DEWANI: JUDGE QUESTIONS RELEVANCE OF SEXUALITY
In a possibly major blow to the state’s case, the judge in the Shrien Dewani murder trial has ruled that e-mails about his sexuality are inadmissible. On Tuesday, the state introduced Mark Roberts, who was previously with the London Metropolitan Police cyber-crime unit, to testify. He analysed a hard drive from Dewani’s laptop and told […]
NIGERIAN ARCHBISHOP BACKTRACKS ON ANTI-GAY LAW
Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has made a remarkable about-turn on his country’s anti-gay law, saying that he does not support jailing gay people. Earlier this year, Kaigama, on behalf of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan for signing the draconian bill into law. The law outlaws any kind of same-sex relationships […]
DEWANI SAID HE’S GAY ON GAYDAR PROFILE
It’s been revealed that murder suspect Shrien Dewani described himself as gay, not bisexual, on his Gaydar profile. On Monday, Simon Johnson, a former employee of Gaydar, testified in the Western Cape High Court about the British millionaire businessman’s dating profile. Even through the profile was deactivated a week after his wife Anni’s murder in 2010, […]
MEET THE NEW GAY MARRIAGE SNAIL
Scientists have named a newly identified snail species in honour of the ongoing struggle for marriage equality. The snail was in the past thought to be part of the A. subchinensis species but following genetic tests was found to be a separate species in its own right. Researchers at the Department of Life Science, National […]
CATHOLIC CHURCH SAYS GAYS HAVE “GIFTS” TO OFFER
Catholic bishops meeting about issues concerning the family have issued a statement that appears to offer growing acceptance of gays and lesbians. On Monday, the Church’s Synod on the Family released a report stating that “Homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer the Christian community.” The document, which is being acknowledged for its “change in […]