JARED LETO ON TRANS ROLE
American actor and singer Jared Leto has spoken about the challenges of his role as a transgender woman in the upcoming film Dallas Buyers Club. The movie tells the true story of electrician Ron Woodroof (played by Matthew McConaughey) who takes on the medical establishment after he’s diagnosed with HIV in 1986. In an interview […]
NEW HIV STRAIN IN RUSSIA
A Siberian research centre claims that a new, possibly more dangerous, strain of the HI virus is spreading “at a rapid rate” in Russia. The Moscow Times said that the 02_AG/A subtype was first found in the city of Novosibirsk in 2006. The strain is now responsible for more than 50% of all new infections […]
WATCH SOLI PHILANDER’S ‘US’
The much loved comedian and entertainer Soli Philander was the guest speaker at the opening night of the 20th Out In Africa (OIA) Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Cape Town on Thursday last week. Instead of the usual speech, he engaged the crowd with a remarkable spoken poem, titled Us, about the state of […]
SA CLERIC SLAMS ANTI-GAY HATE
The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and of Southern Africa has called for an end to violence and discrimination on the basis of real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, in a video released by Human Rights Watch. “I’m called to love all of God’s children. And if I move from that context I […]
AUSSIE REGION APPROVES GAY MARRIAGE
A region in Australia has given the thumbs up to same-sex marriage, but the new law faces a legal challenge by the federal government. On Tuesday, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Parliament approved a marriage equality bill by eight votes to seven. The ACT is a self-governing territory in the south east of Australia in […]
‘GAY’ TRIAL ABOUT POLITICS
On 16 October 2013, the long awaited trial of human rights activist, Paul Kasonkomona, proceeded in the Lusaka Magistrates Court in Zambia. Evidence led by the State during Kasonkomona’s trial confirms suspicions that the arrest and prosecution of Kasonkomona was politically motivated. On 7 April 2013 Kasonkomona was arrested outside Muvi TV studios after he […]
NEW JERSEY DROPS APPEAL
Following last week’s temporary court victory for gay marriage, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has decided to end his legal battle against marriage equality. On Friday, the New Jersey Supreme Court rejected Christie’s request to suspend a lower court’s ruling that civil marriage licenses be granted to same-sex couples in the state from Monday, October […]