HEADLINES
ARCHIE COMICS’ FIRST GAY WEDDING:
Archie Comics’ first gay character Kevin Keller will tie the knot in an upcoming issue of Life With Archie.
KENYAN LGBTI GROUP QUESTIONS MURDER CLAIMS:
A Kenyan LGBTI group has questioned claims that a gay activist was recently murdered in the city of Kisumu.
AUSTRALIAN PASSPORT TO ALLOW FOR GENDER DIVERSITY:
Australians may now apply for passports that will list them as being male, female or a third option.
ANTI-GAY TOWN CLERK MUST RESIGN:
A town clerk in the state of New York who refuses to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples must go, says a US group.
PAYPAL RESPONDS TO HATE GROUPS CONTROVERSY:
Online payment service PayPal has refused to bar anti-gay groups from using its services saying that it has to consider freedom of speech.
EASTWOOD & DICAPRIO TALK GAY MARRIAGE:
The director and star of a biopic of J. Edgar Hoover, Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio, have come out in support of same-sex marriage.
NEW GAY RIGHTS GROUP LAUNCHED:
The Kaleidoscope Trust, launched in London this week, has been backed by Elton John and George Michael as well as Prime Minister David Cameron.
LINK BETWEEN BAREBACKING PORN & THE REAL THING:
A US study has found a link between gay men viewing barebacking pornography and engaging in unprotected anal sex in their real lives.
KENYA HOLDS FIRST LGBTI FILM FESTIVAL:
History has been made after Kenya's very first LGBTI film festival was held in Nairobi this past weekend.
NETHERLANDS MUST CHANGE TRANS LAW:
The Netherlands is urged to change a law which requires transgender people to undergo surgery and sterilisation before legally changing their gender.
TOM HARDY CLARIFIES GAY SEX CLAIM:
Inception actor Tom Hardy has clarified a previous statement in which he said that he had affairs with other men when he was younger.
MISSING LESBIAN FOUND DEAD IN BIN:
The decomposing body of a lesbian woman, missing since September last year, has been found in a bin in Cape Town.
FACEBOOK CO-FOUNDER SLAMS ANTI-GAY MEASURE:
Openly-gay Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has condemned a planned anti-gay North Carolina constitutional amendment.
KENYAN ACTIVIST MURDERED:
There are reports that an LGBTI activist in Kisumu, Kenya was murdered last month by a gang of young men.
FIFA LAUNCHES HOMOPHOBIA INVESTIGATION:
FIFA has launched an investigation into reports of homophobia by officials from Nigeria's national football women's team.
BRITISH GAYS FACE AGEING CRISIS:
A new study in the UK has concluded that more older gay people live their lives alone and with less support than their straight counterparts.
‘HOMOSEXUALITY A BIGGER THREAT THAN TERRORISM’:
Sally Kern, an Oklahoma state legislator, has defended her stance that homosexuality is more dangerous to the United States than terrorism.
SOUTH AFRICA AFFIRMS PRO-GAY FOREIGN POLICY:
The head of South Africa's international relations department has affirmed that the country will support LGBTI equality around the world.
ZUMA IGNORES CHIEF JUSTICE LGBTI & GENDER CONCERNS:
President Jacob Zuma has chosen to ignore concerns by civil society groups about Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng and officially named him South Africa's Chief Justice.
MR. GAY SOUTH AFRICA 2011 FINALISTS REVEALED:
Details of the 15 finalists in the Mr. Gay South Africaâ„¢ 2011 competition have been revealed and public voting, which counts for 25% of the final score, has opened.