Pinksixty News TUESDAY 09 AUGUST 2011
Channel: Colin Fallesen
Date: 2011-08-09

61 year old swimmer, Diana Nyad left Cuba Sunday evening to start a 103 mile swim to Florida. Swimming without the protection of a shark cage in dangerously infested waters, she hopes to break the 1979 world record, which she also set, for long distance swimming. You can keep track of her progress on Twitter at '@ diananyad'

The last known gay survivor of the Nazi concentration camps has died aged 98. Rudolf Brazda was liberated from Buchenwald Camp in 1942, and spent the rest of his life living in the Alsace region of France with his partner Edi, who died in 2003. Rudolf passed away peacefully in his sleep.

The seventh Singapore Pride got underway over the weekend with an art exhibition and a mixed sports event. Sunday saw the gala reception and concert with this week showcasing a selection of queer films. The festival finishes next Saturday with a literary event and a youth forum.

The Tasmanian Labor Party have provided overwhelming support for a motion to adopt same-sex marriage as overall Australian Labor Party policy. "This... highlights just how out-of-step Julia Gillard is with Labor rank and file," said Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group spokesman, Rodney Croome.

And finally, star of the Harry Potter films and The History Boys, Richard Griffiths is to appear opposite Robert Lindsay in a new BBC sitcom titled 'George and Bernard Shaw' according to British newspaper The Daily Mirror. The pair will play an older gay couple in the show which should air next year.