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GAY ASYLUM SEEKERS DEPORTED:
The UK's Home Office has deported two gay asylum seekers despite continued criticism of its actions.
US VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TO ADDRESS GAY GROUP:
Barack Obama’s running mate, Senator Joe Biden, will be the featured speaker at a dinner held by America’s largest gay rights group.
GAY MENTAL HEALTH LINKED TO ‘HOMONEGATIVITY’:
Researchers say that negative self image among homosexual men is what leads to poor mental and sexual health – not being homosexual itself.
SAN FRANCISCO NAMED BEST GAY CITY:
Britain's The Independent newspaper has named San Francisco as the best city to live in if you are gay.
FEARS FOR SAFETY OF SARAJEVO QUEER FESTIVAL:
Amnesty International has called on the authorities to guarantee a safe environment for gay people ahead of the first Sarajevo Queer Festival.
BRAD PITT GIVES $100,000 FOR GAY MARRIAGE:
Heart-throb, actor and humanitarian Brad Pitt has been a major contributor towards a campaign to oppose an anti-gay referendum.
SLEEP PROBLEM LINKED TO ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION:
A new study suggests that men who suffer from sleep apnea could be more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction.
OBAMA PROMISES ‘REAL CHANGE’ FOR GAY AMERICANS:
US Presidential nominee Barack Obama has again come out in support of LGBT Americans in a new interview.
GAY NETWORK TO HOST TRANSGENDER WORKSHOP:
Pietermaritzburg’s Gay & Lesbian Network will be hosting a series of events to help the understanding of transgender issues.
GAY MAN AIRPORT DEPORTATION DRAMA:
A gay Ugandan man has refused to be deported by the British government back to his home country out of fear for his life.
MR SULU MARRIES BOYFRIEND:
George Takei, who played Mr Sulu in the classic Star Trek television series, has officially married his long time boyfriend in California.
PINK RAND SURVEY LAUNCHED:
Pink Advertising, is conducting research into the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual community; one of the first such surveys to be undertaken in the country.
COMEDIAN FACES PRISON FOR POPE GAY INSULT:
An Italian comedian faces prison time after insulting Pope Benedict XVI in a homosexual demons remark.
OUT IN AFRICA FILM REMAINS BANNED:
The Out in Africa Film Festival will be unable to screen the controversial film XXY after an appeal against its banning was abandoned.
DÉJÀ VU AS ANOTHER HATE CRIME CASE DELAYED:
Activists have expressed outrage at another delay in the trial of the men accused of the murder of 19-year old Zoliswa Nkonyana.
CHURCH TO APOLOGISE TO FIRED MUSIC TEACHER:
The Moreleta Park Dutch Reformed Church has chosen not to appeal the court ruling against it for firing a gay music teacher and will issue an apology to him.
GAY OLYMPIC WINNER GETS STAMPED:
Matthew Mitcham, the openly gay Australian Olympic gold medal diver, has been immortalised in a stamp issued by the Australian postal service.
ITALIAN POLICE PLAN MASS COMING OUT:
It's been reported that gay Italian police officers are planning a mass coming out following an investigation of a policeman that won a gay sexiest man poll.
FIRED HIV+ GAY MAN SUES MCDONALD’S:
A gay HIV positive man is suing a McDonald's fast food restaurant claiming that he was fired because of his HIV status and sexuality.
TUTU SLAMS GAY-OBSESSED CHURCH:
Archbishop Tutu has again decried the Anglican Church for its obsession with sexuality.