gay soldiers to apply to join the US military, but warns that the policy may be reversed at any time.