HEADLINES
DRAMATIC CHANGES FOR ‘OUT IN AFRICA’:
The Out in Africa SA Gay and Lesbian Film Festival will screen its movies at Nu Metro cinemas for the first time in its 13 year history.
WRAPPED MAGAZINE TO GO BIMONTHLY:
South African gay magazine Wrapped is to be published every two months instead of monthly.
UK: HOMOPHOBIC BULLYING ‘WORSE’:
A national survey in the UK suggests that high profile initiatives are failing to preventing homophobic bullying in schools.
IS ATTITUDE MAG BACK?:
Attitude's MySpace page says that the popular UK magazine will be back on shelves again this month, but questions remain.
AUSTRALIA TO BLOCK OVERSEAS GAY ADOPTION:
Australia’s government will table a law to ban the recognition of same-sex couple adoptions that have been legalised in other countries.
PRO-GAY SERVICES BOOKLET LAUNCHED:
OUT has launched a booklet aimed at informing and sensitising those providing services to LGBTI people.
GAY ORGS FURORE GROWS:
A number of African LGBTI rights groups have issued a statement slamming the tactics of UK based Outrage! led by the controversial Peter Tatchell
HIV HITS SA’S RICH AND EDUCATED:
Startling new evidence from a three-year survey shows that HIV is now growing fastest among those who are wealthier and educated in South Africa.
CHURCH LOSES GAY ADOPTION FIGHT:
Tony Blair decides. The Catholic Church loses its bid to be exempted from new gay rights laws in the UK.
MOSCOW MAYOR: GAY PARADES “SATANIC”:
Moscow's Mayor has said that he will never allow gay pride parades in the city, labelling them as "satanic".
US GAY BUYING POWER ON THE RISE:
A new report predicts that the buying power of gays and lesbians in the US will exceed $835 billion by 2011.
COMMUNITY HEROES TO BE AWARDED:
Cape Town’s Triangle Project has invited the public to make nominations for their LGBT heroes of 2006.
BLAIR UNDECIDED OVER GAY RIGHTS EXEMPTION:
While media reports suggest that Tony Blair will refuse exemption of churches from a new gay-rights law, a statement says he’s not yet decided.
CAMP DAVID CASE POSTPONED:
The case of fourteen gay men arrested for partying naked at Camp David Bar in Tshwane last year has been postponed to 29 March.
NIGERIA: MAN GETS JAIL FOR CRUISING:
A man in Nigeria has been sentenced to six week's jail-time for attempting to have sex with another man.
SURVEY: 3% OF UK GAYS WANT TO ADOPT:
A new survey in the UK claims that 3% of lesbians and gay men hope to adopt children in the next five years.
STUDY: EARLIER ARV START IS BETTER:
A new study in the US shows better results for people with HIV who get an earlier start with ARVs.
OSCAR NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED:
Dreamgirls leads the pack of contenders for the 79th Academy Awards - but fails to make the Best Picture grade.