HEADLINES
LGBTI ACTIVIST’S HOUSE TORCHED:
An Ugandan LGBTI activist narrowly escaped death when his house was recently set alight, while he was trapped inside.
HAS SAHRC SLIPPED UP ON QWELANE CASE?:
The South African Human Rights Commission may have failed to submit legal papers, opposing Jon Qwelane's bid to have his hate speech court ruling overturned, in time.
AUTHOR TALKS ABOUT BI JESUS BOOK:
The controversial author of A Million Little Pieces has opened up about his new fiction book that features a bisexual Messiah.
UPDATE ON UGANDA GAY-DEATH BILL:
A member of parliament in Uganda says that the draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill is likely to be made law within two months.
CONTROVERSIAL OPERA TO GO AHEAD:
The school that pulled out of an opera penned by the writer of Billy Elliot has announced that it is now happy with the changes made to the text.
FINGER RATIO MAY SUGGEST PENIS LENGTH:
Scientists say that the length of a man's penis may be related to the ratio between the second and fourth digits on his right hand.
DON’T ASK DON’T TELL SUSPENDED:
An appeals court has re-instituted an injunction barring the US military from enforcing the ban on openly-lesbian, gay and bisexual service members.
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.
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".
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.
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.
CHER SLAMS ANTI-GAY PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER’S HUSBAND:
Gay icon Cher is outraged by the husband of US presidential contender Michele Bachmann who said that gays are “barbarians”.
GAY GROUPS OPPOSE CIVIL UNION BILL:
In an unusual situation a number of gay rights groups are urging Rhode Island's Governor to veto a bill that legalises gay and lesbian civil unions.
MAN SAYS GOD TOLD HIM TO STAB & RAPE LESBIAN COUPLE:
A US man standing trial for attacking and raping a lesbian couple, killing one of the women, claims that God told him to attack them.