HEADLINES
TEEN SUES OVER SCHOOL YEARBOOK BAN:
A female student is suing her school after it removed her name and portrait from its yearbook because she was wearing a tuxedo in the photo.
TEEN BOY BEHIND SEX LINE SCAM:
A teenager in the UK has been arrested after he set up a fake sex chat line and then blackmailed men who called in to chat to him.
FURORE OVER STELLENBOSCH GAY KISS:
Stellenbosch University's student newspaper is embroiled in controversy after it published a photo on its front page of two men kissing.
SOMALILAND’S GAY PRESIDENT:
An openly gay man has been elected president of Somaliland, an internationally unrecognised state in the Horn of Africa.
CALIFORNIA MARRIAGES ON HOLD:
Opponents of same-sex marriage have successfully lodged an appeal to suspend gay marriages from being licensed in California.
SWAZI LESBIAN ACTIVIST REMAINS IN JAIL:
A Swazi lesbian activist accused of murdering her partner has languished in jail for more than six months and is without legal representation.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS EXPECTING TWINS:
How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris has announced that he and his partner will be raising twins.
TOKYO CELEBRATES PRIDE AFTER 3 YEAR BREAK:
Tokyo held its 7th Pride Parade, the largest in Japan, on the weekend after a break of three years.
PORN POLICEMAN KEEPS LICENSE:
A former gay porn actor turned policeman in the US has been allowed to keep his police certification.
VICTORY FOR TRANS WOMAN:
A transgender woman in Johannesburg has won her unfair dismissal case and her employer has been ordered to reinstate her in her job.
JOBURG PRIDE RESPONDS TO RUMOURS:
Following allegations and rumours about Joburg Pride hosting an after-party this year, the organisation has clarified its position on the matter.
JUDGE ALLOWS MARRIAGES TO GO AHEAD:
The judge in the California same-sex marriage case has decided to allow gay and lesbian marriages to go-ahead as from next week.
ITALIAN HOMOPHOBIA ON THE RISE:
Italy's leading LGBT rights group has called on the international community to help it address a spate of homophobic incidents in the country.
YFM DJ FIRED OVER ANTI-GAY BROADCAST:
The Broadcasting Complaints Commission has fined radio station YFM R15,000 for a homophobic broadcast by DJ MacG.
CRISTIANO “INTIMIDATINGLY WELL-ENDOWED”:
A British model, who claims to have slept with football sex symbol Cristiano Ronaldo, has told a newspaper that he is "intimidatingly well-endowed".
MP CALLS ON BRITAIN TO INTERVENE IN IRAN DEATH SENTENCE:
A Conservative MP in the UK has called on the Foreign Secretary to intervene in the pending execution of an Iranian teen accused of sodomy.
DRAMA STUDENT TAKES CT MR GAY SA FINAL:
André Lammers, a 23 year old drama student and part-time model, has scooped the Mr. Gay SA South Regional title in Cape Town.
FED UP FLIGHT STEWARD BECOMES CELEB:
A flight steward who quit his job by swearing at passengers and leaving the plane via an emergency chute has become something of a folk hero.
BISEXUALS TO GATHER FOR UK CONFERENCE:
The annual BiCon, described as "a weekend-long gathering for bi people, their friends and partners" will take place in London later this month.
GAY MARRIAGES LEGAL IN ALL OF MEXICO:
Mexico's supreme court has ruled that same-sex marriage licenses issued in Mexico City must be recognised in the rest of the country.