HEADLINES
UNIVERSITY TO PAY FOR GENDER SURGERY:
A US University’s medical aid has agreed to cover up to $50,000 towards the cost of gender reassignment for its students.
OBAMA ORDERS HOSPITALS TO RECOGNISE GAY FAMILIES:
President Barack Obama has ordered hospitals in America to stop barring people in same-sex relationships from visiting their sick partners.
MOST POWERFUL GAYS NAMED:
Out magazine has released its annual list of the 50 most powerful gays and lesbian in the US, topped by none other than Ellen DeGeneres.
ANGER OVER VATICAN PAEDOPHILE COMMENT GROWS:
There's growing outrage over a statement by a senior Vatican priest that homosexuality is linked to paedophilia in the Catholic Church.
MOTHS TURNED ‘GAY’ TO SAVE CROPS:
Scientists are using a new eco-friendly technique to stop moths from spoiling fruit crops by turning male moth "gay".
GAY REFUGEES FACE DISCRIMINATION:
A damning report has confirmed claims that LGBT applicants for refugee status in the UK are considerably less likely to be granted asylum.
ITALIAN COURT NIXES GAY MARRIAGE:
Italy's highest court has rejected an appeal by three same-sex couples to have their marriage applications legalised.
VATICAN: GAYS LINKED TO PAEDOPHILIA:
The second in command at the Vatican has stated that homosexuality among priests is to blame for the Church's child abuse scandals.
MALAWI PRISONER GRAVELY ILL:
It's been reported that one of the men on trial for getting engaged to another man in Malawi is gravely ill.
STARS GIVE LESBIAN A ‘SECOND CHANCE’ PROM:
Green Day and Lance Bass are co-sponsoring a prom honouring a lesbian who was barred from her school's prom event.
LESBIAN MINISTER DEMANDS ARBITRATION:
The lesbian minster ousted from the SA Methodist Church has demanded that the Church take her case to arbitration.
LIMITED SUPPORT FOR ANTI-GAY BILL?:
A Ugandan parliamentary panel has said that there is limited support for the notorious anti-gay bill in that country's parliament.
TERRE’BLANCHE SEX CLAIMS GROW:
Claims that the murder of Eugene Terre’Blanche could have been triggered by a sexual assault on his farm workers continue to grow.
LESBIANS BEAR BRUNT OF ABUSE:
A US report on human rights around the world confirms that lesbians bear the brunt of abuse against the LGBT community in Southern Africa.
LADY GAGA SUPPORTS GAY FAN:
Singer Lady GaGa has defended a gay high school student who was sent home for wearing a t-shirt emblazed with the words "Love Lady Gay Gay."
74% OF GAY MEN REJECT ‘STRAIGHT PILL’:
The vast majority of gay and bisexual men would refuse to take a pill that would make them straight, a new survey has found.
JAMAICA STAGES FIRST PUBLIC GAY PRIDE:
A gay Pride march has been held for the first time in Jamaica; described as the most homophobic country in the world.
NAVRATILOVA BATTLES BREAST CANCER:
Lesbian tennis legend and activist Martina Navratilova has revealed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
LESBIAN RAPE SUSPECT APPEARS IN COURT:
A man has appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court after he allegedly raped and brutally beat a lesbian for five hours on the weekend in Gugulethu.
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES STAR SUES SHOW’S CREATOR:
Actress Nicollette Sheridan is suing the creator of Desperate Housewives, claiming that he assaulted her and unfairly fired her from the hit show.