HEADLINES
MALAWIANS FORM GAY GROUP:
Malawian gays have for the first time formed an association to represent gays and lesbians in their country.
GAY NIGHTCLUBS CLAIM POLICE HOMOPHOBIA:
Gay nightclubs in Cape Town have claimed that police homophobia is behind a number of allegedly abusive raids on their venues.
BOYCOTT OVER GAY GREETING CARDS:
Right-wing American groups have called for a boycott of Hallmark after the company announced it will sell same-sex wedding cards.
JERUSALEM POLITICIAN PREFERS DEATH TO GAY PRIDE:
A leading candidate for the position of Jerusalem’s mayor says that he would rather die than allow another Pride parade in the Holy City.
ONLY OPENLY GAY AT OLYMPIC WINS GOLD:
Matthew Mitcham, the only openly gay male athlete at the Beijing Olympics, has won a gold medal for diving.
OUTRAGE AS HATE CRIME TRIAL DELAYED AGAIN:
Activists are outraged by another delay in the trial of the men accused of murdering 19 year old lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana.
JUDGMENT RESERVED IN CHURCH FIRING CASE:
Judgment has been reserved after final arguments were heard yesterday in the case of fired music lecturer Johan Strydom versus the Moreleta Park NG Kerk.
TRANS MISS SA CONTESTANT FURORE:
A row has erupted over a transgender woman who has apparently been given a frosty reception by the organisers of the Miss South Africa pageant.
GAY HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL VANDALISED:
A recently opened Berlin memorial to commemorate the lesbian and gay victims of the Nazi regime has been vandalised.
CALIFORNIA COURT: DOCTORS CANNOT DISCRIMINATE:
The California Supreme Court has ruled that a group of doctors cannot use their religion as a legal excuse to refuse infertility treatment to a lesbian.
ONLY 10 GAY ATHLETES AT OLYMPICS?:
A gay sport site has reported that only ten athletes at the 2008 Olympic Games are openly gay.
GAYS URGED TO JOIN UK SPY AGENCY:
The UK's intelligence service MI5 is apparently working to add more gays and lesbians to its ranks.
ELLEN AND PORTIA TIE THE KNOT:
The most famous lesbian in the world has married her long-time girlfriend at their Beverly Hills home over the weekend.
MANHUNT CHAIRMAN RESIGNS:
The chairman of US gay dating site Manhunt has resigned following his donation to Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
CHARGES AGAINST UGANDAN ACTIVISTS DROPPED:
Charges against three Ugandan activists who allegedly disrupted an international HIV/Aids conference have been dropped.
BROWN WON’T REPRIMAND HOMOPHOBIC MP:
Gordon Brown has refused to reprimand a member of parliament who compared homosexuality to child abuse and claimed that it could be "cured".
MANHUNT SLAMMED FOR SUPPORTING MCCAIN:
The founder of the US-based Manhunt gay dating website has been slammed for donating money to the Republican presidential candidate.
DOMINEE: HOMOSEXUALITY CAN BE ‘RECTIFIED’:
A NG Kerk dominee has testified in the court case of fired music lecturer Johan Strydom that gays can be "rectified".
TRANS MODEL TO COMPETE IN TV SHOW:
A transgender model is set to compete in the hit reality show, America's Next Top Model, hosted by Tyra Banks.
JOBURG PRIDE COMMENTS ON RUPAUL:
The Joburg Pride board has issued a statement clarifying its role in the upcoming visit of international star RuPaul to South African during Pride week.