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May 23, 2013
First non-medical transgender journal launches

Transgender Studies Quarterly, published by Duke University Press, pledges to 'change the way the world thinks about transgender issues' when it launches in 2014

The first non-medical journal examining academic research into transgender issues is hoping to launch in April 2014, if it can secure funding.

Transgender Studies Quarterly pledges to 'change the way the world thinks about transgender issues'.

The interdisciplinary journal, edited by University of Arizona professor Susan Stryker and City University of New York's Paisley Currah, has already secured publishing with Duke University Press, a prestigious academic publishers.

May 16, 2013
Over hundred LGBT South Koreans and allies record video against gay hate

YouTube video released for IDAHO (International Day Against homophobia and transphobia)

Over 100 South Korean LGBT people and allies star in a YouTube video in support of gay rights released this week (Monday 13 May).

Korean Gay Men's Human Rights Group Chingusai organized the recording of You Make me Proud, a song created by Sydney Gay and Lesbian choir to mark IDAHO (International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia) in 2012.

May 15, 2013
Gay actors are still good but not masculine, scientists find

New US research asked 'Can a gay man play it straight?' and looked at perceptions of an actor's performance and masculinity

People think gay actors are less masculine – but they are still just as good at acting, scientists have proved.

The US research asked 'Can a gay man play it straight?' and looked at perceptions of an actor’s masculinity and performance.

College students were given biographical information on a male actor, including sexual orientation, and shown a video of the actor’s performance.

They were then asked to rate the actor’s performance and the likelihood of casting the actor in their own productions.

May 13, 2013
Italian educator working in North Africa deported for being gay

Eritrea has labeled professor Paolo Mannina ‘a dangerous individual who is potentially destabilizing to the moral order and public of the country’

An Italian teacher working in the North African country of Eritrea has been deported for his sexuality.

The International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) reported that Paolo Mannina was working as a literature professor in an Italian school located in the capital city of Asmara.

Authorities reportedly forced the professor from his job and made him leave the country without offering an official explanation.

May 10, 2013
Drugs, clubs and death: what can South London’s gay community do?

A group of community leaders meet in South London’s clubbing district Vauxhall to discuss the drug GHB, and its relationship to clubbing and the gay community

In 2012, Gay Star News reported at least three separate deaths in the months of July, August and October where gay men died of suspected drug overdose in clubs and sex saunas.

May 9, 2013
Ferguson has done ‘gay’ economics genius Keynes a favor by attacking him

Niall Ferguson hit the headlines for saying 20th century economics guru John Maynard Keynes had a flawed, short-term view because he was gay

There are a lot of sound reasons to critique Keynesian economics, but a reason that its creator was gay – or rather bisexual – shouldn’t be one of them.

Niall Ferguson, the Laurence A Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University, has sadly, in 2013, just found that out.

Ferguson’s speech to investors and financial analysts at the 10th Annual Altegris Conference in Carlsbad, California should have awed his audience. Instead it shocked and offended them.

May 8, 2013
Ferguson says gay Keynes was biased at Versailles because he fancied a German diplomat

UK news agency Reuters have uncovered an 18 year-old article where Ferguson said Keynes was inspired by his attraction to Carl Melchior

A Harvard professor, who had to apologize for saying economist John Maynard Keynes helped cause the recession because he was gay, has previously accused him of being biased at Versailles because he had a crush on a German diplomat.

May 4, 2013
Harvard professor apologizes for blaming dead gay economist for global financial crisis

Niall Ferguson, author and history professor at Harvard University, recants connecting John Maynard Keynes’ homosexuality to ‘destructive’ economic policies

Noted author and Harvard University history professor Niall Ferguson offered an apology for his recent comments about economist John Maynard Keynes.

'My colleagues, students, and friends – straight and gay – have every right to be disappointed in me, as I am in myself,' Ferguson wrote today (4 April) on his website. 'To them, and to everyone who heard my remarks at the conference or has read them since, I deeply and unreservedly apologize.'

May 4, 2013
Harvard professor blames dead gay economist for global financial crisis

Niall Ferguson, author and history professor at Harvard University, ties John Maynard Keynes’ homosexuality to ‘destructive’ economic policies

An American university professor has attempted to create a link between a dead British economist’s homosexuality and the current financial crisis.

