US MUST RECALL AMBASSADORS TO UGANDA & NIGERIA
America’s largest LGBT rights group on Wednesday called on the US government to recall its ambassadors to Uganda and Nigeria over these countries’ recent anti-gay laws. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) insisted that urgent consultation is required before regular diplomacy can proceed with the two nations “that recently enacted some of the world’s most virulently anti-LGBT […]
AMERICAN IDOL’S 1ST OUT GAY CONTESTANT WOWS
You might be surprised to learn that American Idol has never before featured an openly gay finalist, until now. The competition’s most famous gay competitors, Adam Lambert and Clay Aiken, only came out after their respective seasons ended, but MK Nobilette (20) has had no qualms about being open about her sexuality from the get-go. […]
AFRICAN AUTHOR, RAPPER SLAM ANTI-GAY LAWS
Two African celebrities have condemned anti-gay laws passed in Nigeria and Uganda, saying that the oppressive legislation is taking these countries backwards. On Tuesday, acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, whose third novel Americanah was one of the New York Times’ 10 Best Books of 2013, decried her country’s recently enacted legislation that further persecutes gays and lesbians. […]
KYLIE SURPRISES FAN WITH GYM PERFORMANCE
Ahead of the release of her new album, Kylie Minogue has made one of her fan’s dreams come true – while he was at gym! Unsuspecting Kylie mega-fan Adam Milner was working out at the Factory Gym and Dance Centre in London when the Australian pop star unlashed a surprise performance of her latest song […]
SA OFFICIALS TRY TO FORCIBLY DEPORT LGBT ACTIVIST TO UGANDA
It was a day of high drama yesterday as South African immigration officials allegedly attempted to force a gay activist onto a plane to Uganda in contravention of a court order. On Tuesday, the South Gauteng High Court issued an order for the Department of Home Affairs to immediately release Dr Paul Semugoma, a Ugandan […]