HEADLINES
ASYLUM SEEKER TO SUE:
The British Home Office faces legal action after forcibly removing a gay asylum-seeker from the UK and back to Uganda.
ADAM LAMBERT STEPS OUT WITH BOYFRIEND:
Adam Lambert was seen leaving the popular West Hollywood club Guys and Dolls on Monday night holding hands with another man.
BRITISH SOAP TO FEATURE GAY MUSLIM:
British soap opera EastEnders will feature a controversial romantic storyline involving a gay Muslim character.
UK DRAG LEGEND DIES:
Beloved British drag performer Danny La Rue died peacefully in his sleep earlier this week.
OBAMA MAKES JUNE ‘GAY MONTH’:
US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have both issued statements about the LGBT community.
SWEDEN ELECTS LESBIAN BISHOP:
The Church of Sweden has elected the world’s first lesbian Lutheran bishop in Stockholm.
CAPETONIAN TAKES MR. SALEATHERMEN TITLE:
Following a competition on the weekend that included nine finalists from across South Africa, a Capetonian has been named Mr. SAleathermen 2009.
RONALDO IS SEXIEST MAN, SAY UK GAYS:
Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted the Sexiest Man Alive by readers of Britain’s Gay Times magazine.
MP SORRY FOR HIV BRANDING REMARK:
A member of Swaziland’s parliament has apologised after his remarks about branding HIV positive people caused a furore.
LAMBERT TO FINALLY COME OUT?:
According to reports, American Idol sensation Adam Lambert will come out in an upcoming interview with Rolling Stone magazine.
CLERIC CALLS FOR HOMOSEXUALITY TO BE ERADICATED:
Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr has called for the “depravity” of homosexuality to be eradicated in Iraq.
FRASIER STAR REVEALS HE’S MARRIED:
Openly gay Frasier actor David Hyde Pierce has revealed for the first time that he is married to his partner of 25 years.
COSAS STATEMENT IS HOMOPHOBIC:
LGBT activists have expressed their disgust at a homophobic comment made by the President of the Congress of South African Students about Helen Zille.
TRIANGLE DEMANDS JUSTICE:
The Triangle Project is today protesting outside the Blue Downs Magistrate Court in the Cape to support the victim of a homophobia-based rape.
CALL FOR GAY BLOOD BAN REVIEW:
The South African National Blood Service has been approached by SA GLAAD in an effort to again review its restriction on gay male donors.
OBAMA MOCKS GAY PROTESTORS:
US President Barack Obama has apparently made light of protestors demanding LGBT rights at a fundraising event in California.
US TORTURE PHOTOS HORROR:
Photos of apparent torture and rape of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison by American troops include incidents of both male and female rape.
TRANS GROUP BOYCOTTS LONDON PRIDE:
TransLondon, the largest group in the British capital representing transgender people, has voted to boycott London’s annual pride march.
TUTU DEFENDS GAY CLERGY:
Archbishop Desmond Tutu received a standing ovation at the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly yesterday when he spoke out in support of gay clergy members.
CELEBS REACT TO PROP 8 RULING:
Celebrities angered by the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8 have spoken out on the issue.