HEADLINES
LESBIAN COUPLE BARRED FROM PROM:
A US school in northern Alabama has decided to cancel the school prom rather than allow a lesbian couple to attend.
OPPOSITION TO UGANDA BILL GROWS:
Around 40 people have protested against Uganda's anti-gay bill in London, while Britain has said that it is "concerned" about the legislation.
ELLEN AND PORTIA TALK ON OPRAH:
Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi have talked about their relationship on the Oprah Winfrey show.
MORMONS ENDORSE PRO-GAY LAW:
In a surprising move, the Mormon Church has said that it supports a proposed Salt Lake City law which would grant benefits to gays and lesbians.
SOUTH PARK RESPONDS:
The creators of South Park have responded to anger over an episode which featured the repeated use of an anti-gay slur.
ANTI-GAY MISS CALIFORNIA HAS A SEX TAPE:
Former Miss California, Carrie Prejean, who has spoken out against same-sex marriage, is eating humble pie following news of a sex tape.
SINGER ADMITS TO PAYMENT:
Singer Robbie Klay, who has accused fellow singer Jurie Els of sexual abuse, has admitted that he was paid to reveal Els's name.
GATELY COLUMNIST BIGOT OF THE YEAR:
Jan Moir, the columnist behind the controversial article on Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, has been named Bigot of the Year.
SOUTH PARK EPISODE UPSETS GAY GROUP:
A recent episode of the animated television satire series South Park has upset a gay media group in the US.
ACTIVISTS SLAM HIV/AIDS BILL:
Uganda is under fire for another proposed law, one that has been criticised as only making it harder to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS.
MEN FACE EXECUTION FOR “HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT”:
Three Iranian men face execution for "male homosexual conduct" allegedly committed when they were children, reports Human Rights Watch.
SINGER TESTIFIES ON ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSE:
Afrikaans singer Robbie Klay has testified for a third day about his alleged sexual abuse as a child by fellow singer Jurie Els.
“HOMOSEXUALITY NOT A HUMAN RIGHT”:
The man behind the draconian anti-gay law under consideration in Uganda's parliament has defended the bill in a newspaper article.
US VOTES ON GAY ISSUES:
Voters in Maine have voted to reverse legislation that would have legalised same sex-marriage in the US state.
TAXI DRIVER KICKS OUT GAY COUPLE:
A New York City taxi driver has kicked a gay couple out of his cab because they hugged in the backseat.
FURORE OVER RISQUÉ INCIDENT:
Risqué Lounge's owner has expressed his frustration over claims that the popular Joburg nightclub’s bouncers beat up a woman on the weekend.
SAME-SEX COUPLES COMPARED TO STRAIGHT COUPLES:
A review of US Census Bureau data has compared the makeup of same-sex couples to that of their heterosexual counterparts.
CLINTON URGED TO CONDEMN ANTI-GAY BILL:
A US congresswoman has called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to publicly condemn the draconian anti-gay bill now before Uganda's parliament.
TEACHER SUSPENDED OVER GAY ANIMALS ARTICLE:
A US high school teacher has been suspended because he allowed students to read a scientific article about homosexuality in the animal world.
A MILLION TURN OUT FOR RIO PRIDE:
Despite rainy conditions, around one million people turned out for the annual Rio De Janeiro Pride celebrations in Brazil on the weekend.