HEADLINES
ANGLICAN CHURCH WON’T FIGHT CIVIL UNIONS:
Archbishop of Cape Town Njongonkulu Ndungane - who heads 24 Anglican bishops in the country - has said that he supports the proposed controversial Civil Unions Bill.
ACTIVISTS DISMISS ANTI-GAY PROTESTS:
Cape Town's Triangle Project has decided not to counter the protest action by a group of right-wing, fundamentalist Christians on 16 September.
CAPE TOWN PRIDE EXTENDED:
Cape Town Pride’s 2007 organisers have decided to extend next year's festival by an extra day, making it an 11-day celebration.
UGANDAN TABLOID OUTS LESBIANS:
Following its recent controversial outing of gay men, Uganda's Red Pepper tabloid has now also exposed 13 lesbians.
ACDP ANTI SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL:
The ACDP has tabled a bill in the South African parliament with the aim of blocking same-sex marriages from being legalised.
UGANDA WITCH HUNT: MORE OUTRAGE:
Following Amnesty International’s recent condemnation of the intimidation of LGBT people in Uganda, more groups have slammed the outing of 45 gay men by a tabloid.
ACTION TO OPPOSE CIVIL UNION BILL:
The LGBTI community has been called on to begin a letter writing campaign and circulating petitions to oppose the Civil Unions Bill. Find out here how you can play a role.
MCQP LAUNCHES THEME FOR 2006:
Great excitement greeted the announcement of MCQP’s theme for 2006 last night in Cape Town.
COMIC BOOK FOR GAY DEAF COMMUNITY:
A new comic book, produced by GALA, is reaching out to the deaf community with messages about HIV and AIDS, sexual violence and sexual rights.
CIVIL UNION BILL PROCESS TO BEGIN:
Parliament's Home Affairs Committee meets on Wednesday to start the process of making the controversial same-sex civil union bill law.
GAY CONVERSION GROUPS SLATED FOR:
UK gay pressure groups have accused an "ex-gay" organisation of "inviting child abuse" after claiming children with gender identity issues should be exposed to bullying.
UK GAY POLICE AD FURORE:
An advert placed by the UK's Gay Police Association highlighting homophobia has caused a fuss among religious groups.
UGANDAN GAYS TARGETED:
Amnesty International has condemned what it calls, “the ongoing targeting and intimidation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Uganda.”
MUSLIMS SLATE FREDDIE MERCURY PARTY:
Conservative Muslims in Zanzibar have demanded that a party planned to celebrate the late Zanzibar-born Freddie Mercury's birthday be banned.
FOOTBALL CLUB FIGHTS HOMOPHOBIA:
A high-profile British Premiership football club, Manchester City, has become the first football club to officially be recognised as "gay friendly”.
CHANGE FOR GAY BLOOD DONORS:
While the deferral period for gay men wishing to donate blood has been reduced, some organizations say that this is not enough.
CABINET APPROVES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL:
The South African Cabinet has approved the bill that will legalise same-sex marriage.
BANK HELPS TRANSGENDERED WOMAN:
Gender DynamiX, a transgender rights organisation, has applauded FNB for assisting a transgendered woman.
IS GOV READY FOR GAY MARRIAGE?:
Questions are being asked about the preparedness of government structures for the imminent legalising of same-sex marriages in South Africa.
BEETROOT BATTLE AT WORLD AIDS CONFERENCE:
Beetroot, lemon, garlic and African potato were at the heart of conflict between SA's Health Minister and activists at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto last week.