Singer Boy George has been sent to jail for falsely imprisoning a male prostitute in his east London flat.The judge at Snaresbrook Crown Court said the star, real name George O'Dowd, has used "gratuitous violence."
Author, dramatist and free-speech barrister Sir John Mortimor has died at the age of 85 after a long illness. Sir John famously defended the publishers of Gay News in 1976 after they were accused of blasphemy for publishing a poem that appeared to imply that Jesus was gay.
An HIV-positive grandfather from Melbourne who preyed on "vulnerable" gay men when he tried to infect them with the virus has been sentenced to nearly two decades years in jail.
Boy George has been sent to prison for 15 months for for falsely imprisoning a male sex worker in his East London flat. He's being kept away from other prisoners because he's openly gay and a celebrity.
 Times Online | The world doesn't care Times of Malta, Malta - According to the media, Israel is the main violator of human rights - we don't have women's rights, gay rights, we don't have a free press in Israel. ... Video: Gaza Rockets Threaten to Shatter Cease Fire Gaza: European Parliament calls for an immediate and permanent ... |
 AFP | Activists Express Concern Over Sentencing of Gay Men in Senegal Voice of America - Joel Nana of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission in Cape Town says the ruling was a big step backwards in the fight for gay rights in ... Senegal jails nine men for having gay sex UN Deplores Jailing of Gay Men in Senegal |
 Los Angeles Times | Brillante Mendoza shows the seamier side of life Los Angeles Times, CA - "He knew a producer who wanted a gay film that would be released direct to video. They had a concept. When I read it, I asked if I could change the concept. ... |
Times Online | The world doesn't care Times of Malta, Malta - According to the media, Israel is the main violator of human rights - we don't have women's rights, gay rights, we don't have a free press in Israel. ... Video: Gaza Rockets Threaten to Shatter Cease Fire Gaza: European Parliament calls for an immediate and permanent ... |
AFP | Activists Express Concern Over Sentencing of Gay Men in Senegal Voice of America - Joel Nana of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission in Cape Town says the ruling was a big step backwards in the fight for gay rights in ... Senegal jails nine men for having gay sex UN Deplores Jailing of Gay Men in Senegal |
Los Angeles Times | Brillante Mendoza shows the seamier side of life Los Angeles Times, CA - "He knew a producer who wanted a gay film that would be released direct to video. They had a concept. When I read it, I asked if I could change the concept. ... |
A dozen members of GayNZ.com's Forum met at Ponsonby's campest café Dorothy's Sister yesterday evening, for the first of what is hoped will become a regular event.
The culling of costs, including part of the Project Management fee for running Auckland's Big Gay Out, to avoid this year's event being canceled or making a financial loss, is being attributed to the effects of the economic recession.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The community is some 50,000 to 60,000 strong on Staten Island, according to some estimates, and its members have money to burn. The borough’s first-ever Gay Life Expo will include vendors, giveaways and a chance to get to know gay-owned and gay-friendly businesses, but it isn’t only about marketing to Staten [...]
Patti Perret / Mad Chance Prod/Europa Corp. Jim Carrey, left, and Ewan McGregor play the real-life lovers who met behind bars. Make no mistake: “I Love You Phillip Morris” is no “Brokeback Mountain.” Sure, both are high-profile films that tell the story of two men sincerely in love. “Brokeback Mountain” came from Oscar-winner Ang Lee, well known [...]
American actress Sigourney Weaver hopes that her first TV movie Prayers for Bobby will help gay teens when they come out about their sexual orientation to their parents. Weaver plays the real-life mother of tragic gay youth Bobby Griffith, who committed suicide in the 1970s after his religious parents spent years trying to ‘cure’ him. [...]
study into the historical prosecutions of Canterbury men for being gay will begin in the new year. Otago University gender studies senior lecturer Chris Brickell, who attracted national attention for his book Mates and Lovers: A History of Gay New Zealand, plans a new study on the experiences of gay men in New Zealand's legal system 
The KAHA National Queer Youth Hui returns for the weekend of 23 - 25 January 2009. The hui which will be held at Wellington"s Tapu Te Ranga Marae, aims to increase awareness of the issues facing queer youth, develop positive new relationships and inspire community activism. 
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