4 AVOID DEATH SENTENCE FOR GAY SEX, WHIPPED INSTEAD
Four Nigerian Muslim men have avoided being sentenced to death on charges of homosexuality and have instead been whipped in an Islamic court. According to AP, Dorothy Aken’Ova, of the Coalition for the Defence of Sexual Rights Network, reported that the men were between the ages of 20 and 22. In addition to being whipped, […]
CT LGBTI ACTIVIST RECEIVES HIGH FRENCH HONOUR
Ndumie Funda, the well-known Cape Town-based activist and founder of the Luleki Sizwe NGO, was last week honoured by France and inaugurated as a Knight of the French Order of Merit. The event was hosted at French Ambassador Elisabeth Barbier’s official residence in Newlands, Cape Town, and was attended by close friends and family of […]
WILL POPE FRANCIS BACK GAY CIVIL UNIONS?
Hinting at a possible significant change in Vatican policy, Pope Francis has appeared to suggest that gay civil unions may be acceptable to the church. To date, the Catholic Church has vehemently opposed and lobbied against any attempts around the world to legally recognise same-sex relationships In an interview published on Wednesday by the Corriere […]
UGANDAN CURRENCY SHAKY AFTER NEW AID CUT
The Ugandan currency had taken a new knock following another nation cutting aid because of the country’s anti-gay law. On Wednesday, Sweden announced it was joining the World Bank, Norway and Denmark in suspending or redirecting aid to the country in response to the oppressive law’s recent enactment. “Swedish aid is not unconditional,” noted Swedish […]
10 MONTHS IN JAIL ON GAY CHARGES, NO BAIL
Two young Zambian men have now been in prison for 10 months without trial on charges of homosexuality. Barber Philip Mubiana and bricklayer James Mwape, both in their early twenties, are charged with having ‘carnal knowledge against the order of nature.’ They have been in detention since May 2013 in rural Kapiri Mposhi while their […]
STUDY: GAY MEN WITH UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD DON’T TRANSMIT HIV
Scientists have revealed that after two years of study, a group of HIV positive gay men with an undetectable viral load (thanks to antiretroviral treatment) did not transmit the virus to their partners. While previous studies had found similar results for heterosexual couples, the new research included significant numbers of gay couples for the first time. For the […]