HEADLINES
STUDY: EARLIER ARV START IS BETTER:
A new study in the US shows better results for people with HIV who get an earlier start with ARVs.
CAMP DAVID CASE POSTPONED:
The case of fourteen gay men arrested for partying naked at Camp David Bar in Tshwane last year has been postponed to 29 March.
NIGERIA: MAN GETS JAIL FOR CRUISING:
A man in Nigeria has been sentenced to six week's jail-time for attempting to have sex with another man.
OSCAR NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED:
Dreamgirls leads the pack of contenders for the 79th Academy Awards - but fails to make the Best Picture grade.
GAY RIGHTS GROUP SPAT OVER NIGERIA:
Activists have slammed OutRage! - the UK gay rights organisation - for calling for potentially damaging action to protest a proposed anti-gay Nigerian law.
NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS:
Little Miss Sunshine, Grey's Anatomy, Project Runway and Scissor Sisters are among the nominees for the GLAAD awards, which celebrate LGBT representation in the US media.
1ST MARRIED COUPLE’S DEATH THREATS:
The Cape Argus has reported that the first same-sex couple to get married in South Africa has received death threats.
NIGERIA SET TO PASS SEVERE ANTI-GAY LAW:
There is growing concern as Nigeria moves to pass a new law which has been described as the “world's most sweeping, draconian homophobic legislation.”
PROTEST AGAINST TELKOM PUBLISHED:
Fed up with the ongoing telecommunications woes in South Africa a new group - funded by the public - has published an anti-Telkom advert.
TUTU SLATES ANTI-GAY ANGLICANS:
Ahead of a major Anglican conference, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has blasted the African Anglican Church over its homophobic stance towards gay clergy.
ACTOR APOLOGISES FOR HOMOPHOBIC REMARKS:
Grey's Anatomy actor Isaiah Washington has apologised for again making homophobic remarks about his co-star T.R. Knight, amid calls that he be fired.
FEARS OVER FUTURE OF ATTITUDE MAG:
There is concern that popular UK gay magazine, Attitude, may have shut down after its January issue failed to appear.
GREY’S ANATOMY GAY FUROR GROWS:
Openly gay actor T.R. Knight has confirmed that he was insulted by his Grey's Anatomy co-star, who has denied the homophobic attack.
DELAYS IN GAY MARRIAGE OFFICER LICENSES:
While Home Affairs expects a Valentine’s Day rush for same-sex weddings it still hasn’t put in place procedures to license external marriage officers.
GLA LEADER TO BE ARRESTED:
The Citizen has reported that Juan Uys, the head of the GLA, and the man behind the Crime Expo website, is on the verge of being arrested.
JAKE GYLLENHALL DOES DRAG:
Brokeback Mountain star Jake Gyllenhaal has performed in drag on the Saturday Night Live television show.
PORN TO DECIDE DVD BATTLE?:
Reports from Las Vegas indicate that the war between the competing Blu-Ray and HD DVD formats may be decided by the adult film industry.
ZACHIE ACHMAT ACCUSED OF GENOCIDE:
A charge of genocide has been laid against Aids activist Zackie Achmat at the International Criminal Court.
OVER 100 000 UK GAYS REFUSED GOODS / SERVICES:
A new survey reveals that over 135 000 lesbians and gay men in the UK say that they have been refused service or goods, apparently, because of their sexuality.
U.K. GAY RIGHT LAW PASSES:
A new law that aims to protect gay people from discrimination has passed in the House of Lords despite vocal religious opposition.