COULD SEYCHELLES LEGALISE HOMOSEXUALITY SOON?
The Seychelles could start fulfilling its earlier promise to legalise homosexuality. The blog Denisnzioka.co.ke reports that the country’s Judicial College hosted a public discussion on “discrimination of gay people, marriage quality and morality” on Monday. In 2011, the Seychelles government told the United Nations Human Rights Council that it planned to decriminalise homosexuality and to […]
NEW KENYA ANTI-GAY BILL CALLS FOR STONING TO DEATH OF GAYS
A horrific new bill has been introduced in Kenya’s Parliament that seeks to top Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill by punishing homosexuality with life imprisonment and the death penalty. According to Daily Nation, the Republican Liberty Party has presented the draft bill to the National Assembly. Same-sex consensual sex among adults is already illegal in Kenya, with […]
NEW PARTNERSHIPS TO BOOST PINK LOERIE MR GAY WORLD BID
The Pink Loerie Mardi Gras & Arts Festival has announced a number of new partnerships that will ensure that next year’s event in Knysna will be bigger and better than ever, say the event’s organisers. It was confirmed today that Globeflight couriers has again secured the naming rights for the 2015 festival and that Mr […]
SA MAN’S GAY MARRIAGE PROPOSAL VIDEO GOES VIRAL
A Johannesburg man’s unique gay marriage proposal video, featuring an A-list Hollywood star, has gone viral. In the YouTube video, film and TV producer Brett Lotriet uses sign boards to ask boyfriend Khalid Shawwa, who’s a huge fan of Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart, to marry him. “We all know how you feel about Star Trek’s […]
STILL NO DATE FOR SA’S LGBT REGIONAL SUMMIT
The South Africa government says it’s still committed to hosting the long-delayed LGBT regional summit but it won’t set a date. “South Africa is planning to hold the African regional seminar focusing on finding practical solutions for violence and discrimination against persons based on sexual orientation and gender identity,” Department of International Relations and Co-operation spokesperson Nelson […]
THE LATE ROBIN WILLIAMS WAS A GAY ALLY
Robin Williams, the late comedy icon, was not only a supporter of gay rights, but played gay roles in at least three of his movies. The 63-year-old Williams was found dead on Monday at his home in Marin County, California. It is believed that he committed suicide. The beloved Oscar-winner had battled with depression and […]