GAY SLUR STAR’S RETURN TO GREY’S ANATOMY WELCOMED
America’s gay media watchdog group GLAAD has welcomed the surprise return of actor Isaiah Washington, who was fired for using an anti-gay slur, to the TV drama Grey’s Anatomy. In 2006, Washington – who played Dr. Preston Burke – referred to then closeted co-star T.R. Knight as a ‘faggot’ in an on-set altercation with Patrick Dempsey, another of […]
TELECOMS GIANT DROPS ADS IN ANTI-GAY UGANDAN TABLOID
The French-based Orange telecoms multinational has bowed to pressure to no longer advertise in Uganda’s notoriously homophobic Red Pepper tabloid. After Orange ads were spotted on the Red Pepper website, the company was slammed for supporting the publication which has put gay and lesbian Ugandans in danger by gleefully outing them in its pages. An All […]
SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST AFRICAN SEMINAR ON LGBTI RIGHTS
It appears that the South African government is planning to host a potentially ground-breaking regional seminar on the rights of African gay people this year. The country has been widely criticised for not condemning the recent anti-gay laws passed in Uganda and Nigeria, or for that matter any of the 37 African countries that criminalise […]
THE QUEEN, HARRY STYLES CONGRATULATE GAY CHARITY
The Queen of England has for the first time shown her support for an LGBT charity, taking her a step further in publicly acknowledging the gay and lesbian community. Queen Elizabeth II was among a host of public figures to congratulate the London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard on its 40th birthday. The 87-year-old monarch said in […]
ANTI-GAY GRINDR SCANDAL POLITICIAN COMES OUT
Roberto Arango, a former senator from Puerto Rico who voted in support of anti-gay laws, has finally come out as gay. Arango was embroiled in a scandal three years ago when nude photos of him were discovered on the Grindr gay sex app. He at first denied that he was the man in the images but […]