BULLIED STUDENTS TOLD TO ACT ‘LESS GAY’
Teachers in Essex in the UK reportedly told school students to “act less gay” to avoid becoming the targets of bullies.
AFRICAN NATIONS SLAM CAMERON AID CUT THREAT
A number of African countries have reacted with anger to British Prime Minister David Cameron’s threat to cut aid to anti-gay countries.
POLICE: MURDER OF GAY MAN NOT LINKED TO HOMOPHOBIA
Britain’s Gay Police Association says that it is concerned that the murder of gay barman Stuart Walker is not being regarded as a homophobic attack.
TRANS ACTIVISTS UNDER FIRE IN TURKEY
Three transgender activists in Turkey have been sentenced to jail in what human rights leaders call “a pattern of systematic harassment “.
LESBIAN HOMECOMING COUPLE HIT BY FLOOD OF HATE
Two lesbian teens in America, who were voted their school’s homecoming king and queen, have received a flood of hateful e-mails and phone calls.
KARDASHIAN DIVORCE SHOWS HYPOCRISY OF GAY MARRIAGE BAN
The end of Kim Kardashian’s 72-day-old marriage is being touted by gays and lesbians the world over as an example of the hypocrisy of banning same-sex marriage.
ANGER OVER GOLDIN & BLOOM CONVICT’S PAROLE BID
The families of Brett Goldin and Richard Bloom, who were murdered in 2006, are opposing a parole application by one of the men involved in the attack.
SOUTH AFRICA VOTES AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS AT COMMONWEALTH MEETING
South Africa has demonstrated its inconsistent international human rights position at the weekend’s Commonwealth meeting.
ACTIVISTS SLAM FUNDING CUTS LINKED TO GAY RIGHTS
African gay rights activists have expressed concerns about the British government’s threat to cut aid to countries that have anti-gay policies or laws.
MR. GAY SA FINALIST REACHES OUT TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV
Mr. Gay South Africa finalist Charlie Jacobs has explained why he chose OUT, the Pretoria-based health NGO, as his charity during the competition.