HEADLINES
ANOTHER OPENLY GAY BISHOP?:
The global Anglican Church could face another crisis if Dr Jeffrey John is consecrated as its second openly gay Bishop.
WOMEN JAILED IN DUBAI GAY CRACKDOWN:
Two foreign women have been sentenced to a month's imprisonment for 'indecent acts' on a beach in Dubai.
GAY COUPLE TURNED AWAY FROM LODGE?:
The Sowetan reports that a gay couple have apparently been turned away from a guesthouse because of their sexuality.
CHRISTIAN GROUPS SLAM CHURCH RULING:
Two Christian groups have slammed last week’s court ruling which found a church guilty of discrimination for sacking a gay music lecturer.
MARRIED GAY COUPLE JAILED IN SENEGAL:
Two men, who were legally married in Belgium, have been jailed in Senegal for "homosexual marriage and acts against nature."
HURRICANE GUSTAV CLOSES GAY PARTY:
One of America's biggest gay parties has been forced to close early due to hurricane Gustav which has threatened the Gulf coast and led to mass evacuation.
ENGLISH CLUB WINS GAY WORLD FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP:
English club Stonewall Lions FC convincingly won the Gay World Football Championship on Saturday in London.
CHURCH MUSIC TEACHER WINS CASE:
The Moreleta Park NG Kerk has been ordered to apologise and pay damages to a gay music teacher for firing him because of his sexuality.
US TV HEAD APOLOGISES FOR GAY ATHLETE GAFFE:
An NBC television boss has apologised for the way that the network covered the gold medal win by openly gay Australian diver Matthew Mitcham.
“TOMBOY” WOMAN CELL RAPE TO BE PROBED:
The ICD will investigate claims that a woman was repeatedly raped after she was placed in a men's cell because she looked like a "tomboy".
WOMAN THROWN OUT FOR WEARING LESBIAN T-SHIRT:
A US woman has been thrown out of a building by a security guard because she wore a pro-lesbian t-shirt.
MALAWIANS FORM GAY GROUP:
Malawian gays have for the first time formed an association to represent gays and lesbians in their country.
GAY NIGHTCLUBS CLAIM POLICE HOMOPHOBIA:
Gay nightclubs in Cape Town have claimed that police homophobia is behind a number of allegedly abusive raids on their venues.
BOYCOTT OVER GAY GREETING CARDS:
Right-wing American groups have called for a boycott of Hallmark after the company announced it will sell same-sex wedding cards.
JERUSALEM POLITICIAN PREFERS DEATH TO GAY PRIDE:
A leading candidate for the position of Jerusalem’s mayor says that he would rather die than allow another Pride parade in the Holy City.
ONLY OPENLY GAY AT OLYMPIC WINS GOLD:
Matthew Mitcham, the only openly gay male athlete at the Beijing Olympics, has won a gold medal for diving.
OUTRAGE AS HATE CRIME TRIAL DELAYED AGAIN:
Activists are outraged by another delay in the trial of the men accused of murdering 19 year old lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana.
JUDGMENT RESERVED IN CHURCH FIRING CASE:
Judgment has been reserved after final arguments were heard yesterday in the case of fired music lecturer Johan Strydom versus the Moreleta Park NG Kerk.
TRANS MISS SA CONTESTANT FURORE:
A row has erupted over a transgender woman who has apparently been given a frosty reception by the organisers of the Miss South Africa pageant.
GAY HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL VANDALISED:
A recently opened Berlin memorial to commemorate the lesbian and gay victims of the Nazi regime has been vandalised.