COSATU SLAMS LESBIAN MURDERS
South Africa’s largest trade union has thrown its support behind the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign and condemned the spate of attacks on lesbian women. “Cosatu is appalled by the rising levels of violence and the increasingly heinous acts that are unleashed on women and girls in our society,” said the organisation. […]
PASTOR STICKS TO PRO-GAY VIEWS
The American pastor who was last week suspended for 30 days for officiating his gay son’s wedding in 2007 says he’s unlikely to change his views on the issue, despite the threat of being defrocked. The Rev. Frank Schaefer told the Huffington Post’s Michelangelo Signorile that his decision to perform the ceremony in the face of […]
HUNGER GAMES STAR UNDERWEAR PAST
A hunky actor in the new Hunger Games hit movie, Catching Fire, has a past as an underwear model. Alan Ritchson, who plays the character of Gloss in the film, is perhaps best known for his take on the role of Aquaman on TV’s Smallville. But, before his acting career began to take off, the […]
TAIWAIN HEAD OK WITH GAY MARRIAGE
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou has said that he respects same-sex marriage but is unsure about when it might become legal in the island nation of over 23 million people. Speaking to foreign journalists on Friday in Taipei, Ma said that when it came to gay marriage: “My attitude of respect and tolerance has always been […]
MAJOR ART BOOST FOR CT & AFRICA
A major new cultural institution that will focus on collecting, preserving, researching, and exhibiting cutting edge contemporary art from Africa and its Diaspora has been announced. The museum will be named the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) in honour of the renowned Zeitz Collection, which will form the museum’s founding collection. The […]
HATE CRIME TASK TEAM WORKSHOPS
Are you a South African LGBTI organisation or group? Are you interested in the work of the national task team on violence against LGBTI people? The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) and the Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) are holding a series of provincial workshops to meet the following objectives: • To increase […]