HEADLINES

GAY MAN BECOMES MAYOR OF US CITY: Portland, Oregon has become the largest US city to boast an openly gay man at its helm.
CAROLINE KENNEDY SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE: Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of assassinated US President JFK and Senate hopeful says that she supports same-sex marriage rights.
ANTI-GAY GROUPS ZAPPED BY FACEBOOK: UK Gay News has reported that two anti-gay Facebook groups targeting LGBT Serbians have been removed by the social networking site.
REJECTED LGB YOUTH AT RISK OF BAD HEALTH: A new study has concluded that lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth who are rejected by their families have a higher risk of having future health problems.
SOPRANOS GAY GANGSTER ACTOR DEAD: The actor who played the gay lover of a gangster on the hit show The Sopranos has been found dead in an apparent suicide.
GAY ICON PASSES AWAY: Eartha Kitt, the international gay icon remembered for her sex-kitten cabaret performances, has passed away at the age of 81.
ANGER OVER ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE: The UK's Channel 4 has been slated for broadcasting an "alternative" Christmas message by Iran's homophobic president.
VICTORY FOR ACTIVISTS IN UGANDA: In what has been described as “a surprising victory”, a Ugandan judge has ruled against the state and in favour of two LGBT activists.
POPE WRONG ON GAY THREAT: The Pope's claim that saving humanity from homosexuals and transsexuals is just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction has been described as “bizarre”.
SOUTH AFRICA FAILS TO SIGN UN DECLARATION: South Africa is among the countries that failed to support a declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalisation of homosexuality at the UN.
LEMUR GIVES CLUES TO HIV EVOLUTION: A squirrel sized lemur from Madagascar has given scientists new evidence about the origins of the HI virus and opened up new avenues for investigation.
ANGER AT OBAMA’S INAUGURATION PREACHER: Activists have expressed outrage that US President-elect Obama has chosen a homophobic preacher to play a key role at his inauguration.
NO WILL & GRACE SPIN-OFF: Will & Grace star, Eric McCormack, has refuted claims that there will be a spin-off of the much-loved television series.
PLAN TO MICROCHIP AIDS PATIENTS SCRAPPED: A proposal to microchip people with HIV/AIDS in an Indonesian province in order to monitor the disease has been scrapped.
SYDNEY MARDI GRAS LINE-UP ANNOUNCED: Next year's Sydney Mardi Gras will take place under the theme of Nations United and will feature a number of celebrated performers.
LESBIAN & BI TEENS AT HIGHER RISK OF PREGNANCY: Lesbian, gay, and bisexual teens in Canada are reportedly at a higher risk of pregnancy because of discrimination, sexual abuse and harassment.
GAY PENGUINS GIVEN CHANCE TO BE FATHERS: The gay penguin couple that was caught stealing the eggs of straight penguin couples has been given two eggs to hatch.
MAN CARRYING HANDBAG THROWN OFF TRAIN: The Star has reported that a Boksburg man was thrown off a Metrorail train in May by officials for carrying a woman's handbag.
ACTIVISTS RALLY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIC COPE MEMBER: Activist are lobbying new political party Cope to not place homophobic former Western Cape premier Peter Marais in a leadership position.
OUT LOOKING FOR PROJECT MANAGER: OUT, the Tshwane-based LGBT rights and services NGO, has a job opening for an Advocacy and Mainstreaming Project Manager.