HEADLINES
BRITISH MPS CONDEMN UGANDA BILL:
118 British MPs have condemned Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill, urging the Ugandan government to scrap the horrific legislation.
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.
ZUMA’S SLAP IN THE FACE:
It's been reported that homophobe Jon Qwelane is already in Uganda to take up his role as high commissioner for South Africa.
TV STAR’S BI VIDEO CRASHES SITE:
An online video in which True Blood star Anna Paquin says she is bisexual has generated so much traffic that it caused the website hosting it to crash.
PRESIDENT URGED TO DROP CASE AGAINST GAY COUPLE:
Human Rights Watch has called on Malawi's President to drop the case against two men who are facing jail time because of their sexuality.
OUTRAGE AFTER UK MP DEFENDS ANTI-GAY B&B’S:
A senior MP and member of the opposition in Britain has defended the right of bed and breakfasts to turn away gay and lesbian couples.
JULIUS MALEMA COMES OUT:
Inspired by superstar Ricky Martin’s coming out this week, ANC youth league president Julius Malema has revealed that he too is gay.
SEMENYA LASHES OUT:
Caster Semenya has announced her return to athletics while slamming the International Association of Athletics Federations.
DR SHOCK MUST BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE:
Gender DynamiX has urged the victims of Dr Aubrey Levin to come forward for assistance and to strengthen the case against the alleged human rights criminal.
TATCHELL: HATE SPEECH FINE “EXCESSIVE”:
A £1,000 fine imposed on a homophobic Christian street preacher in the UK has been condemned by gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell.
GENERAL APOLOGISES FOR COMMENTS:
A US general has apologised for blaming the inclusion of gay soldiers in the Dutch army for the infamous Srebrenica massacre in 1995.
RICKY MARTIN: I’M GAY:
Latino superstar Ricky Martin has announced on his official website that he is gay, ending years of speculation.
CASTER REMAINS IN LIMBO:
Caster Semenya's career will remain in limbo after Athletics South Africa agreed to continue her suspension from running because of her gender.
LOW HIV PREVALENCE AMONG SA STUDENTS:
The first comprehensive study to survey the impact of HIV/AIDS on the higher education sector has been released.
PROTEST AGAINST TRANS FILM:
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation is protesting the screening of a film called Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives at the Tribeca Film Festival.
MARINE CHIEF TO BUILD QUARTERS FOR GAY SOLDIERS:
A senior military chief has said that he would build separate sleeping quarters for gay soldiers should the ban on LGBT personnel in the US military be lifted.
FURORE OVER HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL:
Academics are in a tizz over plans to include a video showing two lesbians kissing as part of a gay holocaust memorial in Berlin.
EUROPE DROPS LGBT PROTECTION FROM DEAL:
The European Commission has been criticised by the European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT Rights for agreeing to a trade deal with countries that jail gay people.
ARMY GAY “CURE” DOCTOR ARRESTED:
A doctor accused of using shock therapy to “cure” gay soldiers in the apartheid military has been arrested in Canada for sexual abuse.
ZIM GAY RIGHTS SHOCK:
Human rights in Zimbabwe have been dealt a severe blow with both Morgan Tsvangirai and Robert Mugabe slamming gays and lesbians.