GAY ACTIVIST LABELLED CHILD RAPIST
A Ugandan gay activist has been smeared in a notoriously homophobic newspaper that has accused him of raping school boys.
MOSCOW’S ANTI-GAY MAYOR FIRED
Moscow’s gays and lesbians could enjoy a little more freedom after the city’s openly homophobic Mayor was fired on Tuesday.
GAYS ARRESTED IN BEIJING
There have been reports that over 100 gay men have been arrested in a cruising spot in police raids ahead of China’s National Day holiday.
SHOCK US REPORT ON GAY MEN AND HIV
A new report has found that a staggering 1 in 5 men who have sex with men in 21 US cities have HIV, with almost half unaware of their positive status.
ARCHBISHOP SLAMMED OVER GAY CLERGY
Activist Peter Tatchell has slammed the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams’ stance on the issue of gay clergy as hypocritical.
COURT REINSTATES LESBIAN MAJOR
A court has reinstated a decorated Air Force flight nurse who had been dismissed under the US military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
FLORIDA ENDS GAY ADOPTION BAN
Florida’s Governor Charlie Crist has announced that the state will immediately stop enforcing its ban on gay adoption after a court ruling on the matter.
SENEGAL SLAMMED OVER TORTURE
Senegal’s security forces have been slammed for using torture with impunity against political opponents and gays and lesbians.
ZOLISWA CASE DELAYED FOR ANOTHER FOUR WEEKS
The trial of the men accused of killing lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana is to restart mid October following the recent escape and re-arrest of four of the men.
LEO DICAPRIO AND JOAQUIN PHOENIX TO PLAY LOVERS?
Hollywood is abuzz over rumours that director Clint Eastwood is hoping to cast Joaquin Phoenix and Leonardo DiCaprio as lovers in his new film.