HEADLINES
POLICE CHIEF REVERSES BUDAPEST PRIDE BAN:
Chief of police, Gabor Toth, who cited potential traffic chaos as his reason for banning the Budapest Pride March, has been forced to reverse his position.
CHAOS AT MR & MISS GAY SA INTERNATIONAL CLAIM:
The MC for the recent Mr and Miss Gay International pageant, and one of the contestants, have spoken out against the lack of professionalism of the organisers.
SAINT LAURENT’S ASHES SCATTERED IN AFRICA:
The ashes of legendary gay fashion designer, Yves Saint Laurent, have been scattered in Morocco.
GAMBIAN PRESIDENT’S ANTI-GAY STANCE SLAMMED:
A New York based organisation has demanded that Gambian President Yahya Jammeh repeal his threat to kill gays and lesbians.
GAMBIAN PRESIDENT’S ANTI-GAY STANCE SLAMMED:
A New York based organisation has demanded that Gambian President Yahya Jammeh repeal his threat to kill gays and lesbians.
NORWAY LEGALISES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE:
Norway has become only one of six countries in the world to offer gays and lesbians full marriage rights.
ISLANDERS FIGHT TO RECLAIM THE WORD “LESBIAN”:
Residents of the Greek island of Lesbos are in court to stop a gay group from using the term, "lesbian."
UGANDAN BISHOP CONDEMNS GAYS:
A prominent Ugandan bishop has advised his government against legalising homosexuality, describing gays and lesbians as a “backward culture.”
OBAMA ADDRESSES LGBT COMMUNITY:
U.S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama has released an official statement supporting gay pride, and also laid out his plans for future gay marriage laws.
UGANDAN ACTIVISTS CHARGED:
The three Ugandan activists arrested last Wednesday have been charged with trespassing at the Imperial Royale hotel.
GAY SOLDIER ARRESTED IN BRAZIL:
Human rights groups have expressed concern over the recent arrest of an openly gay Brazilian soldier.
GAY U.S. BISHOP TIES KNOT:
America’s first openly gay Episcopal bishop has wed his long-term partner in a private civil ceremony this past Saturday.
GAY GROUPS BANNED FROM UN MEETING:
The UN has banned three gay groups from participating in a meeting on HIV/AIDS after objections from homophobic governments, including Zimbabwe.
LESBIAN BASEBALL KISS FURORE:
A lesbian kiss at a baseball game in Seattle has resulted in a furore about public displays of affection by gays and lesbians.
LGBT GROUPS CONDEMN AIDS CONFERENCE ARRESTS:
Human rights groups have condemned the arrests of three Ugandan LGBT activists at an AIDS conference and called for their immediate release.
1st MIDDLE EAST GAY COMMUNITY CENTRE:
Israel, known as the ‘gay capital of the middle east’, has recently cemented this title with the opening of the first Gay Community Centre in Tel Aviv.
SCIENTISTS CREATE “NATURAL CONDOM”:
Australian scientists say that a newly developed "natural condom” treatment could protect against HIV infection.
PROTESTERS ARRESTED AT AIDS MEETING:
Three activists protesting against the Ugandan government’s refusal to target gays in its HIV/AIDS prevention strategy have been arrested.
GAY TRAVEL WARNING FOR GAMBIA:
The UK has issued a travel warning that the Gambian government is "actively enforcing" laws against gay people after the arrest of two Spanish tourists.
JAKE GYLLENHAALL TOPS GAY HOT 100:
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal is the world's hottest male icon, according to visitors on gay website AfterElton.com.