HEADLINES
LESBIAN PARENTS IN PRIVATE SCHOOL SPAT:
A lesbian couple has accused a prominent Joburg Christian school of homophobia.
JOBURG CITY SUPPORTS PRIDE:
The route for the Joburg Lesbian and Gay Pride March has been approved by Metro Police and the City has confirmed its support.
MORE ANGER AT TUESDAY NIGHT CLOSURE:
LGBTI organisations have questioned the motives behind the SABC closing the Tuesday Night Radio Show.
NG KERK TAKES STEP BACKWARDS:
The NG Kerk has suspended a gay dominee, sparking outrage among gay activists.
WESTLIFE SINGER COMES OUT:
Mark Feehily, singer with popular Irish boyband Westlife, has come out as gay.
OUT OPENS NEW OFFICES:
The Gauteng based gay support group, OUT, has opened new offices in Arcadia.
JUDE LAW CAUGHT WITH PANTS DOWN:
The world is agog at new paparazzi pictures of self-confessed nanny-shagger Jude Law in the buff.
NEW CONDOM FOR SA’S WELL ENDOWED MEN:
We knew it all along, but it appears that condom manufacturer Durex has seen the light; South African men are well-endowed.
SHOCK AS SABC SHUTS DOWN ‘TUESDAY NIGHT’:
Following the closure of Wrapped magazine this week, Tuesday Night Radio, SA’s only national gay radio show, also shuts down.
GAY ORGANISATIONS: PRIDE IN SAFE HANDS:
Community organisations will no longer be involved in the running of Joburg Pride.
WRAPPED CLOSES PERMANENTLY:
Brave Publishing has announced that Wrapped magazine will permanently cease publishing.
CAPE TOWN PRIDE CALLS FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT:
Plans for next year’s Cape Town Pride Festival are underway, and your involvement is needed
NEW BOOK ON AFRICAN LESBIANS LAUNCHED:
A book exploring the lives of lesbians in Africa has been launched in Johannesburg.
TEEN GAY HANGINGS CONTROVERSY:
Confusion reigns as to the true reason why two teenage boys were executed in Iran.
SA SPORTS COMMISSION ENDORSES JOBURG GAY GAMES BID:
The bid to host the 2010 Gay Games in South Africa gets yet another boost.
JOBURG PRIDE SET TO TURN SWEET 16:
After much speculation about the future of the event, details for Johannesburg’s 16th Lesbian and Gay Pride Week have been announced.
NIGERIA SENTENCES GAY MAN TO DEATH:
Another man has been sentenced to be stoned to death for being gay in Nigeria.
INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE VICTORIES:
Two more countries have legalised gay marriage in the last week, despite considerable opposition.
JOBURG PRIDE 2005 ON TRACK?:
As the USA celebrates gay pride, Joburg’s own Pride celebrations are being put back on track. But is it too late?
TUTU SUPPORTS JOBURG GAY GAMES BID:
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has expressed his support for the bid to bring the Gay Games to Joburg in 2010.