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LATVIA PRIDE: 14 ARRESTS MADE: Riga Police have arrested 14 people in connection with the attack on members of the city's gay community on Saturday.

WORLDPRIDE MARCH CANCELLED: The Jerusalem WorldPride March has been cancelled because of hostilities in the region, but the rest of the festival will go on, say organisers.

MOTHER CITY FASHION: John French, now quietly recovering from severe fashion overdose, sums up the experience that was the 2006 Cape Town Fashion Week, and offers tips on what’s in and what’s out.

MAMMA MIA!: A show for every dancing queen! Moira the Faerie Godmother takes a look at the international smash musical constructed around ABBA’s greatest hits, now on in Pretoria.

LATVIA BANS GAY PRIDE: The city council in the Latvian capital of Riga has refused a permit to hold this Saturday's Gay Pride march.

SA GAY TOURISM SERVICE LAUNCHED: A new service representing SA gay-friendly accommodation to the international gay and lesbian market has been launched.

THE SHOOTING GALLERY: The Shooting Gallery, on at Joburg’s Market Theatre, pays homage to war photographers. It is not light entertainment by any means.

CHEF, RATTLE AND ROLL: Jervis Pennington’s new revue, combining food, music and dance, is cooking up a tasty treat at the Sound Stage in Midrand.

STARS TALK ABOUT SEXUALITY: Oprah Winfrey has again denied that she is lesbian, while pop singer Nell Furtado has come out as bisexual.

PROTESTS AGAINST IRANIAN PERSECUTION: Protests are planned around the world this week to campaign against Iran's persecution of gays and the hanging of two gay teenagers last year.