UGANDA: 2 ARRESTED & FORCIBLY EXAMINED FOR GAY SEX
Two men have been arrested for allegedly having gay sex in the Ugandan town of Oyam. According to an NTV Uganda report, 22-year-old Maurice Okello and 18-year-old Anthony Oluku were “caught red handed.” Footage shows police escorting the two men out of their cells followed by the accused despondently sitting outside. A police spokesperson told […]
GOVERNOR TO SIGN ‘REFUSE SERVICE TO GAYS’ BILL
The governor of Mississippi will sign a bill allowing businesses to refuse to serve gays and lesbians based on owners’ religious beliefs. The controversial “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” was passed by the American state’s legislature on Tuesday and, unlike in Arizona, it will not be vetoed. On Wednesday, Republican Governor Phil Bryant confirmed that he […]
INDIAN SUPREME COURT TO CONSIDER GAY BAN PLEA
In a possibly significant move, India’s Supreme Court has agreed to consider a petition against its earlier ruling outlawing homosexuality. This follows the submission of a curative petition by the Naz Foundation NGO calling on the court to reconsider its shocking December 2013 decision which restored the 153-year-old colonial-era ban on gay sex. The Supreme […]
TOM DALEY: I’M GAY, NOT BI
Sorry girls, it appears you no longer have a chance with heartthrob Tom Daley. The British diving star says that he now identifies as gay, not bisexual, as he originally stated when he came out in a YouTube video late last year. In the December 2013 video, he revealed that he was dating a man […]
HARVEY MILKS GETS HIS STAMP
After years of campaigning, the US Postal Service has revealed its design for the first stamp of an openly gay politician, the iconic Harvey Milk. According to Linns’ Stamp News, the commemorative stamp features a black-and-white photograph of Milk, with a small rainbow strip along the left side. The stamp will be issued next month, […]
REVIEW: QUEEN AT THE BALLET
This past week saw the opening of Sean Bovim’s much publicised and highly anticipated Queen at the Ballet at the Joburg Theatre. After a sell out season in Cape Town, I’d been looking forward to experiencing this homegrown production for myself to see what the fuss was about. The show uses Queen’s songs to create […]