HEADLINES

OBAMA ADDRESSES LGBT COMMUNITY: U.S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama has released an official statement supporting gay pride, and also laid out his plans for future gay marriage laws.

UGANDAN ACTIVISTS CHARGED: The three Ugandan activists arrested last Wednesday have been charged with trespassing at the Imperial Royale hotel.

GAY SOLDIER ARRESTED IN BRAZIL: Human rights groups have expressed concern over the recent arrest of an openly gay Brazilian soldier.

GAY U.S. BISHOP TIES KNOT: America’s first openly gay Episcopal bishop has wed his long-term partner in a private civil ceremony this past Saturday.

GAY GROUPS BANNED FROM UN MEETING: The UN has banned three gay groups from participating in a meeting on HIV/AIDS after objections from homophobic governments, including Zimbabwe.

LESBIAN BASEBALL KISS FURORE: A lesbian kiss at a baseball game in Seattle has resulted in a furore about public displays of affection by gays and lesbians.

LGBT GROUPS CONDEMN AIDS CONFERENCE ARRESTS: Human rights groups have condemned the arrests of three Ugandan LGBT activists at an AIDS conference and called for their immediate release.

1st MIDDLE EAST GAY COMMUNITY CENTRE: Israel, known as the ‘gay capital of the middle east’, has recently cemented this title with the opening of the first Gay Community Centre in Tel Aviv.

SCIENTISTS CREATE “NATURAL CONDOM”: Australian scientists say that a newly developed "natural condom” treatment could protect against HIV infection.

PROTESTERS ARRESTED AT AIDS MEETING: Three activists protesting against the Ugandan government’s refusal to target gays in its HIV/AIDS prevention strategy have been arrested.

GAY TRAVEL WARNING FOR GAMBIA: The UK has issued a travel warning that the Gambian government is "actively enforcing" laws against gay people after the arrest of two Spanish tourists.

JAKE GYLLENHAALL TOPS GAY HOT 100: Actor Jake Gyllenhaal is the world's hottest male icon, according to visitors on gay website AfterElton.com.

SIMELANE SUSPECTS REMAIN IN CUSTODY: In a surprise move, the five suspects in the brutal murder of Eudy Simelane chose to not apply for bail in a dramatic court appearance.

TURKISH COURT DISSOLVES GAY ORG: A Turkish court’s decision to disband an LGBT rights organisation has been slammed by Human Rights Watch.

ACTIVISTS OPPOSE BAIL FOR SIMELANE ACCUSED: LGBT activists have called on the courts to oppose bail for the alleged killers of lesbian soccer player
Eudy Simelane.

BRITISH EMBASSY FLIES GAY FLAG: A little piece of UK gay history was made when the British Ambassador to Latvia ordered the Rainbow Flag to be flown at the Embassy to mark Riga Pride.

UGANDA EXCLUDES GAYS IN ANTI-HIV STRATEGY: Uganda's AIDS Commission has said that it will not target gay people in its work to reduce HIV infection rates in that country.

MOSCOW PRIDE CHAOS: Attempts to hold a Pride Parade in Moscow have again been stymied by the authorities and members of the Russian Orthodox Church.

YVES SAINT LAURENT DIES: Ionic fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent died on Sunday night at his Paris home at the age of 71.

EGYPT JAILS MORE HIV+ MEN: An Egyptian court has upheld the shocking sentences imposed on five men jailed in a crackdown on people living with HIV/AIDS.