HEADLINES
POPE SLAMS GAY MARRIAGE:
Pope Benedict has sparked controversy by again confirming his opposition to same-sex marriage in a speech just ahead of the Italian elections.
AIDS VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE:
Two drugs, which are already used to treat HIV, have shown great promise as a vaccine in animal trials.
MOSCOW MAYOR ASKED TO REVIEW PRIDE BAN:
The Council of Europe has asked the Mayor of Moscow to lift his ban on the city’s scheduled Gay Pride Parade.
BROKEBACK & OPRAH HONOURED AT 17TH GLAAD AWARDS:
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation honoured the best in journalism, film, television and theatre on Monday in New York.
GAY CINEMA NIGHT LAUNCHED:
South Africa's Cinema Nouveau art-house theatres are launching a weekly national gay film night.
NIGERIA MUST WITHDRAW ANTI-GAY BILL:
16 human rights organisations have called on the Nigerian president to withdraw a bill to criminalise gay rights before his U.S. trip
BROKEBACK ACTOR SUES:
Randy Quaid, who plays a sheep rancher in the acclaimed film Brokeback Mountain, is suing the producers to get more money for his work.
ACDP’S HOMOPHOBIA SLATED:
The Triangle Project has slated the ACDP's response to a lesbian couple being found guilty of the murder of a young boy.
U.S. POLICE’S ABUSE OF GAYS:
The "land of the free’s” police force has come under fire for the widespread abuse of LGBT people, according to Amnesty International.
LESBIAN COUPLE FOUND GUILTY:
A South African lesbian couple has been found guilty of murdering a four your old child.
BIRD FLU CAUSED BY GAYS:
A prominent Kabbalah rabbi says gays are to blame for bird flu, while an Iraqi leader calls for the killing of gays.
ANTI-GAY COUNTRIES NAMED:
A U.S. State Department report details human rights abuses against GLBT people around the world, naming the worst offenders.
GAY ESTATE CASE WRAPS UP:
The case of a South African man who is applying to inherit his male partner’s estate has wrapped up.
NEPAL SEXUAL CLEANSING CONTINUES:
Reports say that Nepalese authorities continue to arrest and violently harass transgendered people in Kathmandu.
GAY MAN TAKES ON ESTATE LAW:
A South African man has gone to court to claim his share of his deceased same-sex partner's estate.
FORD BOYCOTT REINSTATED:
Conservative groups in the US have reinstated their boycott of Ford over the company's support of gay rights.
ZIM: GAY ACTIVIST ACCUSED IN PLOT:
A British gay activist has been accused by the Zimbabwe government of plotting to overthrow the government.
“FASCISTS BETTER THAN FAGGOTS”:
The grand daughter of Mussolini has defended he relative’s political beliefs by saying it was better than being a “faggot.”
OIA FESTIVAL OPENS:
The who’s-who of Joburg’s gay and lesbian community celebrated the opening of the 12th OIA Film Festival last night.
ZUMA ACCUSER COMES OUT AS LESBIAN:
The woman accusing former deputy president Jacob Zuma of rape has said that she is lesbian, but does sleep with men.