HEADLINES
HEARTTHROB SWAYZE DEAD:
Dirty Dancing and To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar star Patrick Swayze has died from pancreatic cancer.
ELTON JOHN CONSIDERS ADOPTION:
Sir Elton John has announced that he is considering adopting a 14-month-old boy from an orphanage in the Ukraine.
ATLANTA BAR RAID ANGER:
Hundreds of people have protested against last week's raid on a gay leather bar in Atlanta.
HOMOPHOBIA THEORY IN BRITISH CONSUL MURDER:
It is suspected that homophobia was behind the brutal murder of a British honorary consul in Jamaica.
CONCERN OVER ZUMA GOD SQUAD:
A report that a President Zuma sanctioned religious body will work to reverse gay marriage rights in South Africa has been slammed by activists.
FILM FESTIVAL POSTERS REMOVED:
The Out in Africa gay and lesbian film festival says that a number of its posters have disappeared from street poles in Cape Town.
IS CASTER SEMENYA 1 IN 500?:
New reports claim that controversial South African runner Caster Semenya does not have a womb or ovaries but does have internal testes.
BROWN APOLOGISES FOR TREATMENT OF GAY SCIENTIST:
Gordon Brown has officially apologised for the "appalling" way that the late Second World War code-breaker, Alan Turing, was treated for being gay.
GAY ILLUSIONIST PREDICTS LOTTERY NUMBERS:
Gay illusionist Derren Brown has baffled viewers by apparently successfully predicting the UK's national lottery numbers on live television.
URUGUAY GAY ADOPTION APPROVED:
A bill making gay adoption legal in Uruguay has overcome a major hurdle with the approval of the country's Senate.
HOMOPHOBIC SCHOOL SETTLES LAWSUIT:
A school in California has settled a lawsuit brought against it for allowing a sexist and homophobic atmosphere to flourish on campus.
FATHER ON TRIAL FOR MURDER OF GAY SON:
A Turkish man, who murdered his gay son in a so-called 'honour killing' is being tried in absentia in Istanbul.
NADAL ACCOSTED BY AMOROUS MAN:
A shirtless Rafael Nadal has been accosted by an amorous man asking him for a kiss at the US open in New York on Tuesday.
ARV PRICES CONTINUE TO VARY:
A new study has found that some nations are paying up to three times more for the life-prolonging medicines than others.
ELLEN TO REPLACE PAULA ABDUL:
It's been confirmed that out comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will replace Paula Abdul as a judge on American Idol.
CASTER GETS A MAKEOVER:
South Africa's controversial runner, Caster Semenya, has gotten a girly makeover thanks to You magazine.
GHANAIAN GAY INTERNET SCAMS WARNING:
Tourists and locals have been warned that many profiles of Ghanaian men on dating sites are scams that could lead to blackmail and robbery.
SHIRTLESS MAN PROFESSES LOVE TO CLOONEY:
A shirtless man has unexpectedly professed his love for George Clooney at a press conference for the actor’s latest film at the Venice Film Festival.
LESBIAN DESERTER APPEALS FOR REFUGEE STATUS:
A lesbian soldier who deserted from the US army because of alleged abuse related to her sexuality has appealed for refugee status in Canada.
ANTI GAY TV KISS FACEBOOK GROUP GROWS:
A Facebook group protesting a recent kiss between two male characters on the popular South African soap, Generations, has over 18,000 members.