ZUMA UGANDA GAY LAW RESPONSE “INSULT TO MANDELA”
The DA says it is outraged by the failure of President Zuma to condemn the draconian anti-gay legislation passed in Uganda earlier this year. On Tuesday, the President replied to a question by Lindiwe Mazibuko, the DA’s Parliamentary Leader, asking for clarity on the government’s position on the law. He stated in a written response […]
MASS ARRESTS AT SAUDI GAY PARTY
Religious morality police in Saudi Arabia have arrested 35 people at an alleged “gay party” in a suburb of Jeddah. The officers from the feared Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice swooped on the event in the early hours of Friday morning (4 April), reported peninsulatimes.org. Some of those arrested were […]
TOM FORD MARRIES HIS PARTNER
Hunky designer and film director Tom Ford has revealed that he has married his longtime partner of 27 years, Richard Buckley. Ford (52) made the announcement at a public discussion with Lady Kinvara Balfour in London on Monday night at Apple’s Regent Street store. “We are now married, which is nice,” he said as he showed […]
JAMAICAN PM DELAYS GAY RIGHTS PROMISE
Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller, has delayed her promise to address the criminalisation of homosexuality. In 2011, in her election campaign, Simpson-Miller stated that she “believes in protecting the human rights of all Jamaicans. No one should be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation. Government should provide the protection…” She also said that she […]
DOES ZUMA “RESPECT” UGANDA’S ANTI-GAY LAW?
It’s been reported that President Jacob Zuma has told Parliament that “South Africa respects Uganda’s anti-gay laws.” That’s according to yesterday’s SAPA headline and story published by various local media. An examination of his statement, however, indicates that this is not exactly what the President said. Zuma’s comment was in the form of a written […]
MAMBA SPINS – BEYONCÉ, LEA MICHELE, PHARELL WILLIAMS…
BEYONCÉ – BEYONCÉ Beyoncé has it all – money, fame, fortune, fans, friends in high places, a loving family. And now, worldwide musical industry infamy thanks to how she released her self-titled fifth album: no press release, no antici….pation, no build-up. Just, hey, here’s my new album that I totally worked on in secret y’all. And […]