HEADLINES
NEPAL HOLDS PRIDE PARADE:
The South Asian nation of Nepal has held its first international pride parade, which featured elephants and hundreds of participants.
MARINE CHIEF SUPPORTS SEPARATE QUARTERS:
US Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway says that straight troops with “moral” concerns should not be forced to share quarters with gay personnel.
AFRICAN ANTI-GAY BISHOPS SPEAK OUT:
African bishops attending an Anglican conference in Uganda have made clear their continued anti-gay stance.
CASTER SEMENYA COMES UNDER FIRE:
Following her remarkable win in Berlin on Sunday some competitors have lashed out at athlete Caster Semenya, focusing on her gender.
KENYAN GROUP RELEASES GAY RIGHTS BOOK:
A Kenyan gay rights group has produced a book outlining guidelines for universal LGBT rights in the African country.
GEORGE MICHAEL COULD FACE JAIL:
Singer George Michael had pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and the possession of cannabis.
LESBIAN TEEN ATTACK CHARGES DISMISSED:
Attempted murder charges against three teens accused of trying to push a lesbian girl over a cliff have been dismissed.
BRITISH ACTOR ATTACKED OVER GAY ROLE:
A straight actor who plays a gay role in the British soap series Emmerdale has been targeted in a homophobic attack.
HUNKY 90120 CHARACTER TO COME OUT:
Hunky actor Trevor Donovan's character is set to come out as gay in the US television series 90210.
RICKY MARTIN TO RELEASE BIOGRAPHY IN NOVEMBER:
Out Latino superstar Ricky Martin has announced that his autobiography will be on bookshelves in November.
PRIEST TO MARRY NIGERIAN MAN:
A Church of England priest has refused to confirm if he will remain celibate after marrying a Nigerian man 40 years his junior.
BBC PRESENTER CHARGED WITH WASTING POLICE TIME:
A BBC presenter in the UK who cl,aimed to have killed his lover in a mercy killing, is to be charged with wasting police time.
UK CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS FALL OUT OF FAVOUR:
New figures reveal that there was a 12 percent decline in civil partnerships in the UK last year.
UGANDAN FIRST LADY SLAMS HOMOSEXUALITY:
Uganda's First Lady, Janet Museveni, has described homosexuality as an abomination in a speech to young people.
3 SUM STAR LAID TO REST:
Jeff Moyo, one of the stars of openly-gay singing trio 3 SUM, was laid to rest on the weekend following his recent unexpected death.
TEEN SUES OVER SCHOOL YEARBOOK BAN:
A female student is suing her school after it removed her name and portrait from its yearbook because she was wearing a tuxedo in the photo.
TEEN BOY BEHIND SEX LINE SCAM:
A teenager in the UK has been arrested after he set up a fake sex chat line and then blackmailed men who called in to chat to him.
FURORE OVER STELLENBOSCH GAY KISS:
Stellenbosch University's student newspaper is embroiled in controversy after it published a photo on its front page of two men kissing.
SOMALILAND’S GAY PRESIDENT:
An openly gay man has been elected president of Somaliland, an internationally unrecognised state in the Horn of Africa.
CALIFORNIA MARRIAGES ON HOLD:
Opponents of same-sex marriage have successfully lodged an appeal to suspend gay marriages from being licensed in California.