NAKED ROWERS BACK TO FIGHT HOMOPHOBIA
England’s Warwick University Rowing Club has released another steamy calender bursting at the seams with sexy naked rowers. It’s all for a good cause, of course. Not only does the calendar help the club stay afloat, it also raises funds to combat homophobia. Revenue from its sale goes towards Sport Allies, a programme to reach […]
Master’s student takes Miss Gay Western Cape Title
A master’s student has won the coveted sixth annual Miss Gay Western Cape title in Cape Town. Liberty Banks, also known as Glenton Matthyse, is studying for her Master’s degree in Human Rights Law at the University of the Western Cape. She took the 2014 crown at a glittering pageant at the Baxter Theater in […]
KELLOGG’S ATTACKED FOR TONY THE TIGER GAY PRIDE AD
Kellogg’s has been attacked by American anti-gay conservatives for supporting Atlanta Pride. The breakfast cereal company reportedly placed an advert in last month’s Atlanta gay Pride march guide. The ad features a graphic of the Frosties cartoon character Tony the Tiger, with the headline, “Wear your stripes with pride.” The text reads: “At Kellogg, we’re an […]
POPE DEMOTES ANTI-GAY CARDINAL
In a significant move, Pope Francis has demoted a senior American cardinal who’s been a vocal critic of his more welcoming stance towards gays and lesbians. On Saturday, Francis removed 66-year-old Cardinal Raymond Burke from the position of Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, the head of the Vatican’s most senior court of ecclesiastical judgement. Burke […]
TRANSGENDER VICTORY FOR MALAYSIA COULD BE APPEALED
A Malaysian appeals court has ruled that the country’s ban on cross-dressing is unconstitutional, reports Human Rights Watch. On Friday, a three-judge panel of the Putrajaya Court of Appeal said that a state Sharia-law ban on cross-dressing was “degrading, oppressive and inhuman” and that so long as it was in force, transgender people “will continue […]
NIGERIA: ISLAMIC VIGILANTES ARREST 25 GAYS
There are reports that Islamic vigilantes have arrested 25 men in the north-western Nigerian state of Kebbi. According to local media, the Kebbi arm of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria claimed in a press briefing last week to have arrested the men over the past year. The commander of the group, Sanusi Ibrahim Geza, said […]
NEW UGANDAN ANTI-GAY BILL EVEN WORSE
A draft of a new Ugandan anti-gay law intended to replace the previously annulled law has been leaked – and it’s in many ways worse than the original version! An apparent draft of the Prohibition of Promotion of Unnatural Sexual Practices Bill of 2014 has been posted online and it makes for chilling reading. Unlike the previous annulled […]
Advertorial: Boy, what a ride it’s been!
Never in our wildest dreams did we expect the community to be so supportive. Since March this year Triarc, South Africa’s very first LGBTI insurance provider, has been on a mad roller coaster supporting fabulous events and building brand awareness like crazy! We have been involved with more than 125 LGBTI initiatives in some form […]