AFRICAN NATIONS SPOUT ANTI-GAY VITRIOL AT UN
In justifying their rejection of the UN statement on violence against LGBT people, most African states confirmed their virulently anti-gay position.
MR. GAY WORLD COMMITS TO MORE AFRICAN PARTICIPANTS
The organisers of Mr. Gay World 2012 have committed themselves to having at least four African participants in next year’s pageant in Johannesburg.
GAY COMMUNITY LAUDS TAYLOR, CHURCH TO PICKET FUNERAL
Elizabeth Taylor has been remembered for her work against the scourge of AIDS, while the Westboro Church says it will picket her funeral.
APPLE DUMPS ‘GAY CURE’ APP
Apple has reportedly removed an iPhone app promoting “curing homosexuality” from its online store after 150,000 people signed a petition calling for its removal.
SA WANTS ‘DEFINITION’ OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION
While South Africa signed Tuesday’s UN resolution on violence against LGBT people, it also told the UN that the “issue of sexual orientation needs to be clearly defined”.
THE CRACKS IN THE PAVEMENT
We celebrate two legends of Joburg’s gay nightclub scene who recently passed away; house music pioneer DJ Patrick Talmadge and underground drag performer Sharon Bone.