ANC BLOCKS MOTION CONDEMNING UGANDA ANTI-GAY BILL
The DA says that the ANC blocked its motion in Parliament on Tuesday to condemn the Anti-Homosexuality Bill signed into law by Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni on Monday. According to Sandy Kalyan, DA Deputy Chief Whip, ANC MPs heckled her when she raised the issue in the House, “illustrating their brazen insensitivity if not support […]
RELIEF AS ZAMBIAN ACTIVIST ACQUITTED IN FREE SPEECH CASE
Well-know Zambian human rights and HIV activist Paul Kasonkomona has been acquitted of charges of speaking out on television in support of LGBT equality. Kasonkomona (38) was arrested in April last year as he left a Lusaka television studio after making comments on live television supporting the rights of LGBT people and sex workers. He […]
WITCH-HUNT OF GAYS BEGINS IN UGANDA
Following the enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda on Monday, the notorious Red Pepper tabloid has published the names of what it claims are 200 gay people. Under a front page headline “EXPOSED!” the newspaper said it was naming “Uganda’s 200 top homos.” While some of those listed are well-known LGBT activists such as […]
PE GAY WEDDING PHOTO SPARKS HATE BACKLASH
The angry public response to a front page photo of a Valentine’s Day gay wedding reflects how far LGBT people still have to go to be accepted in South Africa. The 15 February edition of the Weekend Post published a photo of Case van der Touw and Shaun Luyt’s Greek style wedding in Port Elizabeth […]
1ST CUTS IN AID TO UGANDA OVER ANTI-GAY LAW
A wave of international condemnation has followed the enactment of Uganda’s new anti-homosexuality law, with at least two nations suspending financial aid to the country in protest. On Monday, President Museveni defiantly signed the legislation into law. He later told CNN that gay people “are disgusting.” “I never knew what they were doing I was […]
MUGABE ATTACKS GAYS ON HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY
Adding to the plight of LGBT people on the continent, Robert Mugabe has used the occasion of his 90th birthday to once again attack gays and lesbians. On Sunday, the Zimbabwean President celebrated his birthday with a massive bash in Marondera, east of Harare, estimated to have cost around $1 million. Confirming that his advanced […]