CLAIM: BRONX OWNER & ALLEGED KILLER WERE LOVERS
The trial of the three men accused of killing Cape Town gay nightclub owner Bruno Bronn is now under way, with a startling claim coming to light on Wednesday. SAPA has reported that one of the accused, Frederick Willem John Coetzer, has been named as being Bronn’s lover as well as assisting him with maintenance […]
SKI JUMPER 1ST LESBIAN TO WIN MEDAL AT SOCHI
Austria’s Daniela Iraschko-Stolz has become the first openly gay athlete to win a medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics. The 30-year-old athlete took home the silver medal in Tuesday’s women’s ski jump, coming second behind Germany’s Carina Vogt. Her success follows the gold medal win by bisexual speed skater Ireen Wüst from the Netherlands on […]
GAY FORMER SKATER GIVES PUTIN FASHION MIDDLE FINGER
American figure skating commentator Johnny Weir is giving Russia’s anti-gay law the middle finger by wearing flamboyant outfits as he presents live from Sochi. Weir, who is an openly-gay former figure-skating world champion, has been criticised for taking on the job of commentating at the Winter Olympics for the NBC network and not speaking out […]
LGBT PRISONERS LANGUISH IN CAMEROON JAIL
At least 20 people are languishing in prison in Cameroon on homosexuality charges, with one awaiting trial for 16 months. A meeting on Sunday with six prisoners by a delegation of activists from the US and Africa was documented by journalist Andy Kopsa on her blog. The activists were able to arrange with prison authorities in […]