HEADLINES
APPLE SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE:
Computer company, Apple, has come out against California's Proposition 8, which seeks to ban same-sex marriage.
13% OF BRITS HAVE HAD GAY SEX:
A poll by the Observer newspaper reveals that while 6% of Britons identify as gay or bisexual, 13% say that have had same-sex sexual experiences.
TOMBOYS FORBIDDEN IN MALAYSIA:
Malaysia's National Fatwa Council has issued an edict banning girls from behaving or dressing in a boyish way.
NIGERIA ASKED TO INTERVENE IN GAY NGO HARASSMENT:
The European Parliament’s ‘intergroup’ on gay and lesbian rights has told the Nigerian Government that the level of homophobia in the country is “unacceptable”.
RIGHT WING POLITICIAN ADMITS TO GAY AFFAIR:
The new head of a right wing Austrian party has admitted to having an affair with the former party leader who died in a car crash earlier this month.
ACTIVISTS FURIOUS AT ZOLISWA TRIAL DELAY:
The continued delays in the Zoliswa Nkonyana hate crime trial have been condemned by the Western Cape Alliance for the End Hate Campaign.
ZOLISWA AGAIN DENIED JUSTICE:
The trial of the men accused of the murder of 19-year old lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyanano has been again postponed.
PALIN SUPPORTS FEDERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT:
The Republican vice-president nominee has said that she would support an amendment to the US Constitution to bar gay and lesbian couples from marrying.
INDIAN GOV. CALLS HOMOSEXUALITY A SICKNESS:
The Indian government’s description of homosexuality as a sickness has been rejected by a judge in a case challenging the country's sodomy law.
GAY CANNIBAL GETS LIFE:
A British court has sentenced Anthony Morley, who killed a man and ate pieces of his flesh, to life imprisonment.
IRANIAN BAN ON JUVENILE EXECUTIONS WELCOMED:
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission has welcomed the announcement that Iran would put a moratorium on the death penalty for juveniles.
UGANDAN LESBIAN GRANTED UK ASYLUM:
A Ugandan woman who was nearly killed in her home country for being a lesbian has been granted asylum in the UK.
GAY CANNIBAL FOUND GUILTY:
A former Mr Gay UK has been found guilty of murdering a former boyfriend and then seasoning, cooking and eating his flesh.
12 GAY FOOTBALLERS CLAIM:
A former England football player has claimed that he knows of 12 top current players who are gay but remain in the closet.
PE MAN BLACKMAILED OVER GAY SEX VIDEO:
A man has appeared in court for allegedly blackmailing a Port Elizabeth businessman over video footage showing him engaging in gay sex.
GAY MEN PREFER HARRY TO WILLIAM:
A poll by a European dating site has revealed that more gay men would prefer to date Prince Harry than Prince William.
JOBURG’S THERAPY TO CLOSE:
It’s been announced that Joburg’s Therapy club night will be closing with immediate effect as the owners search for a new venue.
QUEER AS FOLK ACTOR CRITICAL:
Actor Gale Harold, best known for playing Brian Kinney in the Queer as Folk US series, is in a critical condition after a motorcycle accident.
CLERIC: GREED LEADS TO HOMOSEXUALITY:
A leading Ugandan cleric has said that the 'spread' of homosexuality in his country is as a result of the "greed for money."
GAY JUDGE STANDS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL COURT:
Openly gay and HIV positive judge Edwin Cameron has been interviewed for the position of a Constitutional Court judge.