MUGABE: CHINESE AID DOESN’T COME WITH GAY RIGHTS DEMANDS
Robert Mugabe says that he prefers aid from China because it doesn’t demand that Zimbabwe accept gay rights. The Telegraph reports that Mugabe told a Chinese TV interviewer that aid from the West has too many conditions, such as pushing for the country to decriminalise homosexuality. “Whereas Europe and America, when they give little funding […]
SADNESS AS MICHAEL SAM CUT FROM TEAM
Supporters of Michael Sam, the first-ever openly gay player in America’s National Football League (NFL), are dismayed after he was cut from his team, the St. Louis Rams. In May, Sam made history after he was drafted by the Rams for a chance to join the team. On Saturday, it was announced that the athlete […]
MAN DROPS JAMAICAN GAY RIGHTS SUIT AFTER THREATS
A man who took Jamaica’s anti-gay law to court has dropped his ground-breaking legal action because he fears for his safety and that of his family. Javed Jaghai argued in his lawsuit, filed in February last year, that Jamaica’s 1864 ‘buggery’ law banning sex between men fuels homophobia and violates human rights, including the right […]
MR UK TAKES MR GAY WORLD 2014 – NEEDS CUP OF TEA
For the first time, a delegate from the United Kingdom has won Mr Gay World. Stuart Hatton Jr from South Shields, England was awarded the 2014 title at a ceremony in Rome, Italy on Saturday night. When his name was announced as the winner, Hatton fell to his knees and proclaimed, “I need a cup […]
SOUTH AFRICA WINS BID TO HOST MR GAY WORLD 2015
South Africa will host next year’s annual Mr Gay World™ contest. The announcement was made during the grand finale of the 2014 competition on Saturday night in Rome, Italy, in which 25 delegates from around the world competed for the coveted title. South Africa previously successfully hosted the event in Johannesburg in 2012. The latest […]