MORGAN TSVANGIRAI CHANGES TUNE ON GAY RIGHTS
In a welcome change of position, Zimbabwe’s prime minister has told the BBC that gay equality should be protected by the country’s new constitution.
UK SHOCKED BY BRUTAL MURDER OF GAY MAN
A 28-year-old British gay man has been murdered and set on fire in what could be one of the most brutal anti-gay attacks in the UK in recent history.
CHINA BLOCKS SHANGHAI PRIDE WEBSITE
The Chinese authorities have been accused of blocking access to the website for this week’s third annual Shanghai Pride.
GAY-FRIENDLY BAR BOMBED IN NAIROBI
Locals have blamed a radical Islamic group for the bombing of a bar in downtown Nairobi, Kenya frequented by gay men that left 14 people injured.
ISLAMIC YOUTH WANT ELTON JOHN CONCERT CANNED
The youth wing of an Islamic political party in Malaysia has condemned Elton John’s planned concert because the gay singer is “incompatible” with Malaysian culture.
MCQP REVEALS 2011 THEME
The organisers of the highly-anticipated Mother City Queer Project (MCQP) costume bash revealed the theme for the 17 December party on Friday in Cape Town.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE URGED TO HEED SCIENCE
A US gay rights group has offered to help presidential candidate Herman Cain meet with a scientist to explain that being gay is not a choice.
OBAMA HONOURS LESBIAN WHO HELPED CHANGE ANTI-GAY HOSPITAL POLICIES
President Obama has awarded the 2011 Presidential Citizens Medal to a lesbian woman who sued a hospital that refused to allow her to see her dying partner.
OIA OPENING HIGHLIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS
Our constitutional freedoms were highlighted at the launch of the final edition of this year’s Out In Africa Film Festival in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
KELLAN LUTZ PROUD OF GAY FANS
American actor and sex symbol Kellan Lutz says that he’s proud to have gay fans and would prefer to share a home with a gay man.