Niall Ferguson, author and history professor at Harvard University, spoke at the 10th annual Altegris Conference this week, an exclusive event for investors and financial advisors.

April 26, 2013
Hong Kong LGBT activists fight school bullying with video series

Pink Alliance makes eight clips to inspire confidence and give support to viewers

Hong Kong's Pink Alliance launches a video advocacy project today to raise public concern about students bullied because of their sexual orientation and gender identity.

April 18, 2013
Ninth gay man killed in suspected serial murders in South Africa

In South Africa, nine gay men have been murdered in the past three years in what many are calling a 'homophobic killing spree'

The most recent victim of a string of brutal anti-gay murders in South Africa was found face down in a pool of blood on Monday morning (15 April).

Dr Carl Miscke, a gay professor at the University of Johannesburg, was stabbed multiple times after inviting his killer or killers into his home.

Police have confirmed his death will be investigated alongside those of eight other murder victims, the first of whom was found dead in April 2010 tied up and bludgeoned to death with a laptop computer.

March 23, 2013
Professor and writer John Corvino talks about his new book

Professor John Corvino talks to GSN about his new book What's Wrong with Homosexuality?

We all have heard the arguments. From God 'made' Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve, to constant repeats of the Sodom and Gomorrah tale. Biblical, and moral, arguments against LGBT sexuality and life have currency, heard at dinner tables and political debates.

March 15, 2013
'Functional cure' may be close for AIDS

French researchers have found early medical intervention for patients with HIV can keep them healthy even after stopping treatment

HIV-positive patients who were treated early have stayed healthy even after stopping treatment, French researchers have revealed.

Their research shows early medical intervention may lead to a ‘functional cure’ for AIDs.

Published in the US journal PLoS Pathogens, only involved 14 adults, and were treated for their HIV with a range of anti-retroviral drugs within 10 weeks of infection.

All of them stopped treatment around three years afterwards on average.

March 12, 2013
A ‘Father’ versus a ‘Dad’ on Cambridge Uni’s pro-gay parent study

Our resident gay dad columnist has an imagined conversation with a priest who argues a Cambridge University study was wrong and kids need a mother and father

This month, Cambridge University released a study. It was published by the British Association of Adoption and Fostering. Their conclusion on the basis of the report was ‘Gay fathers, in particular, are extremely committed to parenting’.

March 11, 2013
Costa Rica forces medic to cancel gay 'cure' lecture

After a massive public outcry and court intervention, Spanish medic and proponent of Ex-Gay therapy, Jokin de Irala, was forced to cancel his planned public lecture in Costa Rica

Professor Jokin de Irala, known for outspoken views that homosexuality is a 'curable disease' and an 'epidemic', was forced to cancel a planned lecture on the subject in an international convention in Costa Rica.

Irala, a Spanish medical doctor, was due to speak on 7 March on the subject of 'curing' homosexuality, at the 5th Central American Congress of Bioethics that was held in Costa Rica.

March 4, 2013
Children of gay parents are thriving, family experts say

British gay couples are being urged to consider fostering or adoption as a new study shows they make great parents

As a new study shows adopted children of same-sex parents are thriving, the UK government is urging more gay couples to adopt.

The report released by the British Association of Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) details the experiences of 130 adoptive families, 49 of which are run by heterosexual couples, 41 by gay men and 40 by lesbian parents.

Carried out by Cambridge University’s Center for Family Research into adoptive parenting, its release today (4 March) coincides with LGBT Adoption and Fostering week.

February 7, 2013
It does get better for gay teens, study says

Research carried out by The University of Illinois and Brunel University in London shows bullying declines as gay teens get older

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens face less bullying as they get older, a study has shown.

The study of 8,700 English students, carried out by The University of Illinois and Brunel University in London, says homophobic bullying against young people declines as they get older and leave school.

Ian Rivers, co-author of the study and Brunel University Professor, says the UK's proposed rise in the school leaving age from 16 to 18 is likely to 'impact rates of bullying'.

January 31, 2013
Lesbian actress Miriam Margolyes becomes Aussie citizen

In her citizenship ceremony, the acclaimed British actress blasted England for its class distinction and 'lack of energy'

British lesbian actress Miriam Margolyes has blasted England in a speech after she became a binational Australian citizen.

