Kuwait Court Rules TG Woman Still Male

(Kuwait City) A Kuwait court has ruled that 26 year old woman who underwent sex reassignment surgery is still a man. More »

Gays Like Cockroaches Cardinal Says

(Mexico City) A prominent Mexican cardinal denounced legalization of same-sex weddings in an interview published Tuesday, saying it would be like considering cats or cockroaches part of a family. More »

EU Committee Rejects Anti-Gay Rights Commissioner

(Brussels) The incoming European Union's Commissioner for Justice has received a thumbs down from Parliament's civil liberties committee over statements that homosexuality "is a sin". But it may not be enough to prevent him from taking office. More »

Gay Americans Marry In Belgium

Two American men who work in Belgium have become the first U.S. same-sex couple to be married in that country. More »

Sandals Resorts Ends Anti-Gay Policy

(London) After years of refusing to accept gays and lesbians one of the world's biggest chains of resort hotels has announced it will now welcome same-sex couples. More »

Human Rights Activists Call for Investigation

Society for Democratic Initiatives in Sierra Leone, a human right organization, has called on government to fully investigate the circumstances surrounding the gruesome murder of a prominent gay activist, Fanny Ann Eddy. More »

Don't Be Deceived By Gay Marriage Jesse Jackson Tells Black Congregation

(Miami, Florida) Flanked by Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton Sen. John Kerry Sunday visited two black churches in battleground Florida, seeking to quell growing dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party by African Americans over what is seen as a soft position on gay marriage. More »

Nobel Prize Winner Claims HIV Began In Lab

(Cape Town, South Africa) Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, has caused a storm of controversy with claims that HIV/AIDS is a deliberately created biological agent. More »

Australian Gays Fear Massive Swing To Right Following Election

(Sydney, Australia) Australian Prime Minister John Howard has coasted to an unprecedented fourth term on a conservative platform that has many members of the LGBT community concerned will result in the roll back of gay rights. More »

Equality is imperative for same-sex couples

As the country currently awaits the findings of the Supreme Court of Appeal on the constitutionality of the common-law definition of marriage, the right of same-sex couples to marry has been in the public spotlight. More »

Survey shows SA's intolerance

(Cape Town) Although South Africa boasts one of the most liberal constitutions in the world, its people are everything but tolerant. More »

Canadian Provinces Dispute Federal Government's Power To Legalize Gay Marriage

(Ottawa) The government of Alberta told Canada's Supreme Court Thursday that the federal government cannot simply change the constitutional definition of marriage and allow same-sex unions. More »

Equality is imperative for same-sex couples

As the country currently awaits the findings of the Supreme Court of Appeal on the constitutionality of the common-law definition of marriage, the right of same-sex couples to marry has been in the public spotlight. More »

Stop Bashing Gays Major Jamaican Firms Warn Reggae Singers

(Kingston, Jamaica) Some of the biggest corporations in Jamaica, all sponsors of reggae concert tours, have told the country's reggae singers to clean up their acts or they will pull their financial support. More »

Landmark Gay Marriage Case Begins In Canadian Supreme Court

(Ottawa) The Supreme Court of Canada Wednesday began hearing arguments on proposed federal legislation to recognize same-sex marriage. More »

EU Justice Head: 'Homosexuality Is A Sin'

(Brussels) The incoming European Union's Commissioner for Justice has angered gay rights leaders in countries throughout the EU by declaring that homosexuality is a sin and that he did not support same-sex marriage. More »

Final Pitches As Gay Marriage Heads To Canadian Supreme Court

(Toronto, Ontario) The Supreme Court of Canada Wednesday will begin historic hearings on same-sex marriage, the final lap in what one supporter called "a very long marathon." More »

Gay Rights Activist Murdered In Sierra Leone

(New York City) FannyAnn Eddy, the founder of the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association and a lesbian rights activist known across Africa has been brutally murdered in the Association's office in the capital city of Freetown. More »

Uganda Fines Radio Station After Gays Interviewed

(Kampala) Uganda's broadcast regulatory body has fined a radio station more than $1000 and ordered it to air a public apology over an interview with gays seeking civil rights in the African country. More »

Morocco Jails UK Man For Gay Sex

(Rabat) A British citizen and an 18 year old Moroccan have been sentenced by a Moroccan court to one year in prison after being convicted of having gay sex. More »

Canada Stalls On Gay Marriage

(Toronto, Ontario) The Canadian government has decided to delay bringing in its gay marriage legislation for at least a year according to documents obtained by a Toronto newspaper. More »

