HEADLINES

LGBT EMMY NOMINEES LAUDED: The recently announced list of nominees for TV’s highest honours includes a range of openly gay performers and crew members.

GROUP WARNS OF PENTAGON SURVEY: A group lobbying for the rights of lesbian and gay personnel in the US military has warned gay service-members against taking part in a Pentagon survey.

WEDDING CONTEST TO ALLOW GAY COUPLES: An American television wedding competition has agreed to accept gay and lesbian couples as contestants following a campaign by LGBT activists.

YFM DJ APOLOGISES OVER GAY AUDIO CLIP: Two YFM DJs have been suspended after they played a homophobic audio clip and mocked a gay colleague on air.

BREAKTHROUGH COULD LEAD TO HIV VACCINE: In what could prove to be a significant breakthrough, scientists have discovered antibodies that prevent most HIV strains from infecting human cells.

LINDSAY LOHAN SENTENCED TO JAIL: Bisexual American actress Lindsay Lohan burst into tears after being sentenced by a court to 90 day in jail.

HOPE FOR GAY ASYLUM SEEKERS IN UK: The Supreme Court has given hope to gay asylum seekers in the UK by rejecting government policies that expect gay refugees to hide their sexuality.

CONFUSION OVER GAY ACTIVIST DECAPITATION: There's confusion about the identity of a man who was decapitated in Uganda following initial reports that the victim was a LGBT activist.

PRIEST USED CHURCH MONEY FOR RENT BOYS: A Catholic Priest in the US has been arrested for embezzling money from his parish, allegedly using it for holidays and rent boys.

HAWAII GOVERNOR VETOES CIVIL UNION BILL: Hawaii's governor has been denounced for vetoing a civil union bill that would have officially recognised same-sex couples in that state.

WEDDING COMPETITION BARS GAY COUPLES: An American television wedding competition has been slammed for refusing to accept gay and lesbian couples as contestants.

SEMENYA ALLOWED TO COMPETE AGAIN: The International Association of Athletics Federations has officially given the all-clear for beleagured athlete Caster Semenya to compete once more.

GEORGE MICHAEL ARRESTED IN CAR ACCIDENT: Singer George Michael is once again in trouble with the law after he crashed his car into a shop following this weekend’s London Pride celebrations.

LGBT JAMAICANS PROTEST FOR EQUAL RIGHTS: A group of LGBT Jamaicans have boldly protested outside a meeting of regional heads of state in Jamaica.

LONDON MAYOR BACKS GAY MARRIAGE: London Mayor Boris Johnson has backed same-sex civil marriage while taking part in Saturday's London Pride parade.

ENGLAND FOOTBALLER MAY BE OUTED: A British Tabloid has reported that a well-known English footballer is at the centre of a blogger's gay sex claims.

TORONTO PRIDE ATTRACTS OVER 1 MILLION: Organisers estimated that 1.3 million people took part in Toronto’s Pride parade on Sunday, despite a recent censorship furore.

MORE GAY MEN FORCED TO MARRY: Britain's Forced Marriage Unit says that there has been an increase in the number of gay men being forced into heterosexual marriages by their families.

GOOGLE TO COMPENSATE GAY EMPLOYEES: Google has announced that it will be compensating its LGBT employees for US tax laws that discriminate against same-sex couples.

MAYOR TO LEAD LONDON PRIDE PARADE: Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has announced that he will once again lead London's Pride parade, taking place on Saturday.