HEADLINES
BROKEBACK KISS WINS AWARD:
Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger walked away with the best screen kiss gong at the MTV Movie Awards this weekend.
GEORGE BUSH TO ENDORSE ANTI-GAY BILL:
President Bush will host a White House event to support a bill aimed at banning same-sex marriage across the US.
AIDS IN SA SHOWS NO SIGN OF DECLINE:
The AIDS epidemic in southern Africa shows “no evidence of a decline”, according to the annual UNAIDS Global Report for 2005 released this week.
CALLS TO PROBE MOSCOW PRIDE ATTACKS:
There have been calls to investigate the violence by police and neo-Nazis at the first Moscow pride parade.
BATWOMAN COMES OUT THE CLOSET:
It's official, there's a gay in the Bat family - and it's not Batman or Robin.
HUNDREDS TAKE PART IN PINK LOERIE:
Hundreds of gays and lesbians took part in the Pink Loerie celebrations in the town of Knysna on the weekend.
UNITED NATIONS: US REVERSES POSITION:
The US has been commended for reversing an earlier anti-gay vote at the UN.
GOLDIN MURDER: TWO MORE JAILED:
Two more men have turned state's witness in a plea bargain in the Brett Goldin and Richard Bloom murder case.
MOSCOW MARCH TURNS VIOLENT:
Moscow police have made numerous arrests at a banned gay pride march in the city.
ACTIVISTS DEFY MOSCOW GAY BAN:
Moscow's mayor threatens mass arrests while religious leaders pledge violent counter-protests.
CYNDI LAUPER TO PERFORM AT GAY GAMES:
Cyndi Lauper will perform at the Gay Games VII closing ceremony in Chicago in July.
UK BRANDS URGED TO TARGET GAYS:
UK companies have been urged to target the gay market to keep up with their American counterparts and meet the requirements of new laws.
MOLDOVA PRIDE BAN:
The mayor of Chisinau, in Moldova, must overturn his ban on a lesbian and gay-rights demonstration, says Human Rights Watch.
FIRST MAURITIAN PRIDE:
The conservative island nation of Mauritius saw its first gay pride march this weekend.
MEDIA SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED:
The surprising results of a mini-survey on how gays and lesbians are portrayed in the media - conducted by Cape Town's Triangle Project - have been released.
CAMERON CHALLENGES HIV COUNSELLING:
HIV tests should be routine in health institutions that offer AIDS treatment, says gay Judge Edwin Cameron.
U.S. GAY PORN SOLIDER GETS PRISON:
One of the soldiers that took part in an adult gay website has been sentenced to a prison term.
SA ARCHBISHOP CALLS FOR END TO DIVISION:
Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane has called on Anglicans to stop fighting over gay issues.
HOMOPHOBIA HALL OF SHAME:
Marking the International Day Against Homophobia on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch has released an international “hall of shame”.
PAC APOLOGISES – SORT OF:
The leader of the PAC has made a qualified apology for recent homophobic remarks.