HEADLINES
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.
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.
ZUMA: “A SEXIST HOMOPHOBE”:
Gay and lesbian organisations have issued an angry statement condemning the recent homophobic comments by the ANC Deputy President, Jacob Zuma.
ZUMA ANTI-GAY OUTBURST:
Potential presidential candidate Jacob Zuma has come our firmly in the camp of homophobic African leaders according to the Sowetan newspaper.
TUTU ASHAMED OF CHURCH STANCE ON GAYS:
In a soon-to-be-released biography, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu reveals that he felt ashamed because of the Anglican Church’s anti-gay stance.
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE HEARINGS CHAOS:
The first hearing on the Civil Unions Bill took place in Soweto yesterday, but the government says that same-sex unions - in some form - are not negotiable.
SEXUAL IDENTITY CONFUSION SURVEY:
A survey conducted in New York has revealed that a significant number of men who identify as straight have sex with other men.
CIVIL UNIONS BILL HEARINGS ANNOUNCED:
The schedule of public hearings on the Civil Unions Bill has been released with less than 24 hours notice, angering Gauteng activists.