HEADLINES
FACEBOOK REMOVES PAGE FOR HOMOPHOBIA VICTIM:
Social networking site Facebook has removed a group dedicated to Michael Causer, who was beaten to death in a homophobic attack last year, for no apparent reason.
OPPOSITION GROWS AGAINST UK EQUALITY BILL:
An equality bill which is being supported by the British government has come under fire from gay organisations and campaigners.
BRÃœNO A HIT IN US, BOMBS IN SA:
Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest mockumentary, Brüno, has reached the number one spot on this weekend’s American movie box office.
BLUE MEMBER COMES OUT AS BI:
Duncan James, a member of the British boy band Blue, has come out as bisexual in an interview with the News of the World.
KISSING MEN THROWN OUT OF RESTAURANT:
Five gay men were recently asked to leave a restaurant in El Paso, Texas, after two of the men kissed each other.
ANGER AT GAY NZ MURDER SENTENCE:
A man has been found guilty of a charge of manslaughter despite brutally killing another man who he claims made sexual advances on him.
MEN ARRESTED FOR KISSING NEAR MORMON TEMPLE:
A gay couple has been arrested for trespassing on grounds owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because they exchanged a kiss.
US SOAP GETS NEW GAY CHARACTER:
A character that made a surprise return to the American soap The Young and the Restless after twenty years has revealed that he is gay.
OUTRAGE OVER ANTI-CRUISING WEBSITE:
A website which displays uncensored photographs of people that frequent local cruising spots in Devon in the UK has come under.
INDIA GAY RULING CHALLENGED:
India’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition by a Hindu astrologer against the New Delhi Court’s recent legalisation of homosexuality.
CALL FOR BOOKS AND DVD DONATIONS:
The Prism Lifestyle Centre, located in Hatfield, Pretoria, is calling for donations of LGBT-related books and DVDs.
ANTIBIOTIC SLOWS AGEING:
It’s been discovered that an antibiotic which suppresses the immune system in transplant patients prolongs the life of mice.
HATE CRIME VICTIMS REMEMBERED:
The second anniversary of the murders of Soweto lesbians Sizakele Sigasa and Salome Masooa was commemorated in Meadowlands on Tuesday.
CALL TO BOYCOTT BRÃœNO:
Austria’s new ambassador to the UK has called upon the public to boycott Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest film Brüno, reports The Sun.
STATE SUES US GOVERNMENT:
Massachusetts, which was the first American state to legalise gay marriage, is suing the US Federal government over the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA).
GAY ICONS EXHIBITION OPENS:
After months of publicity and anticipation, the "Gay Icons" exhibit has finally opened at London’s National Portrait Gallery.
GAY MAN EXHUMED FROM GRAVE:
The body of a man has been exhumed from a local cemetery near Dakar, Senegal, because he was gay.
SA LESBIAN SOAP CHARACTER MAKES WAVES:
Mbali Ntuli, who plays Wandi on the popular local series Rhythm City, is portraying South Africa’s first lesbian character in an ongoing soap series.
GAY BAR RAID VICTIM SPEAKS OUT:
The man who was seriously injured after a police raid on a Texas gay bar last month has spoken out against the authorities who allegedly beat him.
M.BUTTERFLY INSPIRATION DIES:
The transgender man, whose life story inspired the Tony award-winning play M. Butterfly, passed away on June 30th at the age of 70.