GAGA DENIES USING GAY COMMUNITY
Pop sensation Lady Gaga has denied using the gay community and its battle for equality to sell more CDs.
OBAMA APPOINTS LESBIAN TO TOP MILITARY ACADEMY
In a first, President Obama has appointed an openly-lesbian former Army officer to the board of a top US military academy.
GAY ROW OVER BILLY ELLIOT WRITER OPERA
A British school principal has defended her decision to pull out of an opera, written by Billy Elliot’s Lee Hall, that features a gay character.
KYLIE CONCERTS TO BREAK SUN CITY RECORDS
This weekend’s first-ever South African concert by pop-star Kylie Minogue at Sun City is set to break records in the venue.
BRAD PITT WELCOMES GAY MARRIAGE IN NEW YORK
Actor and sex symbol Brad Pitt has issued a statement applauding the recent legalisation of same-sex marriage in the state of New York.
SA GAY FLAG FLIES AT LONDON PRIDE
The ‘gay flag of South Africa’ was flown high at this past weekend’s London Pride parade, which drew around a million people.
HEALTH MINISTER CALLS GAYS UNNATURAL
India’s Health Minister has come under fire for calling homosexuality a “disease” and “unnatural” at an HIV and AIDS conference.
PAKISTAN GROUPS CONDEMN EMBASSY PRIDE EVENT
Muslim groups have slammed a LGBT celebration hosted at the US Embassy in Islamabad, described as the city’s first-ever Pride event.
TEA PARTY LEADER SAYS GAY BULLYING HEALTHY PEER PRESSURE
A leader in the US right-wing Tea Party movement has described the bullying of LGBT youth as “healthy peer pressure”.
HATE CRIMES TASK TEAM MEMBERS APPOINTED
The members of the team tasked with engaging with government on hate crimes against LGBTI people, and lesbians in particular, has been announced.