ANGLICAN SHAME: ARCHBISHOP WANTS NEW VOTE ON ANTI-GAY LAW
In a disgrace to the Anglican Church, Uganda’s Anglican Archbishop, Stanley Ntagali, has publicly called for a new parliamentary vote on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The law was struck down last week by the Constitutional Court because there were not enough MPs present when it was passed in December last year. RNS reports that Ntagali expressed […]
NANDO’S STAFF MEMBER GRILLED OVER ANTI-GAY RANT
A staff-member at a UK branch of Nando’s is in hot water after he posted an anti-gay rant on Facebook. Last week, Steven McKee, employed at a Belfast outlet of the South African-based eatery, revealed that he was less than impressed that he’d have to deal with gay customers during the city’s Pride celebration. “Raging […]
GHANA: TOP MUSIC PRODUCER COMES OUT… OR MAYBE NOT
A renowned Ghanaian music producer has unleashed a fire-storm after he “came out” as gay on Facebook, but it’s unclear what his motivation was. On Monday last week, Panji Anoff – who has over 25 year experience in the music industry and runs the Pidgen Music label – wrote on his Facebook page: “I wish to announce […]
LGBT YOUTH FACE 3 TIMES MORE ONLINE BULLYING
A US report has revealed that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth experience nearly three times as much online bullying and harassment as non-LGBT youth (42% vs. 15%). LGBT youth were also twice as likely to say they had been bullied via text message (27% vs. 13%). The GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) […]
UGANDAN CURRENCY GAINS AFTER ANTI-GAY LAW AXED
The Ugandan shilling responded favourably to last week’s Constitutional Court ruling striking down the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act. The law, which was signed by President Museveni in February, was condemned internationally and led to limited aid cuts and some sanctions by the US. It was declared invalid on Friday because it had been passed without a quorum of […]
COMMONWEALTH GAMES: DALEY & MITCHAM SCORE GOLD, KYLIE SINGS
The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow was a truly gay inclusive event. It opened with a man-on-man smooch last month and came to an end this weekend with a camp flourish. The kiss between gay actor and singer John Barrowman and a dancer was purposely included in the opening ceremony as “this accentuated the values of […]