ARCHBISHOPS CALL FOR GAY TOLERANCE
In the wake of extreme anti-gay sentiment in a number of African countries, the Archbishop of Canterbury has urged Anglicans on the continent to show love and care for LGBT people. Appallingly, Anglican churches in Africa have been among the most vociferous supporters of recent anti-gay legislation passed in Nigeria and Uganda. Now, the Archbishop […]
DUDUZILE ZOZO MURDER ACCUSED DENIED BAIL
Activists have welcomed news that the man on trial for murdering and raping lesbian Duduzile Zozo in June last year has been denied bail. On Wednesday, the Palm Ridge Magistrates’ Court in Katlehong, east of Johannesburg, heard arguments in connection with the the bail application of 22-year-old Lekgoa Lesley Motleleng. He has been accused of […]
HEALTH: NEW YEAR, SHMEW YEAR!
I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since I didn’t become a better person! Each year, millions, if not billions of us, make New Year’s resolutions to help better themselves or to reach our goals and aims. It is of course a tradition – and a tradition in the truest sense of the word […]
GAY SHOW FALTERS AS ELLEN’S LESBIAN COMEDY STEPS IN
While one American gay themed sitcom was cancelled this week, another, about a lesbian mom, produced by Ellen DeGeneres, is moving forward. The Hollywood Reporter revealed on Tuesday that the NBC network has ordered a pilot episode for the new television show, One Big Happy. The comedy, executive produced by the openly lesbian comedienne and […]
NIGERIA: GAY TRIALS COULD BE HELD IN SECRET
Two Islamic courts in Nigeria may hold their trials of 10 men charged with homosexuality in secret to avoid more mob violence. Last week, police were forced to use tear gas and fire shots into the air to disperse a mob throwing stones at seven men accused of homosexuality outside a Sharia court in the […]