11% OF SAME-SEX MALE ADS ARE FOR SEX WITH “NON-GAY” MEN
Researchers have documented the phenomenon of men looking for sex with other men who don’t identify as gay on the American Craigslist classifieds website. They do this either to fulfil a fantasy or because it allows anonymous sexual encounters without discovery, said the researchers, who found that one in 10 male same-sex Craigslist ads seek […]
CAPE TEENS WATCH AS GAY MAN BEATEN, SET ON FIRE
A young gay man has been brutally tortured and killed in a horror hate murder in the Western Cape. The Son daily Afrikaans newspaper reported that 23-year-old David Olyne from Ceres was killed over the weekend while a group of teens blithely watched on. Senior Reporter Maahir Pretorius told Mambaonline that his investigation had led […]
KENYAN GOV REJECTS UGANDA STYLE LAW
A senior Kenyan politician has compared homosexuality to threats like terrorism but says that current laws targeting gays do not need to be strengthened. Majority parliamentary leader Aden Duale made the comments while responding to calls by some MPs for the government to implement tougher laws against homosexuality, reported Standard Digital. Two weeks ago, MP […]
SAHRC: WEDDING VENUES CANNOT TURN AWAY GAY COUPLES
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has confirmed that it is illegal for wedding venues to turn away customers because they are gay or lesbian. The CEO of the SAHRC, Kayum Ahmed, told Mambaonline on Thursday that the Kilcairn wedding venue’s policy of not hosting same-sex weddings is not acceptable, no matter what the […]
LESBIAN WEDDING VENUE SNUB STORY GOES VIRAL
Our story on the refusal of a Western Cape wedding venue to host gay and lesbian marriage ceremonies has taken on a somewhat disturbing life of its own. On Wednesday, we recounted engaged couple Leanne Brown-Waterson and her partner Christelle’s experience of being rejected by the Kilcairn farm wedding venue in the Riebeek Valley, near […]