VATICAN HONOURS GAY TEEN GENIUS
A 16-year-old openly gay American student who developed a pioneering cancer test has been honoured by the Vatican. Jack Andraka from Crownsville, Maryland, is an inventor, scientist and cancer researcher who’s received international acclaim for coming up with a new, quick and inexpensive method to test for early stage pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer. His […]
BRIT IN COURT OVER GAY SEX VIDEO
As calls for his release grow, a retired British banker has appeared in a Ugandan court after a private video of him having sex with another man was leaked. On Monday, Bernard Randall (65) pleaded not guilty to charges of “trafficking obscene publications” in Entebbe. A Ugandan man, Albert Cheptoyek (30), who shares Randall’s house, […]
WILL YOUNG IN GAY SLUR CAMPAIGN
Pop singer Will Young is leading a new campaign by UK LGBT rights group Stonewall to tackle what it calls “endemic levels of homophobic language” in British schools. The campaign comes in response to research showing that 99% of lesbian, gay and bisexual young people hear phrases such as ‘that’s so gay’ or ‘you’re so […]
GUNMEN ATTACK MOSCOW GAY CLUB
Two men opened fire outside a Moscow gay nightclub in the early hours of Saturday morning. Russian sites have reported that the attack took place outside Central Station, described as the city’s most popular gay club. It appears that two men who were harassing patrons were prevented from entering the club at around 5am by […]
WILL YOU GO SEE EMINEM IN SA?
Eminem will be performing in South Africa next year, but should members of the LGBT community attend his shows following his continued use of anti-gay slurs? On Monday, Showtime Management announced that, together with Primedia and Dainty Group, it would bring the Eminem Rapture Tour to the country. The American hip hop superstar will perform […]