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LEADING US ‘GAY CURE’ GROUP SHUTS DOWN, APOLOGISES: One of the leading Christian groups that's promoted the 'conversion' of gay people for almost four decades has shut its doors, with its leader apologising for the harm he's caused.

MOVE TO REVIVE HATE CRIMES TASK TEAM: Both government and LGBTI groups have committed themselves to reviving the National Task Team which was set up to address violence against LGBTI people.

BRAZIL COULD LEGALISE ‘GAY CURE’ THERAPIES: Brazil's congress could soon vote on a measure to allow psychologists and therapists to treat homosexuality as an ‘illness’ that can be ‘cured’.

DA TO QUESTION GOVERNMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE PROBLEMS: The DA's Shadow Minister of Home Affairs is set to question the government in Parliament on why gay couples who wish to marry have been turned away by Home Affairs.

R6,000 RAISED FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S LESBIAN SOCCER TEAM: A total of R6,000 was raised on Sunday to help the Chosen FEW lesbian soccer team get to the upcoming World Outgames in Antwerp, Belgium.

MUGABE: GAYS WILL ‘ROT IN JAIL’: President Robert Mugabe has promised to make life even worse for gays and lesbians in Zimbabwe should his Zanu PF party win the upcoming elections.

PRETORIA CHURCH HAS GROUP TO ‘OVERCOME HOMOSEXUALITY’: It's come to light that a Dutch Reformed Church (NGK) in Pretoria is hosting a regular support group, apparently with the aim of "overcoming" homosexuality.

GAY GROUP URGES BOYCOTT OF WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES: A group representing gay and lesbian Russians living in the US is calling for a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia due to the country's anti-gay stance.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FOCUSES ON TRANS & INTERSEX SOUTH AFRICANS: In its first locally produced episode of the popular TV series Taboo, National Geographic will be exploring the lives of transgender and intersex people in South Africa.

PE HOME AFFAIRS AGAIN REFUSES TO MARRY A GAY COUPLE: The Department of Home Affairs in Port Elizabeth has again refused to marry a gay couple. Outrageously, it’s the third time in as many years.