HEADLINES
CALL FOR FEDERER AND NADAL TO SUPPORT GAY TENNIS PLAYERS:
The first openly lesbian Wimbledon champion, Billie Jean King, has called on top tennis players to express support for their gay colleagues.
PRIDE PARADE FIREMEN WIN DAMAGES:
Four San Diego firemen have been awarded damages after they were forced to participate in the city's Pride parade.
FAMILY OF MURDERED GAY STUDENT FILE SUIT:
The family of a 15-year-old gay US student who was allegedly murdered by a classmate has filed a massive wrongful-death lawsuit.
MAYOR’S TOY-BOY POSES NAKED:
The man with whom Portland mayor Sam Adams had an affair has posed nude for a racy gay magazine.
BURUNDI REJECTS ANTI-GAY LAW:
Burundi's senate yesterday rejected a revision to its criminal code that would have criminalised homosexuality.
ANTI-PINK LOERIE GROUP ON FACEBOOK:
A group opposing the Pink Loerie gay mardi gras from taking place in Knysna has been started on Facebook.
TOP BILLING TURNAROUND ON LESBIAN FILM:
The producers of Top Billing, who had cancelled an interview with the director of a local lesbian-themed film, have changed their mind.
NO GAYS IN NIGERIA:
Nigeria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs has denied the existence of a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in the country.
PROTESTORS MARCH AGAINST VATICAN:
Protestors have staged marches in Europe to demand that the Italian government ignore the Vatican's attempts to influence policy on gays and lesbians.
EUDY SIMELANE MURDER: NOT A HATE CRIME?:
A judge has suggested that the murder of former Banyana Banyana lesbian soccer player Eudy Simelane was not a hate crime.
DAVID BECKHAM VICTIM OF HOMOPHOBIC CHANTING:
International icon David Beckham has been subjected to homophobic chanting during a football game between England and Spain.
SPAIN TO ALLOW TRANSSEXUAL SOLDIER:
Spain's ministry of defence had agreed to change the military's rules to allow transsexual soldiers to join the army.
LESBIAN TV WEDDING PRAISED:
A US day-time soap opera has been praised for its historic depiction of a lesbian wedding.
CAPE TOWN PRIDE TURMOIL:
In a shock move, activist groups have organised an alternative Pride event out of unhappiness with the current organisers of Cape Town Pride.
KILLER ADMITS TO EUDY SIMELANE MURDER:
After months of delays, the murder trial of the men accused of killing former Banyana Banyana soccer player Eudy Simelane is finally underway.
LESBIAN FILM SNUBBED BY TOP BILLING?:
Top Billing, SABC's television lifestyle show, has been accused of homophobia by snubbing an award-winning local lesbian-themed film because of its gay content.
IRANIAN WOMAN WINS BATTLE TO STAY IN UK:
Pegah Emambakhsh, the gay Iranian woman who nearly deported from the UK in 2007, can now stay in the UK, it was revealed last night.
SA LESBIAN FILM SCOOPS AWARDS:
The World Unseen, a locally-made film about two women who fall in love, has scooped 11 South African Film and Television Awards.
AFRICAN ACTIVISTS ATTEND GROUNDBREAKING MEETING:
Gay rights activists and lawyers have concluded a groundbreaking four-day workshop on legal strategies for promoting LGBT rights in Africa.
IRELAND WINS MR.GAY WORLD, SA IN TOP 10:
Dubliner Max Krzyzanowski has been crowned Mr. Gay World 2009 at the first ever Mr. Gay World contest, in Whistler, Canada.