MAJOR VICTORY FOR BOTSWANA GAYS AND LESBIANS
In a major victory for equal rights, Botswana’s gay and lesbian rights organisation has won a court battle to be officially recognised as an NGO by the government. Today, the Gaborone High Court ruled that the government must register the group LEGABIBO (Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana). This comes after it was refused registration […]
REPORT: CRACKDOWN ON GAYS IN GAMBIA
It’s been reported that three men have been arrested for being gay in Gambia, while police have gone door to door to arrest other suspected gay people in the capital. According to the Fatu Radio website, Banjul police arrested the men at the Duplex nightclub and detained them at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), The […]
GAY MAN GETS THREE YEARS IN JAIL FOR ‘IMMORAL ACTS’
A man in eastern Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to three years in prison on homosexuality charges, simply for wanting to have gay sex and sharing nude photos. According to Gulf News, the unnamed man in his 30s was found guilty of engaging in “immoral acts” by a court in the city of Dammam. These […]
RICHARD BRANSON SLAMS NEW UGANDA ANTI-GAY BILL
Virgin founder Richard Branson has lashed out at plans to pass a draconian new anti-gay law in Uganda. In a blog post on the Virgin website on Wednesday, Branson described the proposed legislation as an “attempt to outlaw and punish people just because of who they love.” The new bill, which was recently leaked online, […]
Mossel Bay to host first gay pride
The Garden Route harbour town of Mossel Bay will be hosting its very first gay Pride parade and festival from 27 November. Dubbed Mossel Bay Penguin Pride, the four day event will feature a march through the town. The festival will also include various pageants, a blood drive, a cocktail and pool party, a drag […]
DESPERATE SEARCH FOR MISSING GAY DUTCH MAN IN CAPE TOWN
A gay Dutch man is desperately searching for his partner, who has been missing for five weeks in Cape Town. Frank Elshof told Mambaonline on Thursday that his partner of almost three years, 42-year-old Frank Kater, came to South Africa on the 5th of September to be admitted into a treatment programme at the Stepping […]
WORLD CUP 2022: GAY FOOTBALL FANS TO BE TREATED LIKE ALCOHOL
Qatar’s sports minister says that the issue of gay football fans will be handled just like that of alcohol during the 2022 World Cup. Alcohol is banned in Qatar, and is only allowed to be served to non-Muslim customers at selected 5-star hotels or to be bought by foreigners who obtain a special license for […]