UGANDA: FIVE ARRESTED FOR ‘PROMOTING’ HOMOSEXUALITY
The Ugandan media is reporting the arrests of five “suspected homosexuals” for apparently “promoting homosexuality” and “recruiting” children. The arrests may be among the first under the country’s new Anti-Homosexuality Act, which was signed into law earlier this year. Other recent arrests have been under previously existing laws outlawing gay sex. According to the Daily […]
TEEN VINE SUPERSTAR SLAMMED OVER GAY SLUR VIDEO
The most followed person on the Vine video sharing site has been lambasted for an ignorant and homophobic post that’s angered tens of thousands of people around the world. Sixteen-year-old Nash Grier is a veritable Vine superstar, with over 8.7 million followers (more than entertainers like Justin Bieber and Harry Styles). He also has 2.71 million […]
MOROCCO: MEN’S HOMOSEXUALITY CONVICTIONS UPHELD
A Moroccan appeals court has upheld the earlier convictions of a group of men accused of homosexual acts. The six men were arrested in April in the rural town of Fqih Bensalah. They were later convicted of “lewd or unnatural acts with an individual of the same sex,” along with incitement to prostitution, and public drunkenness […]
ZAVION: BEING GAY DOESN’T DEFINE YOUR ABILITIES
Zavion Kotze made a splash this year as only the second-ever openly gay male contestant on Survivor South Africa. But his sexuality – and blond good looks, of course – were not the only reasons why he stood out. Zavion is a man of many talents. Born in Joburg, he grew up in KZN where […]