HEADLINES
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.
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.
CONDOM ‘DEFLATION’ COMMON:
A new survey reveals that ill fitting condoms often add to men's erection woes in the bedroom.
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.
GOV SHIFT ON AIDS POLICY:
TAC activists may have less to march about the government's new willingness for dialogue is matched by action on the ground.
GAY ACTIVIST ATTACKS DLAMINI ZUMA:
A gay rights campaigner, along with ten Zimbabwean activists, disrupted a lecture by SA Foreign Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, in London.
GAY GROUPS SLAM CONTRALESA:
Gay community groups have slated an organisation representing traditional leaders for its homophobic stance on same-sex marriage.
US COURT RULES ON GAY MARRIAGE:
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that all rights and benefits of marriage must be accorded to same-sex couples in the state.
UK IMAN OKAYS KILLING GAYS:
Manchester's leading Imam has confirmed that he thinks the execution of sexually active gay men is justified.