HEADLINES
GAY LEARNER NOT ALLOWED AT SCHOOL:
A Cape Town school pupil has told the Daily Voice newspaper that he is not allowed at his school because he is gay.
PORTIA TO ADOPT ELLEN’S NAME:
According to reports, actress Portia de Rossi has applied to change her surname to that of her wife's.
MAYOR ATTENDS PRIDE IN DRAG:
The mayor of ReykjavÃk in Iceland joined 90,000 people for the city's pride parade dressed in drag as a middle aged woman.
GROWING CONCERN OVER MEDIA FREEDOM:
The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project has joined other social justice organisations in condemning the crackdown on media freedom in South Africa.
SECOND ZIM ACTIVIST PLEADS NOT GUILTY:
Ellen Chademana, the other Zimbabwe LGBT activist arrested for possessing pornography, has pleaded not guilty at the start of her trial.
COURT GIVES NOD TO MEXICO CITY GAY MARRIAGES:
Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that Mexico City's same-sex marriage law can remain in force as it does not contravene the constitution.
MISS CAPE TOWN PRIDE BOOTED:
Organisers have revoked Miss Cape Town Pride 2010's title due to allegedly inappropriate behaviour.
MEN FLOGGED FOR WEARING WOMEN’S CLOTHING:
Nineteen young men in Sudan have been publicly flogged for wearing women’s clothing and makeup.
CELEBS CELEBRATE PROP 8 RULING:
Ricky Martin, Ellen Degeneres, Adam Lambert, Cyndi Lauper and others have expressed their delight at the overturning of Prop 8.
PROP 8 MARRIAGE BAN STRUCK DOWN:
A US judge has struck down the infamous Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage in California, describing it as unconstitutional.
BID TO SAVE TEEN FROM EXECUTION:
LGBT activist Peter Tatchell has launched a bid to save an Iranian teen, falsely accused of sexually assaulting another male, from hanging.
GAGA PUT ON EARTH “TO MAKE GAY VIDEOS”:
Superstar Lady Gaga has received a record 13 MTV Music Video Award nominations - the most ever by an artist in one year.
ZIM SCHOOLGIRLS ARRESTED OVER LESBIAN CLAIMS:
Around 20 high school girls have been arrested in Bulawayo, allegedly for engaging in "homosexual activities", according to local reports.
TRANS WOMAN HUMILIATED BY HOSPITAL:
A transgender woman was allegedly refused treatment and humiliated by staff in the emergency room of a US hospital.
PREP SAFE FOR GAY MEN:
The results of a new study have shown that pre-exposure prophylaxis (prep) treatments are safe for the health of gay men.
SOUTH AFRICAN & BRIT SINGERS COME OUT:
Two talent show competition stars, one South African and another British, have come out in the media over the weekend.
GAY GAMES KICKS OFF IN COLOGNE:
The quadrennial Gay Games kicked off on Saturday in Cologne with an opening ceremony attended by Germany's openly-gay Foreign Minister.
TOP GAY BRITS LIST REVEALED:
The Independent on Sunday newspaper has revealed its annual list of the most influential gays and lesbians in the UK.
OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES UNDER THREAT:
South Africa's Film and Publication Board (FPB) has thrown its weight behind a Christian fundamentalist plan to block all adult content on the internet.
FAKE DONKEY “PRIDE” PARADE:
Jerusalem's gay Pride went ahead on Thursday without the planned accompanying protest parade of donkeys by Deputy Mayor Yitzhak Pindrus.