HEADLINES
GAY HOLIDAY MAKERS STRANDED:
Hundreds of holiday makers have been stranded following the sudden closure of a gay resort on the island of Gran Canaria.
US SIGNS ON TO UN DECLARATION:
The US has reversed its position and has now signed on to a UN declaration which calls for the decriminalisation of homosexuality.
HONDA ACCORD SCOOPS 2009 COTY:
The Honda Accord 2.4 Executive has been named the 2009 South African Car of the Year by the SA Guild of Motoring Journalists.
KNYSNA BACKTRACKS ON SURVEY:
Knysna’s mayor has retracted the town’s public perception survey on the Pink Loerie, saying that it will instead be undertaken by an independent company.
PORN KILLER GETS LIFE:
A gay adult film actor and producer in the US has narrowly avoided the death penalty for murdering a rival producer.
POPE SLAMMED FOR ANTI-CONDOMS STANCE:
Pope Benedict XVI, on a visit to Africa, has been criticised for continuing to reject the use of condoms in the fight against HIV.
BEING CALLED GAY ‘IS NOT AN INSULT’:
Being identified as gay is neither bad nor shameful an organisation has stated in a lawsuit involving the late actress Anna Nicole Smith's controversial attorney.
POLICE INACTION AS TRANSGENDER ACTIVIST IS MURDERED:
Turkey’s authorities have been accused of allowing a climate of violence against transgender people to continue to exist.
NEW ‘GAY BORAT’ FILM PREVIEWS:
Critics have praised the first footage screened from the new film by Sacha Baron Cohen, which features his character, the gay Bruno.
RELIGIOUS LEADERS SLAM SAME-SEX MARRIAGE:
Nigerian religious leaders have spoken out against homosexuality and same-sex marriage as lawmakers contemplate new anti-gay laws.
PINK LOERIE SURVEY QUESTIONED:
Questions have been posed about the motivation behind the Knysna Municipality’s decision to do a survey about the Pink Loerie Mardi Gras.
AZAPO CALLS FOR GAY MARRIAGE REFERENDUM:
Azapo’s president has slammed the South African government for not holding a referendum on same-sex marriage.
GAY PORN ACTOR GUILTY OF MURDER:
A twenty seven year old gay adult film actor turned producer has been found guilty of murdering a rival producer in the US.
OPEN LETTER TO EX-GAY LEADERS:
US groups have written a letter exposing the extreme turn that the US ex-gay movement has taken by participating in an ultra-radical Ugandan conference on homosexuality.
NOKIA MUSIC STORE COMES TO SA:
Nokia has announced that its Music Store will open its virtual doors on the 24th of April in South Africa.
ISRAELI COURT GRANTS GAY ADOPTION:
An Israeli court has granted a gay male couple the right to adopt the foster child they have raised for almost 15 years.
CHURCH BLOCKS ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW:
There have been reports that a law that would bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Serbia has been withdrawn due to pressure from religious bodies.
NIGERIANS SPEAK OUT ON ANTI-GAY BILL:
Nigerian activists have told lawmakers that a proposed anti-gay bill would lead to widespread human rights abuses.
FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER VICTIM OF GAY INEQUALITY:
World-famous lesbian photographer Annie Leibowitz is facing financial difficulties following the death of her partner in 2004.
ANTI-GAY BURUNDIANS TAKE TO THE STREETS:
Thousands of Burundians took to the streets last week to demand that homosexuality be criminalised in their country.