HEADLINES
HELEN ZILLE SUPPORTS CAPE TOWN PRIDE:
Cape Town's Mayor has officially come out in support of the city's 2009 Gay Pride Festival, taking place next month.
“I’M HETEROSEXUAL WITH HOMOSEXUAL ATTACHMENTS”:
Disgraced evangelical pastor Ted Haggard has told Oprah Winfrey that he contemplated suicide when news of his first gay scandal broke.
US COURT RULES GAY PUPILS CAN BE EXPELLED:
A California appeal court has ruled that a Christian high school can expel and refuse admission to gay and lesbian pupils.
AUSSIE OLYMPIC HERO DENIES BEING GAY:
A newspaper report has implied that Australian Olympic swimming legend Ian Thorpe has been in a relationship with another man.
AIDS HEROES CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED:
In a bid to remove the stigma around HIV/AIDS, high-profile people living with HIV are responding to a call to speak openly about their lives with HIV.
FIRST-EVER GAY PRIME MINISTER?:
It's been reported that a lesbian is likely to become the prime minister of Iceland, which would make her the first ever openly gay leader of a nation.
UGLY BETTY, BROTHERS AND SISTERS AMONG GLAAD NOMINEES:
The nominees for the annual GLAAD Media Awards, which honour the media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community, have been announced
GORDON BROWN HONOURS GAY NAZI VICTIMS:
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has included gays and lesbians in his statement to honour the victims of the Nazi holocaust.
TOM HANKS APOLOGISES FOR MORMON SLUR:
Hollywood actor Tom Hanks has apologised for calling Mormons 'un-American' for their support of a ban on same-sex marriage.
BAHRAIN BLOCKS GAY SITES:
The government of Bahrain has blocked gay social networking sites from being viewed in that country.
HARRY POTTER ADMITS TO BEING ‘FAG HAG’:
Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has said that he has grown up with gay men and finds gay crushes on him flattering.
FRENCH MINISTER COMES OUT CLOSET:
A French government minister has revealed that he is gay ahead of the publication of his autobiography.
US PASTOR FACES MORE GAY CLAIMS:
Disgraced homophobic US pastor Ted Haggard has been accused of having another gay affair, this time with a church volunteer.
CALL FOR NIGERIA TO REJECT GAY MARRIAGE BAN:
A bill before Nigeria's National Assembly would expand Nigeria's already draconian punishments for homosexual conduct says Human Rights Watch.
GAY ARRESTS IN MUSLIM COUNTRIES:
A number of men have been arrested for being gay in Egypt, Morocco and Bahrain.
TURKISH LGBT GROUP WINS COURT CASE:
A Turkish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group has won its appeal against the state’s closure of the association.
CRITICS SWOON OVER GAY PRISON ROMANCE:
A new film, starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor as gay lovers, is making an impact at the Sundance Film Festival.
MILKS GETS 8 OSCAR NOMS:
Milk, the film about gay politician Harvey Milk, has received eight Academy Award nominations.
SWEDEN NEXT TO ALLOW GAY WEDDINGS:
Sweden's Prime Minister has said that legislation that will legalise same-sex marriage in that country is on track to become law.
GLOBAL LGBT YOUTH NETWORK LAUNCHED:
Two international LGBTI organisations have launched the LGBT Youth World List - the first international network of its kind.