GAY BOND STAR TO PLAY MERCURY
Recently out British actor Ben Whishaw has been confirmed to play the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. Deadline.com reported on Monday that Whishaw, who is best known for portraying Q in the Bond movie Skyfall, has scooped the coveted role in the upcoming film about the iconic rock band. The biopic will be directed by Dexter […]
GAYS IN OBAMA MANDELA SPEECH
US President Barack Obama included a mention of the oppression of lesbian and gay people in his speech honouring Nelson Mandela on Tuesday. Obama delivered a powerful address at the memorial event at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg. He described Mandela as “a giant of history, who moved a nation toward justice, and in the process moved […]
COURT ACCEPTS GAY TORTURE TESTS
A Zambian court has allowed anal medical tests forced on two men accused of homosexuality to remain in evidence in their trial. James Mwape and Philip Mubiana, both in their early twenties, are charged with having ‘carnal knowledge against the order of nature’. They have been in detention since May 2013 while their trial has […]
GERMAN PRESIDENT BOYCOTTS SOCHI
Germany’s president has become the first national leader to boycott Russia’s controversial Winter Olympic Games. According to Der Spiegel, President Joachim Gauck informed Russia last week of his decision not to attend the Games in Sochi next year. The Guardian said that Gauck’s boycott is believed to be in response to Russia’s deteriorating human rights […]
NIGERIAN STATE TO JAIL GAYS
Local lawmakers in the Nigerian state of Katsina have passed a new state law that will imprison convicted gays and lesbians for 14 years, reports The Daily Post. Under the law, those found guilty of “carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal” will be punished with a mandatory 14 years […]