CONCERN AS CHIEF JUSTICE URGES INCLUDING RELIGION IN SA LAW
News that South Africa’s Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has called for religion to be brought into the law should be concerning to all South Africans, but especially the LGBT community. According to SABC News, Mogoeng made the disturbing statement at the second Annual African Law and Religion conference at the University of Stellenbosch. The […]
ROBERT DE NIRO SPEAKS ABOUT GAY DAD
Robert De Niro is widely acknowledged as one of Hollywood’s greatest actors, but few are aware that his late father was a gay man. Robert De Niro SR, an abstract expressionist painter and sculptor, left his wife and De Niro’s mother, Virginia Admiral, when he came to realise that he was gay. The acting legend […]
HAS SAM SMITH, THE MALE ADELE, COME OUT?
Soulful British singer-songwriter Sam Smith is causing waves with his new music video that suggests that he could be gay or bisexual. In the clip for the song Leave Your Lover, Smith is seen with a man and a woman, ambiguously flirting and dancing. He sings about his unrequited love: “Just leave your lover, leave […]
MAKING GAY LONG TERM MAGIC
For me, there is nothing sexy about romance. Romance is beautiful, exciting, and important – but it’s important because of my emotional needs. Romance is wonderful. It makes me feel appreciated, it makes me feel close to my partner, and it makes me happy. But it sure as hell doesn’t make me horny. If my […]
PUTIN SLAMS CONCHITA WURST FOR FLAUNTING SEXUALITY
Russia’s self-professed “liberal” president, Vladimir Putin, has finally spoken out about bearded drag star Conchita Wurst, who recently won the Eurovision Song Contest. Wurst’s win at the competition, in which Russia’s entry came seventh, led to widespread outrage in Russia and the Orthodox Church describing her as an “abomination.” The Telegraph reports that speaking at […]
TEACHERS ASK POPE FOR AUDIENCE OVER GAY FIRINGS
A group of American teachers have asked Pope Francis for an audience to discuss Catholic schools that have unjustly dismissed gay or gay supportive staff. On Tuesday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) delivered a letter to the Vatican on behalf of nine teachers who lost their jobs at Catholic schools for either being lesbian, gay, bisexual and […]
GHANA MOB KILLS GAY MAN, SEARCHING FOR PARTNER
A group of Muslim youth in Nima, Accra, who killed a man they accused of being gay, are now trying to track down his partner. According to Daily Guide, the trouble started when two men, Yaw Nkrumah and Salisu Mohammed, described as “suspected homosexuals,” started “flaunting their romantic relationship in the Muslim-dominated area.” Two young […]