UGANDA ACTIVIST FINALLY GETS BAIL
After two weeks in jail, leading Ugandan LGBT activist Samuel K Ganafa has finally been granted bail. Facing homosexuality charges, he was released on Monday by the Nabweru Magistrate’s Court, reported Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). Ganafa, who works for a telecommunications company and also heads up two LGBT rights groups, was arrested on November 12, […]
DYING LESBIAN ALLOWED TO MARRY
A US federal court has ordered that a marriage license be issued immediately to a dying lesbian woman and her partner. Vernita Gray and Patricia Ewert live in the state of Illinois which recently legalised same sex marriage, but the law will only come into effect in June next year. Gray, however, has cancer that has spread […]
WATCH: FULL TRAILER FOR LOOKING
A full trailer for the highly anticipated new American gay television drama series Looking has been released. The show is described as a half hour comedy-drama about a group of gay friends living in San Francisco. Unlike a previous teaser, the new trailer finally gives viewers a good look at the characters and issues in […]
VIDEO ON ZANELE MUHOLI’S WORK
The New York based Human Rights Watch has released a short film exploring the work of award-winning South African lesbian photographer and activist Zanele Muholi to mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Muholi, who describes herself as a “visual activist,” has spent years documenting the lives of black lesbians and transgender people […]