HEADLINES
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.
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.
JOBURG PRIDE RESPONDS TO VOSLOORUS ARRESTS:
Twelve gays and lesbians have been arrested, and allegedly mistreated, after police raided a house party in Vosloorus.
JOBURG PRIDE CELEBRATES 21ST BIRTHDAY IN STYLE:
Africa's first and largest LGBT Pride event saw 18,000 people turning out on Saturday to show that "We Are All African" in our sexual and gender diversity.
MALAWI VICE PRESIDENT CALLS FOR TOLERANCE:
Malawi’s Vice President has reportedly asked religious leaders in the African country to be more tolerant of homosexuality.
SCHWARZENEGGER REPEALS GAY CURE LAW:
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has repealed a law that required state health officials to find a "cure" for homosexuality.
STUDENT JUMPS TO DEATH AFTER INTERNET SEX BROADCAST:
An 18 year old New York student has committed suicide after his roommate allegedly broadcast him having gay sex on the internet.
GAY CHARACTERS INCREASE ON US TV:
There has been a "significant increase" in the number of LGBT characters on television in the US, says a new report.
GAY ACTIVIST LABELLED CHILD RAPIST:
A Ugandan gay activist has been smeared in a notoriously homophobic newspaper that has accused him of raping school boys.
MOSCOW’S ANTI-GAY MAYOR FIRED:
Moscow's gays and lesbians could enjoy a little more freedom after the city's openly homophobic Mayor was fired on Tuesday.
GAYS ARRESTED IN BEIJING:
There have been reports that over 100 gay men have been arrested in a cruising spot in police raids ahead of China's National Day holiday.
SHOCK US REPORT ON GAY MEN AND HIV:
A new report has found that a staggering 1 in 5 men who have sex with men in 21 US cities have HIV, with almost half unaware of their positive status.
ARCHBISHOP SLAMMED OVER GAY CLERGY:
Activist Peter Tatchell has slammed the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams’ stance on the issue of gay clergy as hypocritical.
COURT REINSTATES LESBIAN MAJOR:
A court has reinstated a decorated Air Force flight nurse who had been dismissed under the US military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
ZOLISWA CASE DELAYED FOR ANOTHER FOUR WEEKS:
The trial of the men accused of killing lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana is to restart mid October following the recent escape and re-arrest of four of the men.
LEO DICAPRIO AND JOAQUIN PHOENIX TO PLAY LOVERS?:
Hollywood is abuzz over rumours that director Clint Eastwood is hoping to cast Joaquin Phoenix and Leonardo DiCaprio as lovers in his new film.
FLORIDA ENDS GAY ADOPTION BAN:
Florida's Governor Charlie Crist has announced that the state will immediately stop enforcing its ban on gay adoption after a court ruling on the matter.
SENEGAL SLAMMED OVER TORTURE:
Senegal's security forces have been slammed for using torture with impunity against political opponents and gays and lesbians.
ATTEMPT TO REPEAL ‘DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL’ FAILS:
A bid to initiate a debate in the US Senate that could have led to the repeal of the military’s 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell’ policy has failed.