CANADA REVERSES GAY ACTIVISTS BAN
Following international outrage, the Canadian government has decided to allow 10 Ugandan gay activists to enter the country to attend an LGBT rights event after all. We reported last month that the Canadian authorities refused to grant the activists visas, apparently fearing they would refuse to leave the country or would apply for asylum. Ironically, […]
PRETORIA TRANS PUPIL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE AFTER SCHOOL ABUSE
A young transgender pupil in Pretoria has attempted suicide after he was abused by his schoolmates. Activists from Transgender and Intersex Africa (TIA) have reported that Tshepo (not his real name) has been targeted by his fellow pupils, and their older friends who are not pupils at the school. They tried to disrobe him, threatened […]
BLOND SWEDE TAKES MR GAY EUROPE TITLE
Jack Johansson, a 20-year-old blond dancer and performer from Sweden, has taken the Mr Gay Europe title at a gala event in Austria. Johansson, who studies at the Balettakademien (academy of ballet) and also freelances as a waiter, musical theatre artist, dancer, director, choreographer and producer, has blue eyes and is 179 cm tall. Although […]
RECORD NUMBERS IN WARSAW PRIDE EQUALITY PARADE
Crowds gathered from early afternoon on Saturday 14 June, in front of the imposing Palace of Culture and Science in the centre of Warsaw, for the 14th edition of the city’s annual Equality Parade, also known as Warsaw Pride. They listened to short but fiery speeches by prominent community leaders, gender activists and politicians. Anna […]