CONTROVERSIAL GAY BISHOP TO DIVORCE HUSBAND
Gene Robinson, who rocked the Anglican Church when he became Christianity’s first openly gay Bishop, is divorcing his husband. He announced the split with Mark Andrew, his partner of 25 years, in a statement on Saturday. “As you can imagine, this is a difficult time for us – not a decision entered into lightly or […]
GAY SA ARTIST GUILTY OF EXHIBITIONISM
An openly gay South African artist who put on a semi-nude public performance piece in Paris last year has been found guilty of sexual exhibitionism. In September 2013, the controversial Steven Cohen caused a stir when he performed the piece in a corset and platform shoes at the Place du Trocadero in the French capital. […]
RICHARD BRANSON BOYCOTTS HOTEL CHAIN OVER GAY STONING LAW
Richard Branson has announced that he and his Virgin group of companies will boycott a hotel chain owned by the anti-gay Sultan of Brunei. Last week, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the absolute ruler of Brunei, announced the implementation of a new Islamic sharia penal code that will allow for the stoning to death of gays and […]
GEORGE TAKEI, BOY GEORGE & KYLIE AT GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS
Openly gay Star Trek actor George Takei was honoured at the star-studded 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on Saturday, while Kylie Minogue wowed the crowd with an a cappella performance. Takei, who played the iconic role of Sulu in the original Star Trek franchise, was awarded the Vito Russo Award, which is […]
ZAVION OUT OF SURVIVOR
Openly gay Zavion Kotze, 25, has become the 16th contestant to leave the Survivor South Africa island. On Sunday night’s episode of the reality contest, the hunky Zavion was outplayed by Sivu Xabanisa, 23, an astrophysics student from Cape Town, who used a hidden immunity idol to stay in the game. This now leaves four […]