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South Africa/Man jailed
for footballer murder
Themba Myubu, 24, has been
found guilty of the murder,
gang rape and robbery of Eudy
Simelane, a player on the South
African women’s football team. Sarah Garrett from g3 (right)
Ms Simelaine was living openly as a lesbian, and
celebrates Stonewall’s 20th birthday
with singer Katie Melua and
her attack coincides with a series of ‘corrective
photographer Lara Bloom.
rape’ attacks in South Africa . The event took place on Friday 11
September, and raised £6,000
France/Murderer
for Stonewall’s Education For All
campaign.
escapes jail
A French man charged with the
murder of two lesbian women
has escaped from Auxerre prison BEN’S
scene promoter Amy Lamé, to
showcase our leading lesbian role
by hiding in a box. Jean-Pierre
Treiber is awaiting trial for the BITS
models. They all look fabulous in their
T-shirts depicting the pupil-devised
murder of two women. He packed boxes with slogan behind Stonewall’s anti-
paper and pens, climbed inside and closed the lid, bullying campaign: ‘Some people are
and was driven to freedom. gay. Get over it!’ We’re delighted to
have them on board.
USA/Lesbian nominated
for commissioner Lesbian invisibility needs to be
President Obama has combated in many areas. Last year,
nominated Chai R Feldblum Stonewall released a major piece of
as Commissioner of the Equal research – with 6,000 lesbian and
Employment Opportunity Openly gay role models are bisexual women participants – which
Commission. She is thought to crucial if young lesbian and bisexual focused on the specifi c health needs
be the fi rst openly gay person women are to claw back some of the of Britain’s 1.8 million lesbians. Half of
to be nominated, and in a statement about self esteem all too often crushed the women surveyed reported a
the nominees Obama said: “This group brings through homophobic bullying at recent negative NHS experience,
dedication and expertise that will serve the school. We know this through including being refused smear tests
American people well”. Education for All, Stonewall’s and highly inappropriate comments
extensive programme of work with from NHS staff. This makes women
Uruguay/Gay adoption schools. The lesbian pupils we speak reluctant to out themselves to
legalised to always tell us the same thing: there doctors and nurses, meaning that
A bill allowing same-sex are plenty of out gay men in the public their specifi c needs are often
couples in Uruguay to eye. But where are all the women? For overlooked. Stonewall have therefore
adopt has been approved this reason, Stonewall recently launched Love Your Inner Lesbian – a
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17-6 by the country’s Senate, Ben Summerskill is worked on a photoshoot with some new campaign aimed at making you
with most of the support coming from members Chief Executive of of the most successful lesbian and feel more comfortable when accessing
of the ruling leftwing party Frente Amplio. The Stonewall. bisexual women working in Britain the NHS services you help fund.
bill specifi es, however, that only gay and lesbian To support today. Two of Britain’s best writers
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