HEADLINES
SENATOR OBAMA REMEMBERS MATTHEW SHEPARD:
Senator Barack Obama has described as “unacceptable” the lack of legislation in the United States to address the problem of ‘hate crime’.
THREE MEN ACCUSED OF SPREADING HIV:
Three gay men in the Netherlands are on trial for drugging and injecting at least 12 other men with HIV positive blood.
TEEN ANTI-GAY LANGUAGE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED:
A new campaign aimed to address the use of anti-gay language among teens in the US has been launched by actress Hilary Duff.
GAY PICTURE FURORE AT PTA HIGH SCHOOL:
The former deputy principal of a Pretoria high school is suing three pupils after they distributed a doctored picture of him masturbating with the principal.
MCDONALD’S CAVES IN TO ANTI-GAY GROUP:
McDonald’s has been accused of acceding to demands by a right-wing association that it stop supporting a gay organisation.
PORTUGAL REJECTS GAY MARRIAGE:
Portugal's parliament has rejected a bill that would have legalised same sex marriage in that country.
BBC DEFENDS GAY SOAP KISS:
The BBC has defended its screening of a kiss between two men on the long-running popular soap EastEnders, following complaints from viewers.
9 OUT OF 10 GAY US STUDENTS FACE HOMOPHOBIA:
A new survey of US school students has found that nearly 9 out of 10 LGBT students experienced harassment at school in the past year.
BENEFITS OF GAY CIRCUMCISION UNCLEAR:
A new analysis of existing research indicates that the claimed effect of circumcision lowering the risk of HIV infection among gay men remains unclear.
EUDY TRIAL TO GO AHEAD:
A date has finally been set for the Eudy Simelane murder trial, although charges against one of the suspects have been dropped.
FORMER MR GAY UK ATE LOVER:
A UK court has heard claims that a former Mr Gay UK brutally killed a man and then cooked and ate his flesh.
AIDS VACCINE IN 4 YEARS?:
The winner of the 2008 Nobel Medicine Prize says that a 'therapeutic' AIDS vaccine could be developed within four years.
UK VICAR SAYS GAYS SHOULD BE TATTOOED:
A Church of England priest has apologised for saying that homosexuals should be tattooed with health warnings.
UGANDA TO TIGHTEN ANTI-GAY LAWS:
Despite international condemnation of its homophobic policies, the Ugandan government is set to tighten its anti-gay laws.
FIREMAN PRIDE SUIT ENDS IN MISTRIAL:
A lawsuit by San Diego firemen who were forced to take part in a gay Pride parade by city authorities has ended without a judgment.
ALARM OVER VIOLENCE AGAIN GAYS IN KYRGYZSTAN:
A new report reveals that lesbian and bisexual women and transgender men regularly face violent abuse, including rape, in Kyrgyzstan.
THOUSANDS SHOW THEIR PRIDE IN JOBURG:
An estimated 10,000 gays and lesbians – and their friends and families – took to the streets of Rosebank on Saturday morning to celebrate Joburg Gay Pride 2008.
ALAN BOESAK TO QUIT CHURCH OVER HOMOPHOBIA:
Controversial cleric and politician Alan Boesak says he will quit the Dutch Reformed Church because of its anti-gay stance.
PALIN & BIDEN DEBATE GAY ISSUES:
The issue of LGBT rights was one of the topics covered during the highly anticipated US vice presidential debate last night.
SCHWARZENEGGER VETOES HARVEY MILK DAY:
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill which would have established a day to recognise Harvey Milk, the slain gay politician.