HEADLINES
TOKYO CELEBRATES PRIDE AFTER 3 YEAR BREAK:
Tokyo held its 7th Pride Parade, the largest in Japan, on the weekend after a break of three years.
PORN POLICEMAN KEEPS LICENSE:
A former gay porn actor turned policeman in the US has been allowed to keep his police certification.
VICTORY FOR TRANS WOMAN:
A transgender woman in Johannesburg has won her unfair dismissal case and her employer has been ordered to reinstate her in her job.
JOBURG PRIDE RESPONDS TO RUMOURS:
Following allegations and rumours about Joburg Pride hosting an after-party this year, the organisation has clarified its position on the matter.
JUDGE ALLOWS MARRIAGES TO GO AHEAD:
The judge in the California same-sex marriage case has decided to allow gay and lesbian marriages to go-ahead as from next week.
ITALIAN HOMOPHOBIA ON THE RISE:
Italy's leading LGBT rights group has called on the international community to help it address a spate of homophobic incidents in the country.
CRISTIANO “INTIMIDATINGLY WELL-ENDOWED”:
A British model, who claims to have slept with football sex symbol Cristiano Ronaldo, has told a newspaper that he is "intimidatingly well-endowed".
MP CALLS ON BRITAIN TO INTERVENE IN IRAN DEATH SENTENCE:
A Conservative MP in the UK has called on the Foreign Secretary to intervene in the pending execution of an Iranian teen accused of sodomy.
YFM DJ FIRED OVER ANTI-GAY BROADCAST:
The Broadcasting Complaints Commission has fined radio station YFM R15,000 for a homophobic broadcast by DJ MacG.
DRAMA STUDENT TAKES CT MR GAY SA FINAL:
André Lammers, a 23 year old drama student and part-time model, has scooped the Mr. Gay SA South Regional title in Cape Town.
FED UP FLIGHT STEWARD BECOMES CELEB:
A flight steward who quit his job by swearing at passengers and leaving the plane via an emergency chute has become something of a folk hero.
BISEXUALS TO GATHER FOR UK CONFERENCE:
The annual BiCon, described as "a weekend-long gathering for bi people, their friends and partners" will take place in London later this month.
GAY MARRIAGES LEGAL IN ALL OF MEXICO:
Mexico's supreme court has ruled that same-sex marriage licenses issued in Mexico City must be recognised in the rest of the country.
PORTIA TO ADOPT ELLEN’S NAME:
According to reports, actress Portia de Rossi has applied to change her surname to that of her wife's.
GAY LEARNER NOT ALLOWED AT SCHOOL:
A Cape Town school pupil has told the Daily Voice newspaper that he is not allowed at his school because he is gay.
GROWING CONCERN OVER MEDIA FREEDOM:
The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project has joined other social justice organisations in condemning the crackdown on media freedom in South Africa.
MAYOR ATTENDS PRIDE IN DRAG:
The mayor of ReykjavÃk in Iceland joined 90,000 people for the city's pride parade dressed in drag as a middle aged woman.
SECOND ZIM ACTIVIST PLEADS NOT GUILTY:
Ellen Chademana, the other Zimbabwe LGBT activist arrested for possessing pornography, has pleaded not guilty at the start of her trial.
COURT GIVES NOD TO MEXICO CITY GAY MARRIAGES:
Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that Mexico City's same-sex marriage law can remain in force as it does not contravene the constitution.
MISS CAPE TOWN PRIDE BOOTED:
Organisers have revoked Miss Cape Town Pride 2010's title due to allegedly inappropriate behaviour.