HEADLINES
PROTEST AT “GAY CURE” CONFERENCE:
A conference promoting techniques on how to “cure” homosexuality in London has been met with protest from over a hundred angry people.
BURUNDI CRIMINALISES HOMOSEXUALITY:
Despite calls from diplomats and human rights organisations not to do so, the Burundian government has made homosexuality illegal for the first time.
“GAY CONVERSION” STUDY A FRAUD:
A study on “converting” homosexuals, often-cited by right-wing religious groups, has been shown to be a fraud, thirty years on.
LESBIAN COUPLE SAFE UNTIL 2010:
Shirley Tan, the Filipino lesbian mother of two, who was set to be deported next month, will be allowed to remain in America until at least 2010.
HOMOPHOBIC BULLYING CLAIMS ANOTHER LIFE:
A vigil was held on Tuesday to commemorate the life of eleven year old Jaheem Herrera who was found hanging from a fabric belt last week.
UGANDAN GAYS ‘OUTED’ BY NEWSPAPER:
Uganda’s Red Pepper tabloid featured an article earlier this week naming the country’s “top homosexuals”.
MISS USA FURORE RAGES ON:
The controversy sparked by Miss California’s comments on gay marriage continues to grow with celebs such as Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus weighing on the matter.
US IGNORES IRAQ LGBT HORROR:
Despite US military involvement in Iraq, the torture and slaughter of Iraq’s LGBT community has been treated with indifference by the US Government.
STARS TURN OUT FOR GAY AWARDS:
Ellen DeGeneres, Jessica Alba, T.R. Knight, Teri Hatcher, Megan Mullally, Jennifer Beals and Gus Van Sant were among the celebrities who turned out for Sunday’s GLAAD Media Awards.
GAY CONVICTIONS OVERTURNED IN SENEGAL:
Nine men, convicted in January on charges of homosexuality, have had their jail sentences overturned by the court of appeals in Senegal.
HATE CRIME VICTIMS NOT FORGOTTEN:
Activists in Cape Town and Joburg are taking action to ensure that lesbian victims of hate crimes are not forgotten.
LONDON “GAY CURE” CONFERENCE PLANNED:
A religious group is set to hold a conference promoting techniques on how to “cure” homosexuality in London later this week.
MISS USA GAY MARRIAGE FURORE:
The Miss USA pageant turned ugly on Monday when gossip blogger Perez Hilton asked Miss California, about gay marriage.
US MARKS DAY OF SILENCE:
Over 8 000 schools in the US observed a National Day of Silence on Friday to bring attention to LGBT bullying and harassment.
OLYMPIC DIVER: BEING GAY COST ME SPONSORSHIP:
Matthew Mitcham, the Olympic gold medal-winning Australian diver, says that he believes being openly gay has lost him sponsorship deals.
VATICAN INVESTIGATES NUNS:
A group which represents women’s religious orders is being investigated by the Vatican because of its attitude to homosexuality.
GAY PENGUIN BOOK REMAINS MOST CHALLENGED:
A children’s book about two male penguins raising an orphaned egg has topped an annual list of the most challenged books for the third time.
UNICEF & AMNESTY “PROMOTING” HOMOSEXUALITY:
The Ugandan government has again accused foreign groups of “promoting” homosexuality; pointing fingers at Unicef and Amnesty International
RUPERT EVERETT’S NEW FACE:
Gay British-actor Rupert Everett has revealed his new surgically enhanced face on a recent episode of The Martha Stewart Show.
AIDS DENIALISM BOOK LAUNCHED:
A new book documenting the government's controversial response to the AIDS epidemic has been launched.