Lesbian Thwarted In Election Bid To Follow Partner

(Sao Paulo, Brazil) A woman who hoped to follow her partner as mayor of the small town of Viseu in northern Brazil has had her candidacy in Sunday's elections terminated by a court order. More »

Gay Partners Of UN Staff To Keep Benefits

(New York City) A new U.N. directive which took effect Friday dropped problematic language about domestic partnerships, but still allows U.N. staffers' same-sex partners to collect benefits if permitted by the laws of their home countries. More »

US Gay Marriage Amendment Fails - The Debate, the vote, the reaction

(Washington) The US House of Representatives failed Thursday to get enough votes to pass a proposed amendment to the Constitution to bar same-sex marriage. More »

West Hollywood Concert By Anti-Gay Singer Cancelled

(Los Angeles, California) The House of Blues in West Hollywood Thursday announced that it has canceled a concert featuring dancehall reggae star Capleton. More »

House To Vote Thursday On Constitutional Gay Marriage Ban

(Washington) The House of Representatives will vote Thursday on the proposed amendment to the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. More »

Soccer Players Turning Nigeria Gay Government Says

(Abuja) The Nigerian government is telling soccer players to stop wearing hair braids, dreadlocks, and earrings. More »

Companies Becoming More Gay Accepting Study Shows

(Washington) Corporate America is becoming more accepting of LGBT workers a new study from the country's largest gay civil rights group shows. More »

Johannesburg Pride Marches Despite Threats

(Johannesburg, South Africa) Johannesburg police Saturday ignored demands from an ultra conservative gay political group to arrest anyone in drag during the city's Pride march. More »

Johannesburg Pride Marches Despite Threats

(Johannesburg, South Africa) Johannesburg police Saturday ignored demands from an ultra conservative gay political group to arrest anyone in drag during the city's Pride march. More »

Gay Marriage Like 'A Deadly Virus'

(Madrid) In its strongest condemnation yet of Spanish government plans to legalize gay marriage the Roman Catholic Church said it was akin to releasing a "deadly virus" into Spanish society. More »

Hit Man Ordered To Kill Gay Activist

(London) London police are giving British gay rights leader Peter Tatchell round the clock protection following death threats from supporters of anti-gay Jamaican reggae artists. More »

South Africa Drag Queens Still Threatened With Arrest

(Johannesburg, South Africa) A rightwing gay organization Tuesday admitted it was behind pressure on Johannesburg police to arrest anyone in drag at this Saturday's gay Pride parade. More »

Quebec To Oppose Canadian Gay Marriage Law

(Ottawa) The government of Quebec has filed an intervenor brief with the Supreme Court of Canada over the federal government's proposed legislation to legalize same-sex marriage across the country. More »

Paris Gay Mayor Attacks French Homophobia

(Paris) Bertrand Delanoe, the openly gay mayor of Paris, has accused the government of President Jacques Chirac of sitting by idly while homophobia runs rampant throughout France. More »

Film Promoting Gay-Straight Conversion Targets U.S. National Coming Out Day

(Los Angeles, California) A conservative Christian group is pushing to have a film promoting "gay conversion" shown in schools during National Coming Out Day next month. More »

Accept Gay Bishop Or Lose Cash Episcopal Church Tells African Anglicans

(London) The Anglican Church has received a warning that if it disciplines the Episcopal Church over the election of a gay bishop the American wing of the worldwide church will stop sending money to Anglican churches in the Third World. More »

FXI supports the right of gay and lesbian people to march in their outfits

The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) fully supports the right of gay and lesbian people to peacefully assemble and demonstrate wearing whatever clothing or attire they deem appropriate to express themselves in. Recent media reports have warned that the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department have said it will not allow drag queens to participate in the march if they wear any form of disguise that obscures their facial features. In addition, the reports have stated that the metro police have threatened to arrest anyone who contravenes this directive. Authority for this prohibition is said to be the apartheid era Regulation of Gatherings Act (No 205 of 1993). More »

Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart Threatens To Kill Gays

(Toronto, Ontario) A Canadian television station has apologized publicly to viewers for a telecast of American evangelist Jimmy Swggart's television program in which he threatened to kill gays. More »

Gay Marriage Legal In Spain Next Month

(Madrid) The Spanish parliament will vote next month on a bill to legalize same-sex marriage making the country the third in Europe to allow gays and lesbians to marry. More »