ZIM GAY GROUP COURT VICTORY
A Zimbabwe High Court judge has ordered the Ministry of Home Affairs to return property confiscated by police in a raid on the offices of Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ). The group’s Harare offices were raided twice in August 2012, and documents, pamphlets and computers were seized by the police. The raids led to […]
LAUREATES, HOBBIT STAR CONDEMN RUSSIAN LAW
Twenty seven of the world’s most brilliant minds have spoken out against Russia’s gay propaganda law in a letter to President Vladimir Putin. The open letter was written by scientist Sir Harry Kroto and acclaimed actor and LGBT activist Sir Ian McKellen (The Hobbit) and was signed by 27 Nobel Prize winners who have changed […]
BRAZILIAN DIVER LEAPS OUT THE CLOSET
Top Brazilian diver Ian Matos has revealed that he was inspired by British diver Tom Daley’s coming out video to also open up about his sexuality. The 24-year-old Brazilian 3-meter champion was born in the city of Belém, but now lives in Rio de Janeiro where he is pursuing his diving career. “From a young […]
SHOCK: NIGERIA TO JAIL ALL GAYS
Africa continues to slide further into a dark age for sexual minorities as the continent’s most populous nation enacts one of the world’s most oppressive anti-gay laws. On Monday, it was revealed that Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan had signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition and other Related Matters Bill, aptly dubbed the “Jail All the […]