HEADLINES
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.
AMAZING RACE STAR’S MILITARY RAPE:
Reichen Lehmkuhl, best known as an Amazing Race winner, and boyfriend to pop star Lance Bass, has revealed that he was raped while in the military.
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH SLATES CIVIL UNION BILL:
The New York based Human Rights Watch has urged Parliament to grant full civil marriage rights to lesbian and gay Couples, not ‘Civil Unions’.
DRC ENDORSES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE:
The Dutch Reformed Church has told Parliament that it supports same-sex marriages and that these should have the same status as heterosexual unions.
INTERNET ADDICTION WIDESPREAD:
A new study from the US reveals that Internet addiction could be more widespread than previously thought.
GAYS MARCH TO UNION BUILDINGS:
Around 100 people marched to the Union Buildings today to protest against the controversial Civil Union Bill.
RESPECT DEMANDED IN PARLIAMENT:
LGBT organisations have demanded that Parliament ensures that gays and lesbians are treated respectfully during deliberations on the Civil Union Bill.
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In what is being seen as one of the most important moments for gay rights in South Africa, a number of LGBT organisations are staging a march in Pretoria on 17 October to protest against the Civil Unions Bill.
AMERICA CELEBRATES ‘COMING OUT DAY’:
As America celebrated National Coming Out Day yesterday, two new reports show that more Americans than ever before now know a gay person.
GAY ASYLUM SEEKERS FACE RETURN:
Human Rights Watch has demanded that the Netherlands and Sweden reverse policies that will see gay asylum seekers returned to Iran.
MORE CONCERNS OVER PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Another LGBT community organisation has expressed serious concerns about the government’s public hearings on the controversial Civil Union Bill.
US E-MAIL SCANDAL GROWS:
A scandal involving a Republican congressman who sent inappropriate messages to teenage boys continues to grow.
PRETORIA NUDE VENUE RAIDED:
A gay nude bar in Pretoria has been raided by police, who are investigating confiscated adult videos.
OUTRAGE AT ANTI-GAY COLUMN:
A column by veteran SA journalist Jon Qwelane describing gays as “unnatural” has sparked outrage within the gay community.
NEW BLOOD POLICY REJECTED:
Pretoria based LGBT activist group, OUT, has rejected the SA Blood Services’ position that gay men who are celibate for six months will be able to donate blood.
PRIDE ROCKS JOBURG:
The 17th annual Joburg Pride parade took to the streets of Rosebank this weekend, while various after-parties celebrated into the early hours of the morning.
APOLOGY NOT ENOUGH:
LGBT groups say that Jacob Zuma's apology is simply not enough to repair the damage caused by his homophobic remarks.
ZUMA APOLOGISES:
ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma has unreservedly apologised for the homophobic comments which he made last weekend.