COURT BID TO THWART PROP 8:
A number of groups have launched legal action following the vote in favour of Proposition 8, which will bar same-sex marriage in California.
GAY CANDIDATES ELECTED ACROSS US:
While gay and lesbian Americans are still in shock at the popular support for anti-gay measures in the 2008 voting season, there is some good news.
NEW TEST FOR ANAL CANCER:
Scientists have developed a new test to detect early signs of anal cancer, a disease which is especially prominent among high risk groups such as gay men.
SEXISM BIGGER HURDLE THAN HOMOPHOBIA:
Lesbians find sexism a bigger barrier to work success than homophobia, says a new report on lesbians in the workplace by British LGBT rights group Stonewall.
OBAMA WINS, GAYS LOSE:
While Barack Obama has made history by being elected the first black US president, voters have chosen to limit LGBT rights in at least three state referendums.
ZIM AIDS MONEY MISUSED:
The Zimbabwe government has been accused of misusing funds meant to fight HIV/AIDS by an international aid agency.
MALAYSIA ARRESTS 70 GAYS:
Seventy men, some foreigners, have been arrested by Malaysian police following raids on a number of gay parties in George Town.
MR LEGENDS FINALIST WINS R1 MILLION:
A finalist in the Mr Legends 2008 competition has scooped the largest cash prize won on a South African television game show in eight years.
VATICAN PLANS GAY TESTS:
The Catholic Church says that candidates for the priesthood should undergo psychological tests to screen out men with homosexual tendencies.
PREGNANT MAN RELEASES BOOK:
Thomas Beatie, the controversial transsexual man who gave birth to a daughter earlier this year, is set to release a book chronicling his experiences.