HEADLINES
LLOYDS TSB BEST PLACE FOR GAYS TO WORK:
A gay rights group has published its annual list of the most gay-friendly employers in Britain.
LINDSAY LOHAN DENIES SPLIT:
Actress Linday Lohan has denied media reports that she has split from her girlfriend Samantha Ronson.
JOBURG DRAG PERFORMER PASSES AWAY:
The much-loved face of Simply Blue nightclub in Johannesburg, Madame La Rochelle, has passed away.
DEMI MOORE “TREATS GAYS LIKE HANDBAGS”:
Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, has slated actress Demi Moore for treating "gay men like handbags."
ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA FOOTBALL VIDEO PLANNED:
The UK's governing football body has agreed to fund a video featuring high profile premier league players speaking out against homophobia.
SA’S GAY JUDGE APPOINTED TO TOP COURT:
Edwin Cameron, an openly gay, HIV positive judge, has been appointed to the Constitutional Court; South Africa's highest court.
GAY MAN BECOMES MAYOR OF US CITY:
Portland, Oregon has become the largest US city to boast an openly gay man at its helm.
CAROLINE KENNEDY SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE:
Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of assassinated US President JFK and Senate hopeful says that she supports same-sex marriage rights.
ANTI-GAY GROUPS ZAPPED BY FACEBOOK:
UK Gay News has reported that two anti-gay Facebook groups targeting LGBT Serbians have been removed by the social networking site.
REJECTED LGB YOUTH AT RISK OF BAD HEALTH:
A new study has concluded that lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth who are rejected by their families have a higher risk of having future health problems.
ANGER OVER ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE:
The UK's Channel 4 has been slated for broadcasting an "alternative" Christmas message by Iran's homophobic president.
SOPRANOS GAY GANGSTER ACTOR DEAD:
The actor who played the gay lover of a gangster on the hit show The Sopranos has been found dead in an apparent suicide.
GAY ICON PASSES AWAY:
Eartha Kitt, the international gay icon remembered for her sex-kitten cabaret performances, has passed away at the age of 81.
VICTORY FOR ACTIVISTS IN UGANDA:
In what has been described as “a surprising victory”, a Ugandan judge has ruled against the state and in favour of two LGBT activists.
POPE WRONG ON GAY THREAT:
The Pope's claim that saving humanity from homosexuals and transsexuals is just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction has been described as “bizarre”.
SOUTH AFRICA FAILS TO SIGN UN DECLARATION:
South Africa is among the countries that failed to support a declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalisation of homosexuality at the UN.
LEMUR GIVES CLUES TO HIV EVOLUTION:
A squirrel sized lemur from Madagascar has given scientists new evidence about the origins of the HI virus and opened up new avenues for investigation.
ANGER AT OBAMA’S INAUGURATION PREACHER:
Activists have expressed outrage that US President-elect Obama has chosen a homophobic preacher to play a key role at his inauguration.
NO WILL & GRACE SPIN-OFF:
Will & Grace star, Eric McCormack, has refuted claims that there will be a spin-off of the much-loved television series.
PLAN TO MICROCHIP AIDS PATIENTS SCRAPPED:
A proposal to microchip people with HIV/AIDS in an Indonesian province in order to monitor the disease has been scrapped.