US LAWYERS VOTE AGAINST ‘GAY PANIC’ DEFENCE
The American Bar Association (ABA) has voted to reject arguments justifying attacks on gay people because the victims allegedly came on to the offenders. The “gay panic” or “trans panic” defence is a legal defence, usually against charges of assault or murder, in which the accused claims that the victim’s gay romantic or sexual advances […]
UPSET OVER PRETORIA PRIDE CLASH WITH PEOPLE’S PRIDE
Many in the LGBT community are angered by news that Pretoria Pride will now be taking place on the same day as the People’s Pride in Johannesburg. The Gauteng Pride season is turning out to be more controversial and fragmented than ever. First there was a furore over the new organising committee behind Johannesburg Pride […]
JOBURG PRIDE EMBROILED IN VODKA BOYCOTT CONTROVERSY
The organisers behind the 28 September Johannesburg Pride event have clarified claims that they have accepted sponsorship from a Russian vodka brand. On Tuesday, local gay site Queerlife slammed the event because, it said, the “main financial sponsor of this year’s Joburg Pride is the controversial Vodka company, Stolichnaya”. The brand was one of the […]