BACKWARD US STATE LAWMAKERS RETAIN GAY SEX BAN LAW
Despite anti-sodomy laws being invalid in the US, lawmakers in the state of Louisiana refused on Tuesday to remove its ban on sodomy from the law books. Under pressure from powerful Christian lobby group the Louisiana Family Forum, the majority of the House of Representatives voted against repealing the outdated and unenforceable law (66 against […]
WHERE TO FOR CAPE TOWN PRIDE?
At a meeting on 12 April convened by Ikasi Pride, members of a divided gay and lesbian community discussed the future of gay pride in the city, its steady depoliticisation, its lack of community outreach and its image problem. Ikasi Pride’s stated aim was “to discuss amongst ourselves as the [gay and lesbian] community, ways […]
FINLAND TO RELEASE TOM OF FINLAND STAMPS
Who said stamp collecting was a boring pastime? Finland is set to release a set of homoerotic stamps commemorating the iconic gay fetish artist Tom of Finland. According to a press release by Itella Posti, the Finish postal service, the three stamps will be released in September. Itella said that the stamps will honour “one of […]
GAYS TO BE STONED TO DEATH IN BRUNEI
Brunei has joined the shameful group of nations in which people can be executed for having gay sex. The predominantly Muslim country in Southeast Asia has adopted a new penal code that introduces stoning to death as the specific method of execution for “crimes” of a sexual nature. These include rape, adultery, sodomy and extramarital […]