BRAZIL SUSPENDS ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA CAMPAIGN:
Brazil's president has personally intervened to remove material combating homophobia from the country's school sex education programme.
HEADLINES
BRITNEY AND RIHANNA KISS CAUSES CONTROVERSY:
America once again exposes its puritanical roots by objecting to an on-stage kiss on the cheek between Rihanna and Britney Spears.
OOPS! ‘GOD HATES FAGS’ CHURCH DONATES TO GAY CHARITY:
The notorious anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church’s actions have inadvertently led to a $50,000 donation to a gay charity.
CROATIAN SOCCER CHIEF APPEALS FINE:
The President of the Croatian Football Federation has appealed a € 10,000 fine for saying that he would not allow gay players on his team.
MADONNA PRAISES OPRAH:
In front of an audience of thousands, pop legend Madonna has praised Oprah Winfrey ahead of the talk show queen's final episode.
DEPT OF HEALTH: NOT ENOUGH DONE TO REACH MSM:
The Minister of Health has admitted that not enough has been done to reach men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa.
SA IDOLS WINNER TO SING AT ROYAL WEDDING:
SA Idols winner Jason Hartman has been invited to sing the first song at Prince Albert II and Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock's wedding.
ACTIVISTS FIGHT FOR JAILED GAY MAN:
Human rights groups have slammed the conviction of a Cameroonian man to three years in jail for being gay.
ANOTHER BASKETBALL PRO IN ANTI-GAY CONTROVERSY:
Following the recent fining of US basketball star Kobe Bryant for using an anti-gay slur, another player has shouted the same insult at a fan.
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND MOVES TO ALLOW GAY CLERGY:
The Church of Scotland voted on Monday to lift a ban which barred congregations from appointing openly-gay ministers.
GAY TANZANIAN MAN FIGHTS FOR ASYLUM:
A Tanzanian man is fighting for asylum in the UK after authorities refused to accept evidence that he is gay and detained him.
AFRIKAANS FILM WINS ‘QUEER’ CANNES AWARD:
Skoonheid, the first Afrikaans film to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival, has won the Queer Palm award over the weekend.
SHIFT ON GAY MARRIAGE VIEWS IN US:
A landmark survey has found that a majority of Americans (53%) believe that same-sex marriage should be recognised by the law.
MOBI SITE TO PROMOTE SAFE SEX FOR MSM:
A groundbreaking new mobi site providing sexual health information to men who have sex with men (MSM) has been launched in South Africa.
HOMOSEXUALITY NOT BEHIND CLERGY ABUSE:
A landmark study in the US has concluded that neither celibacy nor homosexuality are causes of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy.
PRIDE BANNED TO ‘PROTECT CHILDREN’:
Moscow authorities say they banned a gay Pride event from taking place in the city because it would "damage the psychological health" of children.
FOOTBALL CAPTAIN CAUTIONS GAY PLAYERS:
German football captain Philipp Lahm has cautioned gay players about coming out, saying that they would make things difficult for themselves.
CZECHS DENY PENIS ASYLUM TESTING:
The Czech Republic has denied EU claims that it uses phallometric testing to assess the sexual orientation of asylum seekers.
THOUSANDS OF GAY SEX GUIDE COPIES TO BE DONATED:
Thanks to generous funders, 14,000 copies of the newly published Young Gay Guys Guide to Safer Gay Sex will be distributed for free.
MOSCOW BANS GAY PRIDE AGAIN:
Moscow authorities have marked the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on Tuesday by banning this year's planned gay Pride event.