HEADLINES
SIR IAN MCKELLEN TO TACKLE HOMOPHOBIC BULLYING:
Lord of the Rings and X-Men actor Sir Ian McKellen is to tour schools in the UK to educate children about homophobic bullying.
GEORGE MICHAEL FREED:
Pop singer George Michael has been released from jail, serving half of his prison sentence for driving under the influence of drugs.
ELTON: GAGA SONG THE NEW GAY ANTHEM:
Elton John says that he's heard Lady Gaga's new album Born This Way and has hailed the singer's upcoming single as the "new gay anthem".
EIGHT ARRESTED IN BRUTAL NY ANTI-GAY ATTACK:
Eight gang members have been arrested following a brutal attack in New York City of two teens and a man because they are gay.
ANTI-PRIDE EXTREMISTS CLASH WITH POLICE:
Hundreds of right-wing extremists have been arrested by Serbian police who successfully protected participants in Belgrade's gay Pride march on Sunday.
SA-BASED ACTIVIST WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD:
Joel Nana, who is based in South Africa, has won an award for International Activist of the year from Ireland's National Lesbian and Gay Federation.
ITALIAN SINGER COMES OUT:
Tiziano Ferro, the popular Italian pop singer, has told Italian Vanity Fair magazine that he is gay, ending ongoing speculation about his sexuality.
UGANDAN NEWSPAPER CALLS FOR GAYS TO BE HANGED:
A Ugandan newspaper has published the names and photos of LGBT activists with a headline that reads "Hang Them".
LESBIAN TEEN PROM STORY TO BECOME MOVIE:
The ABC television network is developing a television movie about a teenager who was barred from attending her school prom with her girlfriend.
JAMES FRANCO DOES DRAG MAG COVER:
Movie hunk James Franco has posed in drag for the cover of a fashion magazine "dedicated to cross-dressing, transvestism, transexuality and androgyny".
STUDENTS STAGE ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA PROTEST:
Students at the University of Cape Town will stage an anti-homophobia “Pink Protest” in the wake of the vandalism of an exhibit to promote LGBT equality.
VOSLOORUS CHARGES DROPPED:
Prosecutors have withdrawn the charges against the 12 people arrested at a gay party in Vosloorus, but activists will not let the matter rest.
MODEL FIRED FOR EATING CARBS:
A male model has reportedly been fired from the set of an Abercrombie & Fitch photo shoot because he was caught eating carbs.
SURVEY: 8% GAY, 7% LESBIAN, 15% HAD GAY SEX:
A new survey in the US has found that 8% of adult men identify as gay or bisexual while 7% of women identify as lesbian or bisexual.
LANCE BASS ADMITS BULLYING GAY KIDS:
Openly gay US singer Lance Bass has admitted to playing along with his friends who teased gay kids in high school.
VIGILS HELD FOR SUICIDE STUDENT:
Vigils have been held in the US in memory of Tyler Clementi who committed suicide after his gay sexual liaison was allegedly streamed on the internet by his roommate.
MAN BEATEN IN ICONIC GAY BAR:
A man had been beaten in an apparent homophobic attack in the toilets of the landmark Stonewall Inn bar in New York City.
GAY SKYDIVER ACCUSED OF GROPING GIRL:
A skydiving instructor accused of groping one of his female students has scoffed at the accusation, insisting that he is "100 percent gay".
GAY UNIVERSITY DISPLAY VANDALISED:
A "closet" displayed on the UCT campus as part of a gay student group's Pink Week Campaign has been set alight.
CHURCHES CALL FOR MINISTER TO BE FIRED OVER GAY COMMENTS:
Over 74 churches in Kenya have called for the sacking of the country’s Special Programmes Minister because she advocated tolerance of gay people.