GAMBIA OUT OF COMMONWEALTH
Gambia has withdrawn from the Commonwealth after 48 years, with some suggesting that the surprise move could be related to homophobic President Yahya Jammeh’s campaign against LGBT people. The news was announced by state media last week. The government gave little information for its reasons but stated that Gambia will “never be a member of […]
KUWAIT TO BAR GAY WORKERS
It’s been reported that gay expatriates could be barred from coming into Kuwaiti and other neighbouring nations. According to Gulf News, a senior Kuwaiti official has declared that medical tests may be used to “detect” homosexual foreign workers. “Health centres conduct the routine medical check to assess the health of the expatriates when they come […]
MARC JACOBS PORN STAR BREAK UP
American fashion designer Marc Jacobs’ high profile relationship with adult film star Harry Louis has apparently come to an end. Louis announced the news on Instagram alongside a photo of the couple with a dramatic shattered glass effect. The Brazilian model wrote an explanation with the image: “So I would like to be the first one […]
1ST PRETORIA PRIDE GALLERY
Pride finally came to Pretoria on Saturday as hundreds of gay and lesbian people and their friends turned out for a festive parade in Centurion. Andrew Biddy Horne was there to capture all the fun.
PRETORIA HAS PRIDE TOO
Pretoria, often associated with conservative Afrikaans culture, displayed its rainbow colours this Saturday with its first-ever gay and lesbian Pride event, held in Centurion. Braving the scorching heat, hundreds of LGBT people and their friends turned out for the festive event, which saw marchers parading through the streets. They were joined by a handful of […]
PEOPLE’S PRIDE TAKES TO HILLBROW
Saturday saw hundreds of LGBT people making a powerful statement as they boldly took to Johannesburg’s streets for the first Joburg People’s Pride. Let by a bloody and blinded “Lady Justice” the march kicked off at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein and wound its way through Hillbrow. The march was a lively and colourful demand for social and […]
JOBURG PEOPLE’S PRIDE GALLERY
Hundreds of gay and lesbian marchers took over the streets of Braamfontein and Hillbrow in a powerful demand for LGBT equality at Saturday’ People’s Pride. The event continued at Constitution Hill into the afternoon with political statements and a celebration.