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Hello, I'm Colin and here are today's headlines from Pinksixty.
Mandela Day in South Africa saw a nationwide protest against growing homophobia in the
country.
Government and tribal chiefs have been accused of complicity in the increasing violence.
The Russiann Embassy in London has said it will intervene if any Russian child studying
in the UK is placed with a gay family.
The embassy said it was reacting to parental concerns to provide 'normal living conditions'.
President, Janos Ader, has approved new protections for LGBT people in Hungary.
The changes come into force next year and include the removal of derogatory language.
Diving champion Greg Louganis is back as mentor of the US Olympic diving team
In an interview with NBC, he gives homophobia as the reason he's been excluded from the
Games since 1988.
And finally, the trans son of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening has posted a clip on website,
WeHappyTrans.com.
Stephen Ira says Truman Capote and activist Marsha P Johnson are personal heroes and he
also talks about his high school experiences.
That's all from us today. Join us again tomorrow.