ISRAEL PROTECTS GAY STUDENTS FROM DISCRIMINATION
The Israeli parliament has approved a law protecting gay and lesbian school pupils. The law, which was passed last week, outlaws discrimination by schools against pupils because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. According to The Jerusalem Post, the bill’s sponsor, Dov Henin, has pointed out that this is the first-ever bill to prohibit […]
ETHIOPIA TO BAN PARDONING OF GAY PEOPLE
Ethiopia is set to pass a bill that will make homosexuality a non-pardonable offence. Male and female same-sex sex is illegal in the country and is punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The new bill, however, seeks to ensure that no-one convicted of homosexuality could get away with it by being pardoned by […]
ANTI-GAY THUGS ATTACK ST. PATRICK’S DAY REVELLERS, BY MISTAKE
A group of anti-gay Russian thugs have mistakenly beaten up students dressed up for St. Patrick’s Day. The students from the Easy School language school were preparing to take part in flashmob at a mall in the city of Irkutsk on Monday to belatedly celebrate the Irish holiday when they were attacked. It appears that the […]
COLUMNIST: “GAY SEX LEADS TO WEARING ADULT DIAPERS”
A misguided Nigerian columnist has claimed that many gay men are forced to wear “diaper-like products” because of their sexual activities. Benedict Hart’s Protecting children from the scourge of homosexuality was published on Saturday by the Nigerian Vanguard daily. In the article, he backs President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to sign an oppressive new anti-gay law […]
JOBURG FASHION WEEK AUTUMN / WINTER 2014
The growing interest in fashion by South African men was reflected in the strong autumn / winter menswear collections at the recent Mercedes-Benz Joburg Fashion Week. Standouts included striking collections by Ruald Rheeder, Augustine and Duke. Check out our highlights below.