JOBURG PRIDE COMMITTEE WALKS CITY ROUTE:
Four committee members of one of the two groups putting on a Pride event in Johannesburg later this year have walked the parade's new inner city route to show that it is safe.
JAMAICA SET TO VOTE ON ANTI-GAY LAW:
Jamaican lawmakers are reportedly set to soon vote on repealing the Caribbean island nation's colonial era law that makes consensual sex between men illegal.
MR GAY SOUTH AFRICA RESIGNS:
In a shock move, the current Mr Gay South Africa, Jason Rogers, has resigned, less than two months before the Mr Gay World competition in Belgium.
ZIM POLICE COME TO AID OF GAY GROUP:
Usually homophobic police came to the rescue of Zimbabwe gay rights group GALZ after five men broke into its office, locked up staff and attempted to steal various items.