HEADLINES
MALE SEX WORKER JAILED FOR MURDER:
A male sex worker has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the grisly murder of his client in Cape Town.
GLA IMPLICATED IN CRIME WEBSITE:
A Cape Town politician says that he will ask police to investigate the man behind the Crime Expo website, alleged to be the leader of the GLA.
CON. COURT RULES ON GAY INHERITANCE:
The Constitutional Court today ruled that same-sex life partners must have the same inheritance rights as heterosexual couples.
PRETORIA BAR RAIDED AGAIN:
Police have raided a gay nude bar for the third time in two months - leading to claims of harassment.
JOHN QWELANE’S HOMOPHOBIA “APPALLING”:
Gay media organisation, GEM, has slated another homophobic article by veteran journalist John Qwelane.
UN DECRIMINALISATION CAMPAIGN PLANNED:
The International Day Against Homophobia is leading a major campaign for a UN Resolution which will decriminalise homosexuality.
US MILITARY: HOMOSEXUALITY A “DEFECT”:
The US military has again sparked outrage by classifying homosexuality as a defect.
IRAN: GAY MAN EXECUTED:
Reports claim that a gay man has been publicly hanged in Iran for sodomy.
GOVT ARV’S: PEOPLE STILL DYING:
SA's Ministry of Health has confirmed that close to 6,000 HIV-positive people had died while receiving antiretrovirals since the government rollout began in 2004.
PARLIAMENT PASSES GAY MARRIAGE BILL:
LGBT groups have hailed - with reservation - the passing of a bill by Parliament legalising same-sex marriage in South Africa.
CIVIL UNION BILL VOTE TOMORROW:
Parliament is expected to vote tomorrow on the controversial Civil Union Bill which will, for the first time in Africa, allow same-sex couples to marry.
CIVIL UNION BILL REACTION:
Gay organisations have reacted to the revised Civil Union Bill, which is expected to be passed by parliament on Tuesday this week.
CIVIL UNION BILL TO BE TABLED:
The government has finalised the Civil Union Bill, which is to be tabled before parliament next week Tuesday, with some minor changes.
JERUSALEM PRIDE CANCELLED:
Jerusalem's LGBT community has agreed to cancel Friday's gay pride parade amid growing concerns about violence from the ultra orthodox Haredi sect.
US GAYS UPBEAT DESPITE GAY UNIONS BAN:
The jubilation surrounding the election of many gay friendly candidates to Congress has been slightly overshadowed by the success of gay marriage votes across some US states.
JERUSALEM PRIDE RIOTS:
Ultra-orthodox Jews have rioted in Jerusalem in protest over a gay Pride Parade planned for this Friday.
CONDOM ‘DEFLATION’ COMMON:
A new survey reveals that ill fitting condoms often add to men's erection woes in the bedroom.
US PASTOR ADMITS GAY SEX:
A high profile anti-gay US evangelical Pastor has admitted to having sex with a male escort over a period of three years.
CIVIL UNION BILL “UNCONSTITUTIONAL”:
The state's chief legal advisor has described the Civil Union Bill as "unconstitutional", vindicating LGBT groups who have made the same claims about the legislation.
GAY YOUTH LIVING DANGEROUSLY:
Cape Town’s health services chief says that young gay people are taking more risks with unsafe sex than before.