HEADLINES
MARC LOTTERING TO LAUNCH GAY CENTRE:
Popular comedian Marc Lottering will open OUT’s Prism Lifestyle Centre, a health and wellness centre for LGBT individuals on Saturday.
STER KINEKOR AND JOBURG PRIDE PARTNERSHIP BEARS FRUIT:
The partnership between Ster Kinekor and Joburg Pride has resulted in palpable benefits for the not-for-profit organisation that puts on the annual Joburg Pride Festival,
MTV MOVIE AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED:
The films Twilight and Slumdog Millionaire lead the nominees for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards to be held at the end of the month.
MAN’S BODY’S EXHUMED FOR BEING GAY:
A group of villagers in Dakar, Senegal, have exhumed the body of a man who they said was gay and did not belong in a Muslim cemetery.
MOSCOW PRIDE FACE-OFF:
Any attempts by pride organisers to hold a parade in Moscow this month will be dealt with by the authorities, a City Hall spokesman has said.
CONFUSION OVER PINK’S “COMING OUT”:
Pop singer Pink has denied reports that she told News of the World that she was openly and proudly bisexual.
LESBIAN POET IS UK’S NEW POET LAUREATE:
Fifty-three year old Carol Ann Duffy has become the first woman to be given the title of Britain’s Poet Laureate.
JOBURG PRIDE TO HOLD 2009 AGM:
The Joburg Pride Board will be hosting its Annual General Meeting on Saturday 23 May 2009.
DUTCH PARK’S ‘CRUISING’ SIGNS:
A Dutch park is set to unveil signs indicating areas in which ‘cruising’ between gay men has been known to take place.
GAY MONKS TO LEARN “GOOD MANNERS”:
A Buddhist preacher is set to launch a “good manners” curriculum in Thailand in order to curb the flamboyancy of gay and transgendered monks.
US HATE CRIMES BILL FORGES AHEAD:
The US House of Representatives has passed legislation to include sexual orientation to the list of categories covered under the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act.
LONDON PUB BOMBING REMEMBERED:
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the tragic 1999 bombing of the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho, the heart of London’s gay district.
AUSSIE GOVERNMENT REJECTS CIVIL UNIONS:
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has rejected a proposal to allow civil unions between same-sex partners in Australia.
MR. PANAMA PORN SCANDAL:
The winner of the 2009 Mr.Panama beauty pageant, Ryan Oliver, has been stripped of his title following a porn scandal.
ADULT CIRCUMCISION GIVEN THUMBS UP:
Two new studies show that adult circumcision reduces the risk of HIV transmission without reducing sexual pleasure.
ZIM GAYS DEMAND TO BE RECOGNISED:
The LGBT community in Zimbabwe is demanding to be protected in the country’s new constitution, which is currently being drafted.
NEW ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION TREATMENT MOOTED:
A new product applied directly onto the skin, created by scientists in the US, could be the orally-ingested Viagra’s major rival.
SENEGAL MUST PROTECT FREED MEN:
Amnesty International has called on the Senegalse authorities to protect the nine men convicted of being gay, who were recently released from jail.
LESBIAN PM WINS GENERAL ELECTION:
Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir, the world’s first openly gay leader, has won Iceland’s general elections.
STARS REMEMBER BEA ARTHUR:
The remaining cast of The Golden Girls commemorated actress Bea Arthur on Monday’s episode of The Early Show after her tragic death on Saturday.