HEADLINES
TORONTO PRIDE REFUSED FUNDING:
Toronto pride has reacted with surprise following news that it will not receive government funding this year.
OLYMPIC SKATER COMES OUT:
New Zealand short track Olympic speed skater Blake Skjellerup has come out as gay in a new interview.
RENT BOY SPEAKS OUT:
The male escort that holidayed with anti-gay activist George Alan Rekers has spilled the beans on their relationship.
1 IN 5 AT OXFORD HAVE HAD GAY SEX:
A new survey has found that one in five men at Oxford University have had sex with someone of the same sex.
COURT BANS BALTIC PRIDE MARCH:
A court in Lithuania has banned the ‘March for Tolerance’, the climax of Baltic Gay Pride which takes place this coming weekend.
COUNTRY SINGER COMES OUT:
Following much speculation, US country singer Chely Wright has been revealed as the celebrity rumoured to be coming out this week.
GAY SURFERS GET WEBSITE:
LGBT surfers worldwide can now find support and advice online thanks to an Australian website serving their needs.
UGANDAN CHRISTIANS HOLD ANTI-GAY MASS RALLY:
Ugandan Christians staged a "prayer crusade" on Sunday which was used as a platform to condemn homosexuality as evil.
ANTI-GAY ACTIVIST CAUGHT WITH RENT BOY:
A leading figure in the ex-gay movement has been caught returning home after taking a rent boy on holiday.
10TH PINK LOERIE COMES TO AN END:
The annual Pink Loerie Mardi Gras came to an end on Sunday in Knysna as organisers confirmed that the event will continue to take place in years to come.
ANGER OVER LEAKED “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL“ LETTER:
LGBT activists have expressed their anger following a letter from US military leaders calling for Congress not to interfere in the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban for now.
AUSTRIAN POST ISSUES GAY PARADE STAMP:
Austrian Post will be making philatelic history when it releases a postage stamp commemorating the 15th Rainbow Parade in Vienna in July.
JOBURG PRIDE TO CHAMPION LGBT AFRICANS:
Joburg Pride has announced its theme for the 2010 Joburg Gay Pride Day and Parade, set to take place on Saturday 2nd October.
MALAWI PRISONERS SPEAK OUT:
The two Malawian men jailed without bail for being gay have thanked their supporters and affirmed their love for each other.
MCQUEEN “HAD NOTHING TO LIVE FOR”:
An inquest has revealed that designer Alexander McQueen took a mix of cocaine, sleeping pills and tranquillisers before hanging himself.
PRESIDENT APOLOGISES FOR CHICKEN GAFFE:
Bolivian president Evo Morales has clarified reports that he claimed that eating mass produced chicken causes homosexuality.
TEENS CHARGED FOR ATTACK ON LESBIAN SCHOOLGIRL:
Three US teens have been charged with attempted murder after they allegedly tried to push a lesbian girl over a cliff.
RESTAURANT THROWS OUT ‘GAY DOG’:
An Australian restaurant has been fined for refusing entry to a guide dog because staff believed that the dog was gay.
ETHERIDGE TALKS BREAKUP WITH OPRAH:
Openly lesbian singer Melissa Etheridge has told Oprah Winfrey that her breakup with her partner was "mutual," despite rumours that she cheated.
PRESIDENT: EATING CHICKEN CAUSES HOMOSEXUALITY:
The president of Bolivia has suggested that eating hormone-loaded chicken is turning men gay.