CHURCH OF SCOTLAND MOVES TO ALLOW GAY CLERGY

The Church of Scotland voted on Monday to lift a ban which barred congregations from appointing openly-gay ministers.
GAY TANZANIAN MAN FIGHTS FOR ASYLUM

A Tanzanian man is fighting for asylum in the UK after authorities refused to accept evidence that he is gay and detained him.
SHIFT ON GAY MARRIAGE VIEWS IN US

A landmark survey has found that a majority of Americans (53%) believe that same-sex marriage should be recognised by the law.
AFRIKAANS FILM WINS ‘QUEER’ CANNES AWARD

Skoonheid, the first Afrikaans film to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival, has won the Queer Palm award over the weekend.
CZECHS DENY PENIS ASYLUM TESTING

The Czech Republic has denied EU claims that it uses phallometric testing to assess the sexual orientation of asylum seekers.
MOBI SITE TO PROMOTE SAFE SEX FOR MSM

A groundbreaking new mobi site providing sexual health information to men who have sex with men (MSM) has been launched in South Africa.
HOMOSEXUALITY NOT BEHIND CLERGY ABUSE

A landmark study in the US has concluded that neither celibacy nor homosexuality are causes of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy.
PRIDE BANNED TO ‘PROTECT CHILDREN’

Moscow authorities say they banned a gay Pride event from taking place in the city because it would “damage the psychological health” of children.
FOOTBALL CAPTAIN CAUTIONS GAY PLAYERS

German football captain Philipp Lahm has cautioned gay players about coming out, saying that they would make things difficult for themselves.
THOUSANDS OF GAY SEX GUIDE COPIES TO BE DONATED

Thanks to generous funders, 14,000 copies of the newly published Young Gay Guys Guide to Safer Gay Sex will be distributed for free.