10% OF SEX APP USERS UNTESTED
A new study has revealed that 10% of men who use Grindr, the hook-up app that helps gay and bisexual men in the same vicinity meet, may never have had an HIV test in their lives. Dr. Jeffrey T. Parsons, director of Hunter College’s Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), worked with senior […]
GAY DIRECTOR ARREST IN EGYPT
Two Canadian men, Dr. Tarek Loubani and well known gay filmmaker John Greyson, may spend at least another 45 days in prison in Egypt. The men were arrested on the 16th of August after filming a demonstration near their hotel in Cairo. They say they documented the deaths of fifty Egyptians, who were “students, workers, […]
VATICAN BLOCKS GAY KISS EXHIBIT
Legal threats by the Vatican have led to the censoring of photographs of same-sex couples kissing in churches at an exhibition in Rome. The Catholic Church objected to the images, claiming that they breached Italian law by offending religious sensibility and desecrating places of worship. Spanish born photographer Gonzalo Orquín told The Local that he […]
HOLLYWOOD VS GAY ACTORS
A new report has found that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) actors continue to face discrimination in the US. Despite the success of a number of mainstream gay films like Milk and Brokeback Mountain in Hollywood, few gay actors actually play gay roles. It’s widely stated that many gay actors hesitate to be open about […]
OUT IN AFRICA 2013 PT 2
Overcoming serious funding issues, Out in Africa is back! The 20th OIA Gay & Lesbian Film Festival’s final edition for 2013 takes place in Jozi, at Nu Metro Hyde Park, and in Cape Town, at both Nu Metro and Cinema Nouveau V&AC Waterfront, from 18 to 27 October. OIA will be opened in Johannesburg on […]