JAMES FRANCO WISHES HE WAS GAY
Actor, filmmaker and artist James Franco says in a new interview that he’s not surprised that people think he’s gay and that he wishes he actually was. The star told The Daily Beast that one of the biggest misconceptions people had about him is that he is gay. His sexuality was the butt of most […]
PROGRESS IN LESBIAN RAPE CASES WELCOMED
The last few days have seen some measure of progress in two lesbian rapes cases in the Western Cape. On Monday, the man found guilty of raping then-twenty-year-old Zukiswa Gaca as his friend watched in Khayelitsha in December 2009 was finally sentenced after almost four years. According to Funeka Soldaat from the FreeGender organisation he […]
SENEGAL JUSTICE MINISTER’S HYPOCRISY ON GAY RIGHTS
In an astonishing and hypocritical about turn, former human rights leader Sidiki Kaba says he no longer supports decriminalising homosexuality after being appointed as Senegal’s Justice Minister last week. Kaba was previously the head of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and publicly supported the rights of LGBT people. On Friday, however, it came […]