MAN PRETENDS TO BE GAY FOR A YEAR
A straight American man has pretended to be gay for a year in an effort to understand what gay people experience in day-to-day life.
LESBIAN HELD CAPTIVE BY FAMILY COMMITS SUICIDE
A lesbian woman in Kenya has reportedly committed suicide after she was held captive by her family when they found out she was gay.
U.S. MILITARY TO CELEBRATE PRIDE
In a remarkable turnaround, the Pentagon has announced that it will commemorate June as gay Pride month, in the same way that it marks other occasions honouring ethnic or racial groups.
TRAVOLTA’S ALLEGED MALE LOVER TO WRITE TELL-ALL BOOK
The man who claims to have been John Travolta’s male lover for six years is said to be planning to write a tell-all book about the affair.
KURUMAN MURDER: GRUESOME DETAILS EMERGE
Police have confirmed that not only was 24-year-old Thapelo Makhutle’s throat slit but his genitals were cut off and forced into his mouth.
WIDESPREAD CONDEMNATION OF KURUMAN MURDER
Groups and organisations across South Africa, including the DA and Cosatu, have condemned the brutal murder of a young gay/trans individual in Kuruman, but the Hate Crimes Task Team remains silent.
CONFUSION OVER BEHEADING CLAIMS
While initial reports claimed that a 23-year-old man in Kuruman had been beheaded over his sexuality, police say that his head was not separated from his body.
ITALIAN FOOTBALLER APOLOGISES FOR ANTI-GAY COMMENT
A top Italian football player has issued an apology for saying that he hopes that there are no gay players in his team.
CHRISTIAN LEADERS WANT UGANDA GAY DEATH BILL SPED UP
In an appalling indictment on their moral authority, Uganda’s Christian leaders have apparently urged the government to speed up the adoption of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
UGANDAN DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES PRE-COLONIAL GAYS
A documentary on gay sexuality in pre-colonial Africa, which aims to refute the belief that homosexuality is ‘un-African’, has premiered in Kampala.