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13 December 2012Mike Tyson gender reassignment spoof mistaken for reality by news websites 13 African online newspapers picked up a spoof story about Mike Tyson undergoing gender reassignment surgery, which was published on a satirical UK website at the end of November. -
13 December 2012US: Court throws out Bel Ami’s legal case over their models being ‘thrown off’ a gay cruise 10 A legal case brought by gay porn producers Bel Ami against the gay cruise company RSVP has been dismissed by a judge in a Los Angeles federal court. -
12 December 2012UK: Home Office threatens to ban Ugandan politicians from entering Britain over anti-gay law 34 The Home Office has indicated that if Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill is passed by the country’s parliament, the UK may ban senior Ugandan politicians from entering Britain. -
11 December 2012Uganda anti-gay law protest takes place outside London embassy + Campaigners have staged a protest outside the Ugandan embassy in London over the country’s pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill. -
7 December 2012US: Christian right leader continues support for Ugandan President, despite “kill the gays” bill 15 Despite the fact that the Ugandan Parliament has been reviving its so-called 'kill the gays' bill, the US-based Family Research Council has continued to offer its support to the country's president. -
7 December 2012London: Embassy protest planned against Uganda’s anti-gay law 4 Campaigners are set to demonstrate outside the Ugandan embassy in London next week as the country threatens to pass its notorious ‘kill the gays’ bill. -
5 December 2012Desmond Tutu: Uganda should drop ‘totally unjust’ anti-gay law 24 The former Archbishop of Cape Town told reporters at the All Africa Conference of Churches “I am opposed to discrimination that is unfair discrimination”. -
3 December 2012Barclays discusses anti-gay bill with Ugandan officials 10 Barclays has raised the subject of Uganda’s pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill with the country’s government, after coming under pressure from the online social activist group Change.org. -
2 December 2012Libya: Gay men speak out about abductions and beatings by Islamic militia 14 Gay men in Libya have spoken out about the largest and most powerful militia brigade, and claim that men have been arrested, and assaulted by them, just for being gay. -
30 November 2012Uganda: Politician behind ‘Kill the Gays’ bill drops death penalty from legislation 24 The Ugandan politician behind the controversial anti-gay legislation to go before the Ugandan Parliament has dismissed claims made by the United States that the death penalty had not been removed from the draft legislation. -
29 November 2012Comment: Christmas Fear in Uganda 7 Having worked with activists in Uganda, Aoife NicCharthaigh, from the charity Interact Worldwide, shares her thoughts on the pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill in a comment piece for PinkNews.co.uk -
28 November 2012445,000 people urge Citibank and Barclays to condemn Uganda’s anti-gay bill 11 More than 445,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling on Citibank and Barclays to condemn Uganda's pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill. -
28 November 2012US Government: Uganda’s anti-gay legislation still contains death penalty despite earlier reports 32 United States officials in Uganda have said that the Ugandan anti-gay legislation, dubbed ‘kill the gays’ could still contain the death penalty despite earlier claims that it had been reduced to life imprisonment. -
27 November 2012US discusses anti-gay bill with Uganda 16 The US State Department’s envoy to Africa has met with Uganda’s parliamentary speaker Rebecca Kadaga, who has promised to pass the country’s notorious Anti-Homosexuality bill as a “Christmas gift”. -
26 November 2012Kenya: Gay political candidate warned of ‘revolt’ if elected 12 A Kenyan anti-poverty campaigner has become the country's first openly gay man to run for political office. -
26 November 2012Gay Tory MP: Withdraw UK aid to Uganda if it passes anti-gay legislation 29 A gay Conservative MP has called on the British Government to withdraw funding to Uganda if it passes controversial new anti-gay legislation. -
23 November 2012Uganda drops death penalty from anti-gay bill 28 Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill will no longer include capital punishment after scrutiny by a parliamentary committee, according to an MP.
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22 November 2012Uganda postpones court hearing of British gay play producer 1 A Ugandan court has postponed legal proceedings for British theatre producer David Cecil until next year, his lawyer has said. -
22 November 2012Uganda’s Anti-gay bill can now be voted on at anytime 22 Reports out of Uganda say the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill is now up for debate and can be voted on at any moment.
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21 November 2012Uganda: British producer of gay play due in court 7 British theatre producer David Cecil, who was arrested in September for staging a play that featured a gay storyline, is due before a Ugandan court on Thursday.
