CELEBS CELEBRATE GAY MARRIAGE RULINGS
From Madonna to Zachary Quinto, American celebrities have spoken out in their droves to overwhelmingly welcome yesterday’s Supreme Court gay marriage victories.
MARRIAGE EQUALITY WINS IN AMERICA
Marriage equality is a step closer in the US! The US Supreme Court has delivered historic victories in two cases concerning same-sex marriage.
TORTURE OF GAY PEOPLE BY LEBANESE POLICE
Victims accused of being gay have recounted how Lebanese police tortured and forced them to undergo humiliating anal examinations.
JUDGE COPS OUT OF LESBIAN MINISTER JUDGMENT
In what has been called a travesty, the judge deliberating the firing of Ecclesia de Lange as a minister by the Methodist Church because she is lesbian has dismissed the case.
6 YEAR OLD TRANS GIRL WINS RIGHT TO USE BATHROOM
In a remarkable case, a six year old transgender girl in America has won a legal battle allowing her to use the girl’s bathroom at her school.
“DANGEROUS LEVELS” OF HOMOPHOBIA IN AFRICA
Amnesty International has warned that homophobia is reaching dangerous levels in sub-Saharan Africa, and South Africa is not exempt from the crisis.
FORMER MARINE WINS MR GAY WORLD USA
In another symbolic nail in the coffin for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, a former marine in the American military has been crowned Mr Gay World USA.
JOBURG PRIDE INVITES LGBTI GROUPS & NGOS
Organisers of the Johannesburg Pride scheduled for 28 September have invited LGBTI and human rights NGOs and community groups to take part in the event.
ENGLISH RUGBY HUNK POSES FOR GAY MAG COVER
English rugby star James Haskell is on the cover of the new edition of Attitude magazine, describing it as “a bit of love” for his gay fans.
DISNEY CHANNEL TO FEATURE FIRST GAY CHARACTERS
In a first for the Disney Channel in the US, an upcoming episode of the sitcom Good Luck Charlie will include a family headed by two lesbian moms.