HEADLINES
BBC SLAMMED FOR GAY TV REPRESENTATION:
A study has concluded that lesbian and gay people appear realistically and positively in only 0.6% of the most watched TV shows in the UK.
TSHWANE MEN’S SEXUAL HEALTH STUDY:
OUT and the Human Sciences Research Council are conducting a study into the sexual health of men in Tshwane.
US GAY BUYING POWER AT $743 BILLION:
The total buying power of the US LGBT adult population is projected to reach $743 billion this year.
LT. DAN CHOI ARRESTED IN LAS VEGAS PROTEST:
US gay soldier and activist Lt. Dan Choi and other protestors have been arrested for stopping traffic in a demonstration in Las Vegas.
LESBIAN PROM TEEN WINS LEGAL BATTLE:
A Mississippi school has agreed to pay damages to a teenager who was barred from attending its school-prom with her girlfriend.
AUSSIE CENSORS BAN GAY ZOMBIE MOVIE:
A new movie by controversial queer filmmaker Bruce LaBruce has been banned from being screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
GAGA RESPONDS TO PROTEST:
Lady Gaga has slammed a hate-based church's protest held outside one of her concerts on the weekend.
UN GRANTS OFFICIAL STATUS TO LGBT GROUP:
A United Nations body has voted to grant the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) consultative status.
ZIM FIRST COUPLE SPOUTS MORE HOMOPHOBIA:
Zimbabwe’s homophobic President Robert Mugabe and his wife have publicly re-stated their anti-gay sentiments in recent days.
MICKEY ROURKE TO PLAY OUT RUGBY STAR?:
American actor Mickey Rourke is in talks to star in a movie about the life of openly gay Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas.
17 KILLED IN MEXICO GAY PARTY:
Seventeen people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on revellers at a gay birthday party in Mexico.
CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST GAY SOLDIERS:
Two gay soldiers who hoped to call President Obama as a witness in their trial have had the charges against them dropped.
ZIM ACTIVIST APPLIES FOR CASE DISCHARGE:
Lawyers representing a Zimbabwe LGBT activist charged with possessing pornography have applied to have the case discharged.
ROBBIE & TAKE THAT TO MAKE ‘BROKEBACK’ VIDEO?:
Robbie Williams has confirmed that he is back with his former band, amid talk that of a Brokeback Mountain style music video.
TENNIS MOST GAY-FRIENDLY SPORT:
An online poll in Britain has revealed that the majority of people believe that tennis is the most gay-friendly sport.
ARGENTINA LEGALISES GAY MARRIAGE:
Argentina's LGBT community is rejoicing after the nation became the first South American country to legalise same-sex marriage.
OUT ATTENDS VIENNA AIDS CONFERENCE:
OUT, the Pretoria-based LGBT well-being organisation, will attend the 18th annual International AIDS Conference in Vienna, which begins this weekend.
IRAQI POLICE CRACKDOWN CONTINUES:
Iraqi LGBT activists report that police have conducted another raid against the LGBT community, this time on a Baghdad male beauty parlour.
GERMAN FOOTBALL TEAM’S ‘BUNCH OF GAYS’:
A furore has erupted in Germany over comments by a top football agent that the national team includes a "bunch of gays".
MATURE WOMEN WHO BECOME LESBIANS:
A study has highlighted the phenomenon of apparently heterosexual women who become lesbians later in life.