HEADLINES
TEL AVIV MASSACRE CONDEMNED:
As the manhunt for the killer continues, Israel's Prime Minister and President have both condemned Saturday’s bloody attack on gay youth in Tel Aviv.
QUAKERS TO ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE:
One of the UK’s oldest Christian denominations, the Quakers, have decided to extend marriage services to same-sex couples.
SUNBEDS DEFINITELY DANGEROUS:
Tanning beds have been reclassified in the highest cancer-risk category; as dangerous as arsenic and mustard gas.
GAYS FACE GROWING PERSECUTION IN BURUNDI:
A new law that criminalises homosexual conduct threatens to exacerbate the deplorable treatment of gays and lesbians in Burundi.
SAILOR MURDER SUSPECT COMMITS SUICIDE:
The man accused of murdering a gay US soldier has committed suicide in his cell.
TUTU, HARVEY MILK TO GET MEDALS:
President Obama has announced that the recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom include Harvey Milk, Billie Jean King and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
EUDY TRIAL: STATE WRAPS UP CASE:
The state has wrapped up its case against the three men accused of killing lesbian soccer player Eudy Simelane.
US SOLDIERS ACCUSED OF KILLING IRAQI GAYS:
Two gay Iraqi refugees have claimed that US soldiers have been involved in the execution of gay Iraqis.
ALBANIA PLANS TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE:
The government of Albania says that it plans to legalise same-sex marriage in the small South Eastern European country.
SHOCKING SETBACK FOR SIMELANE TRIAL:
In a dramatic development yesterday in court, a man who pleaded guilty to murdering lesbian soccer player Eudy Simelane has claimed that his three co accused are innocent.
ANGER AT HOMOPHOBIC LETTER:
Eastern Cape newspaper The Herald has published a blatantly homophobic letter from a member of the public.
ATHLETES ATTACKED AT OUTGAMES:
A 31 year old man was arrested after he threw two powerful explosives at participants in the Outgames in Copenhagen yesterday.
AUSSIE PM SAYS NO TO GAY MARRIAGE:
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that his government will not support gay marriage, and the ban on it will remain.
ANGLICAN CHURCH’S TWO TRACK STRUCTURE:
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said that the Anglican Church may have to accept a “two track” communion to deal with LGBT issues.
WORLD’S MOST GAY FRIENDLY COMPANY:
The British Telkom group has topped a list said to represent the world's most gay-friendly companies.
CHINESE LESBIANS PETITION TO END GAY BLOOD BAN:
Two lesbians in China have organised an online petition calling for the gay community to be allowed to donate blood.
HATE CRIME TRIAL RESTARTS TODAY:
The murder trial of lesbian soccer player Eudy Simelane begins today at the Delmas Circuit Court.
BECOME A FRIEND OF JOBURG PRIDE:
Joburg Pride has launched a new fund-raising initiative that will allow members of the LGBTI community to play a direct role in keeping Pride healthy.
CLAIMS THAT SCIENTOLOGY IS BLACKMAILING TRAVOLTA:
It has been claimed that the Church of Scientology is blackmailing John Travolta with information about his sexuality in order to keep in him line.
TV STUDIOS GET FAILING GRADE:
Five American TV studios have received a fail grade on the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation third annual Network Responsibility Index.