GALLERY: LESOTHO GAYS MARCH FOR EQUALITY
Lesotho’s LGBT community marked the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) on May 17 by holding a colourful march through Maseru. Around 200 people took part in the procession, which concluded with speeches and performances at the Maseru Club. Organised by LGBT rights organisation, the Matrix Support Group, the gathering follows on last year’s […]
GAY CABINET MINISTERS: SO WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?
Several media outlets recently reported that Lynne Brown became the first openly lesbian cabinet Minister in South Africa after President Jacob Zuma appointed her as Public Enterprises Minister. In an ideal world the sexual orientation of a Cabinet Minister – like that of any other person – would be irrelevant. But we do not live […]
FACEBOOK LAUNCHES GAY PRIDE EMOTICONS
To celebrate Pride month in the US and other countries, Facebook has released 28 colourful gay themed emoticons for use in its messages and chats. The emoticons, or stickers as Facebook calls them, include gay sailors, a drag queen, marrying same-sex couples, plenty of rainbow imagery, a leather daddy and proud parents of a gay […]
50 SHADES STAR WOWS IN SHIRTLESS PICS
Jamie Dornan, who’s landed the role of Christian Grey in the movie version of Fifty Shades of Grey, has shown off his physique for Interview magazine. Surprisingly, the sizzling 32-year-old Northern Irish actor – who posed in his underwear for photographers Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott – revealed that he’s not happy with his body. […]
BRITISH ROYALS IGNORE ANTI-GAY HOTEL BOYCOTT
The Duchess of Cambridge and Princes William and Harry have ignored an international boycott of hotels owned by the anti-gay Sultan of Brunei. The Dorchester Collection hotel chain is being boycotted by human rights groups and a number of public figures, including business magnate Richard Branson and American Vogue’s Anna Wintour, after the sultan imposed a new […]