HEADLINES
GAY BISHOP NEEDS BULLETPROOF VEST:
The controversial gay Bishop whose ordination led to the schism within the Anglican Church has admitted that he wears a bullet proof vest.
AUSSIE MAN GUILTY OF TRYING TO SPREAD HIV:
An Australian man has been found guilty of deliberately attempting to spread HIV at 'conversion' sex parties.
BUSH SIGNS HIV TRAVEL BILL:
US President George Bush has signed a bill which repeals the ban on HIV positive people from travelling or immigrating to America.
AIDS: IT’S NOT OVER YET:
The rate of new HIV infections is slowing in a number of countries, but the AIDS epidemic is not over in any part of the world, and is gaining pace in some.
SA MALE CHILD RAPE EPIDEMIC:
A new study claims that 44% of 18 year old South African male school pupils have been forced to have sex at least once in their lives.
MADRID PRIDE SUED FOR HATE SPEECH:
A religious family group is suing the organisers of Madrid Pride for hate speech against Catholics and the Pope.
PRESS OMBUDSMAN: SUNDAY SUN MUST APOLOGISE:
While falling short of calling the article hate speech, the Press Ombudsman has demanded that the Sunday Sun apologise for John Qwelane's recent controversial column.
JOBURG DEMANDS QWELANE BE FIRED:
Around 200 people protested in Johannesburg today against the Sunday Sun's recent publishing of the controversial homophobic Jon Qwelane column.
SA’S FIRST LESBIAN PREMIER?:
Is Lynne Brown, the newly appointed Western Cape Premier, South Africa's first openly gay provincial leader?
CLAIM: UGANDA POLICE TORTURE GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST:
It’s been reported that a leading gay rights activist in Uganda was arrested and tortured in Kampala on the weekend.
NIKE PULLS BASKETBALL AD:
International sports brand Nike has pulled a series of basketball shoe ads amid anti-gay concerns.
ANOTHER HOMOPHOBIC SNICKERS BAR AD?:
Mars Inc has pulled another Snickers bar TV ad in the US - almost a year and a half after it flighted a homophobic controversial ad.
CAPE TOWN PROTESTS QWELANE:
Over 200 people took part in a protest against the homophobic Sunday Sun column by writer Jon Qwelane in Cape Town on Friday.
MAN WINS GAY FACEBOOK LIBEL CASE:
A UK man has been awarded £22,000 after a former friend created a false Facebook profile which made untrue statements about him.
VODACOM DISTANCES ITSELF FROM QWELANE:
Cell phone network Vodacom has distanced itself from Jon Qwelane's views following complaints that it advertised underneath his homophobic column.
QWELANE JOBURG & CAPE TOWN PROTESTS:
A protest against Jon Qwelane’s homophobic article is taking place in Cape Town on Friday 25 July, followed by a protest in Joburg on Tuesday.
QWELANE RESPONDS:
An unrepentant Jon Qwelane has told The Times that he stands by his homophobic article published in the Sunday Sun on the weekend.
QWELANE FACING GROWING ANGER:
Jon Qwelane's homophobic column has been met with an unprecedented backlash. We update you on the latest news on the furore.
MSM STUDY TO KICK OFF IN CAPE TOWN:
Cape Town researchers have announced plans to launch a new HIV prevention trial among gay men in the city.
GAY GROUPS GIVEN UN STATUS:
The granting of consultative status to two gay groups by the United Nations has been dubbed "a defeat for discrimination and a victory for inclusion."