NZ AIRLINE CUTS GAY KISS SCENE
Air New Zealand will remove a scene included in a light-hearted in-flight video after complaints from gay activists.
DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL REPEAL FAILS
A bid to have the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on gay and lesbian military personnel repealed in the US senate has failed.
FACEBOOK TO SUPPORT SAME-SEX COUPLES
Facebook has announced that it will compensate partners of gay and lesbian employees covered by its medical plans who are unfairly taxed.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT APOLOGISES TO TRANS TEEN
The Eastern Cape Department of Education has apologised to a trans teen who was victimised because he refused to wear a girl’s uniform.
HIV POSITIVE PORN STAR CALLS FOR CONDOM USE
An adult film performer, who has appeared in gay and straight porn and contracted HIV, has called for the mandatory use of condoms in the industry.
JESSE JACKSON: GAYS AMERICA’S NEWEST 2ND CLASS CITIZENS
Human rights icon Jesse Jackson has called for gay equality, describing gays and lesbians as America’s newest “second-class citizens”.
JAMES FRANCO MAKES OUT WITH HIMSELF
Actor James Franco has made an intriguing short video in which he flirts and makes out with himself in a mirror. Watch it here.
LITHUANIA TO VOTE ON ANTI-GAY LAW
Amnesty International has urged Lithuania’s parliament to reject a proposed law that would criminalise the “promotion of homosexual relations”.
SA TO BID FOR MR. GAY WORLD
The organisers of Mr. Gay South Africa have announced that they will make an official bid to host Mr. Gay World in South Africa.
OPRAH: I AM NOT A LESBIAN
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has strongly denied rumours that she is a closeted lesbian in an emotional interview with Barbara Walters.