LIRA CELEBRATES 1ST DECADE
South African songstress Lira will be celebrating her first decade in the music business with two shows at Carnival City in Johannesburg at the end of November. With five studio albums, two live DVDs and two live CDs and multi-platinum sales, Lira is one of the biggest names in the business and has much to […]
GAY TURKISH REF FIGHTS FOR JOB
A referee from Turkey’s Black Sea region who was fired for being gay by the Turkish Football Federation in 2009 is fighting to reclaim his job. After 14 years, Halil Ibrahim Dincdag’s career came to an end when he told the army that he is gay, leading him to be diagnosed with a “psychosexual disorder”. This not […]
SALVATION ARMY AGAINST GAY BIAS
The Salvation Army in Kenya has apparently called for an end to discrimination against gays and lesbians. The Star reported that the organisation’s General Andre Cox stated at a thanksgiving service in Nairobi on Sunday that churches should not be judgmental towards the LGBT community. According to the publication, he said that homosexuality was a social challenge […]
BOY SUSPENDED OVER PURSE
A 13-year-old Kansas boy has reportedly been suspended by his school for carrying a purse to class. Skyler Davis, a student at the Anderson County Senior-Junior School, told KCTV5 News that after he refused to take off the colourful designer bag slung over his shoulder, he was sent home by the assistant principal. Davis, who […]
‘GAY’ THOR POSTER USED IN CINEMA
Hilarious! A homoerotic fan-made poster for the new Thor movie has accidentally ended up being used by a Chinese cinema. The original version of the image is of the superhero Thor (Chris Hemsworth) gallantly protecting his love interest in the film, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman). In the fan version, Thor is instead locked in a […]
EMINEM SINGER FUNDS GAY CHARITY
Bisexual singer Sia, who has collaborated with controversial rapper Eminem, will donate proceeds from their song to the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Centre. It’s been speculated that the Australian singer’s contribution is in response to criticism of her working with Eminem, who’s used anti-gay slurs on his new album Marshall Mathers LP 2. Sia, […]
EU COURT RULES ON GAY ASYLUM
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that gay people who face the real threat of being jailed have the grounds to request asylum in the EU. The court ruled on a request by the Netherlands to decide if under the terms of the Geneva Convention foreigners who are homosexuals may be […]