HEADLINES
SA’S TRADITIONAL LEADERS OPPOSE GAY MARRIAGE:
South Africa's National House of Traditional Leaders, which represents traditional and customary leaders, has come out against same-sex unions.
LEGENDS RESPONDS TO RAID:
Pretoria’s Legends nightclub and the police have issued statements on the weekend raid on the club by over 100 members of the police force.
PRETORIA POLICE TARGET GAY CLUB:
Pretoria’s popular Legends nightclub - celebrating its first birthday - was raided by police this weekend.
48TH GRAMMY NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED:
Mariah Carey leads the pack as the most prestigious American music award’s nominees are announced.
SA ENTREPRENEURS SAVE SYDNEY MARDI GRAS:
The South African born owners of Gaydar have come to the financial rescue of the New Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
ROBBIE’S NOT GAY OKAY!:
Robbie Williams has won a libel lawsuit against tabloids that claimed he was secretly gay.
FORD PULLS GAY ADVERTISING:
The US motor car manufacturer has come under fire for allegedly bowing to conservative groups by pulling advertising in gay publications.
MASS GAY WEDDINGS CONFUSION:
Johannesburg’s The Star newspaper has reported that a new organisation is planning to hold mass gay weddings next year.
GOVERNMENT BACKS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE JUDGEMENT:
The South African government has confirmed that it will respect and act on the legalisation of same-sex marriages.
UPDATED! ONE YEAR TO GAY MARRIAGE!:
The Constitutional Court today ruled that the government has one year to legalise gay marriage in South Africa.
SUMMARY OF GAY MARRIAGE JUDGEMENT:
The Constitutional Court has issued a summary of the ground-breaking judgment legalising same-sex marriage. You can read it here.
GAY NGOS WELCOME CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING:
The country’s leading LGBT organisations have welcomed the Constitutional Court ruling on same-sex marriage.
NEW GAY RADIO SHOW TO DEBUT:
In a surprise move, Radio 2000 has announced that it will launch a new gay radio show this week Wednesday.
JUDGEMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE EXPECTED:
The Constitutional Court is expected to rule tomorrow at 10am on the constitutionality of same sex-marriage in South Africa.
TAC TAKES GOVERNMENT, RATH TO COURT:
After threatening to do so for some time, the AIDS activism group, TAC, has filed court papers against the government and Matthias Rath.
TUESDAY NIGHT MEETS SABC HONCHO:
The producers of the Tuesday Night Show, South Africa's first national LGBTI radio show, have finally met with senior SABC management to discuss the show’s closing.
CATHOLIC GROUP CONDEMNS BAN ON GAY SEMINARIANS:
A US Catholic group has condemned the Roman Catholic Curia's decision to ban gay men from admission to seminaries.
GAY LEADERS CALL TO END ABUSES:
LGBT leaders from across the US and around the world call for equal rights in Seattle.
MAN SUES OVER GAY “WIFE SWAP”:
A US man is suing the producers of the show Wife Swap, after his wife was 'swapped' with a gay man.
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY IS “SEXIEST MAN ALIVE”:
People magazine has named Matthew McConaughey the sexiest man alive for 2005 in its annual list of sexy men.