ROCKY HORROR SCORES 3 FLEUR DU CAP AWARDS
The new hit revival of The Rocky Horror Show scored three acting prizes at the 49th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards at Cape Town’s Baxter Theatre on Sunday 16 March. The event, as always, was a glamorous affair attended by the who’s who of the South African theatre scene. The MCs for the night were comedian Alan Committie and talk […]
US EXPERTS TO DISCUSS HOMOSEXUALITY WITH UGANDAN PRESIDENT
It’s emerged that Uganda’s President Museveni has agreed to meet with American scientists on the subject of homosexuality. Museveni previously claimed that he signed his country’s oppressive Anti-Homosexuality Bill last month because he had been convinced by local experts that homosexuality was neither natural nor a genetic condition. Before signing the bill, Museveni said that […]
STUDY: CRYSTAL METH WORST DRUG FOR HIV
A study has highlighted the risks facing HIV positive gay and bi men who use the drug crystal meth (also known as “tik” in South Africa). Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have found that the drug appears to allow HIV to spread faster and stay better hidden in the body of men […]
TRAGIC: ADOPTED TEEN DUMPED FOR BEING GAY
A 14-year-old Italian boy has been rejected by his adoptive parents – simply for being gay. Il Messaggero last week reported on the tragic plight of the teen, identified as Luke (not his real name), who was abandoned by his biological parents as a baby and was put up for adoption. As he grew up, […]