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ELS DENIES ABUSING KLAY:
Afrikaans singer Jurie Els took the stand in court this week to deny all charges of having sexually abused younger fellow singer Robbie Klay.
ANGER AS SHOW BLURS LAMBERT KISS:
A US television show has been accused of hypocrisy for blurring out a kiss between Adam Lambert and a male keyboardist but showing a kiss between two female singers.
OUT HOSTS HIV TESTING OPEN DAY:
To mark World AIDS day, OUT will be hosting an HIV Testing Open Day, at its PRISM HIV and STI Clinic in Pretoria on Tuesday December 1st.
NEW MOON STAR DOESN’T REFUTE GAY RUMOURS:
In a new interview, New Moon teen hunk Taylor Lautner has chosen not to refute rumours about his sexuality.
1ST GAY CIVIL PARTNERSHIP CEREMONY IN AUSTRALIA:
Two men have become the first gay couple to marry in a legally recognised civil partnership ceremony in Australia.
PHILIPPINES BANS GAY PARTY FROM ELECTIONS:
The Philippine elections commission has refused to allow an LGBT political party from taking part in the 2010 elections.
CANADA SLAMS UGANDA BILL:
The Canadian government has described the anti-gay bill before Uganda's parliament as "vile and hateful.”
ATLANTA SUED OVER GAY BAR RAID:
The city of Atlanta and members of its police force have been sued over a controversial raid on a gay bar in September.
ADAM LAMBERT PERFORMANCE CANCELLED:
The ABC network has cancelled a planned appearance by singer Adam Lambert following his racy performance at the American Music Awards.
JUSTICE CONTINUES TO ELUDE ZOLISWA:
Activists have expressed their outrage at another postponement, until March 2010, of the trial of nine men accused of killing 19 year old Zoliswa Nkonyana.
X-BOX GAME FEATURES GAY SEX SCENE:
It's been revealed that a sequence in the Xbox360 game Dragon Age features a secret gay sex scene between a human character and a male elf.
CHANGES FOR CAPE TOWN PRIDE:
The Board of Cape Town Pride has announced several significant changes to help ensure that the 2010 festival will be a success.
CRUISING CONMAN JAILED:
A man has been jailed in the UK for posing as a policeman in order to blackmail gay men who were cruising for sex.
NURSES APOLOGISE TO LESBIAN PARTNER:
Nurses from a US hospital that denied a lesbian woman from seeing her dying partner have apologised to her.
LAMBERT GENERATES 1,500 COMPLAINTS:
American Idol runner up Adam Lambert's raunchy performance at the American Music Awards has led to 1,500 complaints to the show's broadcaster.
AUSSIE PM TO OVERTURN CIVIL UNION LAW:
Despite opposition from some in his party, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd reportedly plans to overturn new civil union legislation in one Australian territory.
SERBIA URGED TO COMBAT HOMOPHOBIA:
Serbia should take steps to end a spate of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, says Human Rights Watch.
US HOLDS VIGILS FOR SLAIN TEEN:
Vigils have been held across the US to protest the brutal murder of gay teen Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado in Puerto Rico just over a week ago.
LEGENDS BRIEFLY CLOSED:
Legends nightclub in Pretoria was shut down by police on Friday night for by-law violations, but was re-opened by Saturday night.
ADAM LAMBERT “SHOCKS” AT AWARDS SHOW:
Openly gay singer Adam Lambert has shocked some US viewers with his raunchy performance at Sunday night's American Music Awards.