QC World Headlines

AFRICA
Capetown, South Africa – 9 men accused of murder of 19-year-old lesbian want new lawyer. [SOURCE]
ASIA
Cambodia – Women discover beauty use for condom lubricant. [SOURCE]
AUSTRALIA
Canberra – Labor’s new gay senator Louise Pratt calls for same-sex marriage. [SOURCE]
Sydney – Sydney’s ‘homophobia free zones’ denounced as a publicity stunt. [SOURCE]
EUROPE
United Kingdom – Same-sex partners of police officers to get survivor benefits. [SOURCE]
Manchester, England – Queer youth group lodges complaint against pride organizers who tried to censor “Pride Not Profit” sign. [SOURCE]
Romania – Romania launches gay-friendly website. [SOURCE]
Paris, France – Gay Paris mayor bids for Socialist party leadership. [SOURCE]
Northern Ireland – Husband of anti-gay Iris Robinson’s donates £80,000 to gay groups. [SOURCE]
NORTH AMERICA
New York City, New York – NYC’s HIV infection rate is triple that of national rate. [SOURCE]
San Francisco, California – Public figures give tribute to deceased LGBT activist, Del Martin. [SOURCE]
Sacramento, California – Poll reveals that majority of Californians against gay-marriage ban. [SOURCE]
Canada & America – 94% of Fortune 500 companies now include sexual orientation in employment discrimination protections. [SOURCE]
Brampton, Ontario – New hotline for LGBT hate crimes is first of its kind in North America. [SOURCE]