IRAN ARRESTS ‘GAYS & SATANISTS’
A so-called ‘network of homosexuals and Satanists’ has been arrested at a birthday party in the city of Kermanshah in Iran. According to The Guardian, on Tuesday night the Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps raided a hall that had been rented for the party. Around 80 people, gay and straight, were attending the event. At […]
ASYLUM SEEKERS NEED SEX TAPES
It’s come to light that some gay and lesbian asylum seekers in the UK have had to present footage of themselves having sex to the authorities to prove their sexuality. The shocking revelation is included in a report by the UK’s Home Affairs Committee which slams the asylum system for being based on a ‘culture […]
US TO RELEASE HARVEY MILK STAMP
Following a letter writing campaign launched in 2009, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is set to issue what is believed to be the first stamp of an openly gay politician, the iconic Harvey Milk. On Thursday, the Harvey Milk Foundation announced the news on its Facebook page via a message from Milk’s nephew. “Breaking! […]
FORMER MR GAY NAMIBIA FOR MP?
Controversial former Mr Gay Namibia Wendelinus Hamutenya says that he intends to become Namibia’s first openly gay parliamentarian Hamutenya told Gay Star News that he is aiming to be placed on the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) party’s parliamentary election list at its national convention next month. “I want to be the voice of […]
THE CAMP VS BUTCH TRAP
When I came out, neither of my brothers seemed very surprised. They hadn’t expected it; but it seemed to make sense and explain all kinds of things. I found that strange, because no one in my family is the kind of rugby-watching macho oke that our medievally patriarchal nation holds up as the standard of […]