CHURCH REFUSES FUNERAL TO GAY MAN:
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego has backtracked after a church cancelled a man's funeral simply because he was gay.
HEADLINES
OBAMA URGED TO ‘EVOLVE’ ON GAY MARRIAGE:
President Obama outlined his successes at a LGBT Pride reception at the White House on Wednesday but some activists say that he needs to do more.
CHARLIZE CONFIRMS: WON’T MARRY UNTIL GAYS CAN:
Charlize Theron has reaffirmed that she won't consider getting married until same-sex couples in the US also have the right to marry.
INDIAN GIRLS BEING SURGICALLY ‘TURNED’ INTO BOYS:
There are claims that the preference for male children in India is resulting in cases of young girls being surgically altered to “become” boys.
JOBURG PRIDE ACCUSED OF SIDELINING TRANS PEOPLE:
Two groups have accused Joburg Pride of sidelining the transgender and intersex community through its 2011 theme, "Born this Gay".
LONDON MOSQUE BREAKS PROMISE ON ANTI-GAY SPEAKERS:
A London mosque has been accused of breaking its promise to no longer allow anti-gay clerics to speak at the venue.
ZIM POLICE INVESTIGATE GAY ‘INVASION’:
A Zimbabwe news site reports that police are investigating an 'invasion' of a popular Harare music venue by 40 gays and lesbians.
TRUE BLOOD NEW GAY CHARACTER REVEALED:
The 'straight' character in the popular television vampire series that will have a gay affair has been revealed.
DAVID KATO BOOK IN THE WORKS:
A Ugandan university is compiling a book on the life, work and legacy of David Kato, the LGBTI activist who was murdered in January.
MINOGUE ADDS ANOTHER SHOW TO SA TOUR:
Due to popular demand, international pop-star and gay icon Kylie Minogue has added an additional concert to her South African tour in July.
BRAZILIAN JUDGE APPROVES FIRST GAY MARRIAGE:
A Brazilian judge has legalised the county’s first same-sex marriage after he ruled that a gay couple could convert their civil union into a marriage.
ARRESTED PRIDE ACTIVISTS RELEASED:
The 14 activists arrested in a bid to hold the annual Slavic Gay Pride in St. Petersburg have been released after being detained for 24 hours.
FIFA URGED TO ACT AGAINST NIGERIAN COACH:
Activists say FIFA must act against the coach of the Nigerian national women's football team who has boasted that she has purged the team of lesbianism.
NEW YORK CELEBRATES MARRIAGE EQUALITY:
The state of New York has finally joined the handful of states in the US that have legalised same-sex marriage.
NEWSPAPER RETRACTS APOLOGY, INSULTS GAY MAN:
The US newspaper that offered to apologise for not listing a gay man as his late partner's survivor in an obituary has changed its position.
ZIM GAY ACTIVISTS ANGRY OVER RAPE REPORTS:
Zimbabwean gay activists have spoken out about recent media reports confusing the tragic rape of a ten-year-old boy with homosexuality.
CHRIS BROWN ‘RESPECTS GAY COMMUNITY’:
Controversial singer Chris Brown says that his negative use of the word ‘gay’ was not intended to offend the gay community.
OVULATING WOMEN SHOW BOOST IN GAYDAR:
Psychologists have discovered that a woman's ability to identify gay men is increased when she is ovulating.
ANTI-GAY REGGAE STAR GETS 10 YEARS:
The Grammy-winning anti-gay reggae singer Buju Banton has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in a drug trial in the US.
PAPER REFUSED TO LIST PARTNER IN GAY MAN’S OBITUARY:
A US newspaper apologises after deleting a gay man's partner of 10 years from his obituary and saying that he is equivalent to the late man's pets.