HEADLINES
HOMOPHOBIC SENATOR OUTED AS GAY:
A US politician who has a record of voting against LGBT rights has revealed that he is gay after being arrested for driving under the influence.
FURORE OVER GAY KISS PICTURE:
The Washington Post has revealed that it has been inundated by letters from readers who were outraged by a front page photo of two men kissing.
JACK’ FINALLY COMES OUT:
Will & Grace actor Sean Hayes, who played the character of Jack McFarland, has finally come out as gay following years of speculation about his sexuality.
NORWAY URGES MALAWI TO BE GAY-FRIENDLY:
Norway's Minister of International Development has, during an official visit, called on Malawi's government to be more tolerant of gays and lesbians.
ROSEANNE BARR UNDER FIRE:
Comedienne Roseanne Barr has come under fire for criticising singer Marie Osmond whose son - rumoured to be gay - recently committed suicide.
GROUP LOBBIES FACEBOOK ON TRANS USERS:
An Australian LGBT rights group is lobbying Facebook to widen its gender categories to include transgender people.
CAPE TOWN CELEBRATES PRIDE 2010:
Thousands took to the street of Cape Town on Saturday to celebrate gay Pride 2010 and to take a stand against homophobia, locally and in Africa.
LESBIAN MINISTER TO TAKE ON CHURCH:
The lesbian minister fired because she married her female partner has taken the first step in suing the Methodist Church of Southern Africa.
MINISTER DENIES HOMOPHOBIA:
The Minister of Arts and Culture, Lulu Xingwana, has denied that her recent walkout of an art exhibition was motivated by homophobia.
LESBIAN KISS MISSING FROM TV SHOW:
LGBT viewers are up in arms after a much-hyped kiss between two women in an episode of Law & Order: SVU was removed from the broadcast version.
ARTS MINISTER SHOULD RESIGN:
The DA has called on the Minister of Arts and Culture to resign after she stormed out of an exhibition featuring photographs by a lesbian artist.
CAPE TOWN PREPARES FOR PRIDE PARADE:
Gay and lesbian Capetonians and their friends and family are preparing to take part in this Saturday's annual Pride Parade through the city centre.
BRITAIN LEGALISES RELIGIOUS CIVIL UNIONS:
The UK's House of Lords has voted to end the ban on holding civil partnership ceremonies in churches and other religious premises.
LEGISLATION TO REPEAL ‘DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL’ INTRODUCED:
American Senator Joseph Lieberman has introduced legislation that aims to repeal the ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell’ ban on military personnel in the US.
ANGER OVER R1,100 BAIL:
Activists in KZN are up in arms over the granting of R1,100 bail to each of the two men accused of brutally murdering a gay woman.
DID BBC PRESENTER DIE IN SEX GAME?:
It's been reported that gay BBC presenter Kristian Digby may have died in an auto-erotic asphyxiation sex game gone wrong.
GIRLS’ HOSTEL RE-OPENS:
The KZN girl's hostel that was closed after claims that pupils were engaged in lesbian relationships has re-opened.
BBC PRESENTER FOUND DEAD:
Popular openly-gay BBC presenter Kristian Digby has been found dead in his East London flat under “unexplained” circumstances on Monday.
SA PSYCHOLOGISTS SLAM UGANDA BILL:
The Psychological Society of South Africa has described Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill as "ill-advised and dangerous".
DOCCIE CALLS FOR GAY INCLUSION IN CONSTITUTION:
A Zimbabwean gay rights group has produced a short documentary calling for LGBT rights to be included in the country's new constitution.