POLICE TO INVESTIGATE GAY BASHING FAILURE
The Rosebank Police Station says that if the officers alleged to have ignored Sunday’s gay bashing in Johannesburg are found guilty, they will be disciplined. On Wednesday, Mambaonline reported that Gerald Pereira was punched in the face by a man after defending his boyfriend from gay slurs outside of a cross-dressing themed party in Rosebank. […]
TURKEY BANS GRINDR GAY HOOK-UP APP
Grindr, a sex-date app that helps gay men in the same vicinity meet, has been blocked by the authorities in Turkey. Turkish LGBT association Kaos GL reported on its website on Wednesday that Turkish users have not been able access the app since Tuesday. It said that the Istanbul Anatolia 14th Criminal Court of Peace […]
COUSINS FACE SOWETO GAY MURDER CHARGES
Siphiwe Selby Nhlapo It’s been confirmed that two men, who are related, will now be charged with the September 2011 murder of Siphiwe Selby Nhlapo. Nhlapo, who was gay, was killed in his Kliptown, Soweto home. He was strangled and had acid poured over his face. In April 2012, Phumlani Msimango appeared in the Protea […]
ZAMBIA MUST RELEASE GAY ACCUSED DUO
Amnesty International says Zambia must drop the charges against two men accused of same-sex sexual conduct and release them from prison unconditionally. James Mwape and Philip Mubiana, both 22 years old, will appear in court on Thursday in the Zambian town of Kapiri Mposhi for a remand hearing. They have been in custody since 6 […]
MR GSA 2013 GAUTENG FINALS
The Mr Gay South Africa team held the 2013 Gauteng regional finals at Beefcakes in Joburg on Friday 6 September. Singer Jacques TerreBlanche joined the boys on stage and Andrew Biddy Horne took the pictures.