One of Britain’s most respected actresses, perhaps most famous as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films, criticized her native home for its class distinction.

At a citizenship ceremony presided over by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, she said: ‘I don’t like class distinction and there is far too much of that in England.

‘There’s an energy here – an optimism, a vitality. I think England doesn’t have that any more.

January 31, 2013
UK parliament opens its doors for gay cure debates

Core Issues, an organization advocating discredited and dangerous ‘gay cures’, was given space in Britain’s parliament for an informal debate to push its views

A Christian group was given a committee room in Britain’s Houses of Parliament yesterday (31 January) to debate therapy to ‘cure’ gay people.

The event, which took place in Committee Room 11 of the Houses of Parliament yesterday was set up and promoted by Core Issues, a Christian group that has previously written disparagingly on LGBT issues.

January 4, 2013
Israel MP performs gay marriages to protest claims they'd destroy the Jewish people

Mock gay weddings preformed outside Tel Aviv's Rabbincal court in protest of a ring-wing religious candidate stating that they would destroy the Jewish people

Following a statement by a religious right-wing electoral candidate that gay marriages will destroy the Jewish people, Meretz, a left wing Israeli party, performed mock gay marriages outside Tel-Aviv's rabbinical court.

The protests were lead by out gay Israeli MP Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz) who also conducted several mock 'gay marriages', some of them marrying straight supporters of equality to their same-sex friends. 

The anti-gay statements were condemned across the Israeli political spectrum, ahead of Israel's general election next month.

December 21, 2012
Australian marriage equality advocates send Christmas message

Marriage equality advocates in Australia are encouraging people to talk about the importance of marriage equality when they spend time with their family these holidays

High profile Australian supporters of marriage equality have joined forces to encourage people to talk about the importance of letting gays and lesbians marry when they spend time with family this holiday season.

A new online video campaign by advocacy group Australian Marriage Equality (AME) features Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings, Labor Senator Louise Pratt, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, former Australian Medical Association head Professor Kerryn Phelps, independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich and NSW Greens Legislative Council member Cate Faehrmann.

December 21, 2012
Study finds lesbians more likely to drink to excess

The University of Melbourne claims gay women can stop symptoms of depression if they have children

An Australian study has found gay women are more likely to drink excessively as a result of depression.

The University of Melbourne studied the correlation between excessive drinking, recreational drug use and the mental health among lesbians 18 years and over.

Professor Ruth McNair found lesbian, bisexual and transgender women are two to three times more likely to experience depression and anxiety, Australian News reports.

December 14, 2012
Hawking joins scientists calling for gay Turing pardon

Top British scientists urge David Cameron to grant World War II codebreaker hero a posthumous pardon for his gay sex conviction

Leading scientists including Professor Stephen Hawking have launched a new call on the British government to pardon gay codebreaker Alan Turing.

Turing helped crack the Enigma code, helping the Allies understand German communications and ultimately win the Second World War.

But in 1952 he was convicted for ‘gross indecency’ with another man by a British court and accepted treatment with female hormones – also known as chemical castration – as an alternative to prison.

Those events are blamed for his decision to commit suicide just two years later.

December 3, 2012
Court grants Israel gay couple divorce for first time

An Israeli court has granted a divorce of a gay couple for the first time in the country's history

A court has ordered the ministry of interior of Israel to register a gay couple as divorced after it continually rejected their requests.

Yesterday (2 November) a Ramat Gan family court approved the request of Uzi Even, a former Israeli member of parliament and professor at Tel Aviv University, and Amit Kama, who teaches communications at Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, to order Israel’s ministry of interior to register them as divorced.

November 15, 2012
Americans tell their stories for Transgender Awareness Week

Video campaign hopes to raise awareness of transgender issues in the US

A video campaign featuring prominent trans Americans has been launched to mark Transgender Awareness Week.

The 'I AM: Trans People Speak' videos feature New York Times bestseller Professor Jennifer Finney Boylan and actress Laverne Cox telling their own personal stories.

Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) attorney Noah Lewis and performance poet Kit Yan also share their experiences to camera in the campaign which aims to put transgender issues in the spotlight to educate the public and speak to trans youth and adults.