HEADLINES
GAY ACTOR RECEIVES OBE:
Scottish-born actor Alan Cumming has received an OBE in the annual Queen's birthday honours list for his work and for LGBT activism."
GAY ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR ALMOST UNIVERSAL:
Same-sex behaviour is a nearly universal phenomenon in the animal kingdom, common across species, from worms to frogs to birds, says a new report.
TRAVEL COMPANY APOLOGISES:
A South African safari travel company has apologised for the homophobic e-mails sent by an employee of its Namibian division.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR APPLAUDED:
Britain’s ambassador to Poland has been lauded for his work in promoting gay rights in the central European country.
MASSIVE PRIDE WEEKEND AROUND THE WORLD:
From China to Sao Paulo, this past weekend was filled with gay Pride events across four continents.
MIXED FEELINGS ON BRÃœNO FILM:
Gay rights groups in the US have mixed feelings about Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest film venture Brüno.
BULLYING: SCHOOL RESPONDS:
Pinetown Boys’ High has responded to the incidents of bullying at the school, including one in which a pupil was attacked for being gay.
OUTRAGE AS OBAMA SUPPORTS DOMA:
Gay rights groups in the US are outraged by the Obama administration’s support of the Defense of Marriage Act.
OSCAR WINNER IN SEX TAPE SCANDAL:
Photos from an explicit sex tape featuring the Oscar-winning writer of the film Milk with another man have surfaced.
LOCAL COMPANY ACCUSED OF HOMOPHOBIA:
A Southern African travel company that specialises in Safaris has been accused of being homophobic by a UK publication.
MAMBA EDITOR HONOURED:
Mambaonline’s editor has been selected as one of the Mail & Guardian's "300 Young South Africans You Have To Take To Lunch".
CHER’S DAUGHTER IN TRANSITION:
Chastity Bono, daughter of Cher and Sonny Bono, is in the early stages of changing his gender.
GAY CANNIBAL SENTENCE UPHELD:
Former Mr. Gay UK Anthony Francis Morley has failed in getting his 30 year prison sentence reduced.
US CONDEMNS IRAQI VIOLENCE:
For the first time, the United States has officially condemned anti-gay violence in Iraq.
PINETOWN GAY BOY ATTEMPTS SUICIDE:
An incident of gay-bullying has been reported at Pinetown Boys’ High near Durban, leading to the victim attempting suicide.
TRANS MAN GIVE BIRTH AGAIN:
The transgendered man who generated a huge controversy after his first pregnancy last year has given birth again, this time to a baby boy.
MISS CALIFORNIA FIRED:
Miss California Carrie Prejean, who caused a furore with her anti same-sex marriage coments, has been fired for "contract violations.
CHINA BANS PARTS OF PRIDE:
Organisers of China’s first gay Pride event have been told to shut down several of the festivals’ events, reports the BBC.
RUSSIANS TO PROTEST OBAMA:
Gay Rights activists in Russia are planning to stage a picket during American President Barack Obama’s visit to Moscow in July.
SCANDAL WRESTLERS SPEAK OUT:
Two wrestlers who were fired last year after they posed nude on gay porn website have spoken out about the incident on US television.