NIGERIA SET TO BAN GAY MARRIAGE
A bill to explicitly ban same-sex marriage in Nigeria was debated on Tuesday in the Senate, receiving wide support.
HEALTH SCARE FOR ELLEN
Ellen DeGeneres has joked about her health scare after she suffered chest pains and was treated by paramedics on Monday.
131 720 GAY MARRIED COUPLES IN THE US
Revised 2010 census statistics shows that there are 131,729 same-sex married couples and 514,735 same-sex unmarried couples in the US.
SHRIEN DEWANI CLOSER TO FACING GAY CLAIMS
Murder accused Shrien Dewani’s extradition to South Africa, where he could face claims that he is secretly gay, has been approved by the UK government.
GAYDAR CONMAN GETS 4 YEARS
A British man who used the Gaydar dating network to con victims across the UK over 11 years has been jailed for four years and three months.
BIDEN JOINS OBAMA IN CONDEMNING BOOING OF SOLDIER
US Vice-President Joe Biden has called the booing of a gay soldier at a Republican presidential debate “reprehensible”.
‘IS MY SON GAY’ APP SLAMMED
An Android app that supposedly helps parents confirm if their son is gay has been slammed by LGBTI groups.
TRANS PEOPLE AND GAY AFRICAN AMERICANS LACKING ON US TV
A report on US television reveals that the upcoming season will show a decrease in the number of LGBT characters on free-to-air networks.
LESBIAN WOMAN ATTACKED IN ZIM
Zimbabwe police have been accused of dragging their feet in investigating an attack on a lesbian woman in the town of Chitungwiza, near Harare.
HOLLYWOOD ACTOR COMES OUT
American actor Sean Maher, best known for his roles in TV’s The Playboy Club and Firefly, has come out as gay.