HEADLINES
SOUTH AFRICAN TV DIRECTOR MURDERED:
Well known gay television director Ken Kirsten has been brutally murdered outside his Johannesburg home.
CHARLIZE HONOURED BY US GAYS:
South African actress Charlize Theron has been honoured in Los Angeles for her work in supporting LGBT communities.
GAY NETWORK REJECTS PRO-GAY AD:
The US’s gay and lesbian LOGO television network has rejected an advert promoting the acceptance of LGBTI people.
JAMAICAN STUDENTS ATTACK GAY MAN:
Jamaican students riot as police protect a gay man from the mob.
MAN GUILTY OF INFECTING PARTNER:
A gay man in the UK has been found guilty of knowingly transmitting HIV to another person.
KENYAN MINISTER SLAMS GAY YOUTH:
Kenya’s health minister is “concerned” about rampant homosexuality among youth in coastal towns.
ACTIVISTS HAIL SENATOR’S GAY MARRIAGE SUPPORT:
US gay rights activists have applauded American Senator Russ Feingold for announcing his support for marriage equality.
GOVERNMENT ROLE IN TAC EXCLUSION:
The TAC and the health department are set to lock horns over the exclusion of the group from a UN meeting.
MADONNA ANNOUNCES WORLD TOUR:
The queen of pop will be dancing and singing across the stages of the world from May to August, it was announced yesterday.
US GAY ARMY BAN OPPOSED:
Four additional Congressional lawmakers have called for the repeal of the US military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on gay service personnel.
GAY MAN WINS ESTATE CASE:
Mark Gory has won his historic case to have sections of the inheritance law be declared unconstitutional, and to become heir to his partner’s estate.
POPE SLAMS GAY MARRIAGE:
Pope Benedict has sparked controversy by again confirming his opposition to same-sex marriage in a speech just ahead of the Italian elections.
AIDS VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE:
Two drugs, which are already used to treat HIV, have shown great promise as a vaccine in animal trials.
MOSCOW MAYOR ASKED TO REVIEW PRIDE BAN:
The Council of Europe has asked the Mayor of Moscow to lift his ban on the city’s scheduled Gay Pride Parade.
BROKEBACK & OPRAH HONOURED AT 17TH GLAAD AWARDS:
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation honoured the best in journalism, film, television and theatre on Monday in New York.
GAY CINEMA NIGHT LAUNCHED:
South Africa's Cinema Nouveau art-house theatres are launching a weekly national gay film night.
NIGERIA MUST WITHDRAW ANTI-GAY BILL:
16 human rights organisations have called on the Nigerian president to withdraw a bill to criminalise gay rights before his U.S. trip
BROKEBACK ACTOR SUES:
Randy Quaid, who plays a sheep rancher in the acclaimed film Brokeback Mountain, is suing the producers to get more money for his work.
ACDP’S HOMOPHOBIA SLATED:
The Triangle Project has slated the ACDP's response to a lesbian couple being found guilty of the murder of a young boy.
U.S. POLICE’S ABUSE OF GAYS:
The "land of the free’s” police force has come under fire for the widespread abuse of LGBT people, according to Amnesty International.