HEADLINES
TWO JAILED IN CAMEROON:
Two men have been jailed for having gay sex in the African country of Cameroon.
CHRISTIAN T-SHIRT SLAMS BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN:
A Christian clothing company is courting controversy after satirising gay cowboy movie Brokeback Mountain.
GEORGE MICHAEL ARRESTED:
Updated: British singer George Michael is again in trouble with the law, this time over possession of drugs.
MUGABE SLAMS GAYS AGAIN:
President Robert Mugabe celebrated his birthday on the weekend by assailing both his critics in the West as well as gays.
GAY PORN SOLDIERS FACE COURT-MARTIAL:
Seven US soldiers from an elite airborne division have been charged for performing on a gay porn website.
ORGANISATIONS CALL FOR END TO VIOLENCE:
The JWC has called for an end to violence against LGBTI people and for police action, after a lesbian teen was murdered in the Cape.
MOM’S GENETIC LINK TO GAY SONS:
New research suggests that there may be some genetic basis for the origin of sexual orientation.
SIZE DOES COUNT:
Unsurprisingly, a new study has concluded that a gay man's self-esteem is directly related to the length of his manhood.
LESBIAN KILLING HIGHLIGHTS CAPE PRIDE:
Cape Town's Pride kicked off this weekend, but was marred by news that a teenager was killed by a mob in Khayelitsha two weeks ago - apparently for being lesbian.
BROKEBACK WINS AT BAFTAS:
The critically acclaimed Brokeback Mountain, about a love affair between two gay cowboys, scooped four awards at the BAFTAs on Sunday.
KEBBLE RENT BOY ROW:
A row has broken out over claims that murdered mining magnate Brett Kebble made use of the services of a male prostitute.
PANEL TO DECIDE ON GAY BLOOD DONORS:
A group of LGBT organisations has requested that a panel of experts be set up within a month to decide on the validity of barring gay men from donating blood in South Africa.
MOSCOW GAY PRIDE UNDER THREAT:
In a rare show of unity, Russia's top Muslim and Jewish religious leaders have denounced Moscow's Gay Pride Parade, planned for later this year.
5 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ARAB GAYS:
A group of men have been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in the United Arab Emirates for being gay.
SCHWARZENEGGER IN LESBIAN ROW:
Californian Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is facing a revolt by conservative members of the Republican Party because his chief of staff is lesbian.
US ALLOWS HIV+ PEOPLE FOR GAY GAMES:
HIV positive participants and spectators are to be allowed into the United States during the 2006 Chicago Gay Games.
MORE CLARITY ON GAY ATTACKER’S DEATH:
Police have clarified the events that lead to the death of the man who attacked three people in a Massachusetts gay bar.
CAMEROON EMBROILED IN GAY WITCHHUNT:
Top Cameroonian politicians and business leaders are being ‘outed’ by the country's media.
GAY BAR ATTACKER DIES:
The suspect in an attack on a gay bar in a Massachusetts has been captured and killed in a bloody shoot-out.
LGBT SHELTER TO BE LAUNCHED:
A crisis shelter for members of the LGBT community is being established in Cape Town – a first in Africa.