DID ONE DIRECTION’S NIALL HORAN KISS A BOY (AND LIKE IT)?
One Direction’s Niall Horan has taken to Twitter to laugh off a video in which he seems to kiss another man. The video shows the 21-year-old boyband member in a busy Las Vegas nightclub appearing to lean in to kiss the man, said to be songwriter Julian Bunett. They also have their arms around each […]
ISIS MILITANT: GAYS ARE “THE WORST OF CREATURES”
A video has emerged in which an Isis (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) militant attacks gay people, equating them to animals, drug dealers and paedophiles. The propaganda video shows a masked man holding an AK-47 rifle. In accented English, he urges Muslims to move to areas controlled by the terrorist organisation, which has been […]
IS SOUTH AFRICA PLANNING TO VOTE AGAINST LGBTI RIGHTS AT THE UN?
There are concerns that South Africa will not vote in favour of a new UN resolution against LGBTI discrimination and violence. The country has in the past been accused of inconsistency and of flip-flopping on the issue of international LGBTI equality, especially when it comes to other African countries. After a miserable record in that […]
FACEBOOK WON’T BUDGE ON DRAG NAMES
Following a meeting with a group of drag performers, Facebook has refused to stop suspending their, and anyone else’s, profiles unless they use their legal names. The company’s ‘real name’ policy has come under fire from performers and artists who use ‘stage names’ on their Facebook profiles. It also affects people who might face harassment […]
DESIRE FOR INTIMACY MAY LEAD GAY MEN TO USE PrEP
A new study has found that intimacy is a powerful factor in the choices some gay and bisexual men make when it comes to HIV prevention. Researchers concluded that a desire for intimacy among these men, who are in steady relationships where both partners are HIV negative, is a major reason for them not using condoms, even […]