IRISH FOOTBALL STAR IN GAY PORN SCANDAL
Explicit images and x-rated videos linked to Irish football player Cathal McCarron have emerged online. The videos, which are alleged to feature the 26-year-old athlete and father of one under the pseudonym “Fergus”, appeared on gay adult site TheCastingRoom.net. One is a “solo” video clip while another features the man said to be McCarron having […]
ENGAGED LESBIAN COUPLE HUMILIATED BY HOME AFFAIRS
A Johannesburg lesbian couple have been humiliated after they were refused their right to get married at a Home Affairs office. Three weeks ago, Corrie van den Berg and her partner Patrys Koen went to the Department of Home Affairs in Alberton to make an appointment to tie the knot. But what should have been an exciting […]
AFRICAN ANTI-GAY LAWS MAR EU-AFRICA SUMMIT
The historic EU-Africa Summit in Brussels has been overshadowed by outrage at the harsh new anti-gay laws enacted in some African countries. This week’s two-day summit brought together heads of state and government from the European Union and the African continent, as well as EU and African Union leaders to discuss trade and human rights. […]
MOZILLA CEO RESIGNS OVER ANTI-GAY DONATION
The beleaguered CEO of Mozilla, which makes the Firefox web browser, has resigned following outrage that he made a donation to an anti-gay campaign. It was revealed over a week ago that Brendan Eich, who had only just been appointed CEO of the progressive non profit company, in 2008 donated $1,000 towards a campaign to […]
GAY CERES TORTURE MURDER VICTIM LAID TO REST
David Olyne, the 22-year-old gay man from Ceres who was tortured, beaten to death and set on fire almost two weeks ago has been laid to rest. The Times newspaper reported that the young man was buried at his home in Williston, Northern Cape, on Sunday. Twenty-eight-year-old Christo Oncker has been charged with his murder […]
HIV RATE GOES UP, ‘UNCOOL’ CONDOM USE DOWN
As condom use decreased, more South Africans than ever – an estimated 6.4 million – were living with HIV/AIDS in 2012. This according to the South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey 2012, released this week by the Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, and the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. […]