TAC boycotts government World Aids Days event
The embattled Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has boycotted the government’s national World Aids Day commemoration in Welkom today, accusing it of wasteful spending. “As the TAC, we are totally opposed to our government spending millions of rand on high-profile events every World Aids Day, often in provinces where the challenges are immense,” TAC General Secretary Anele Yawa […]
Gambia Foreign Minister: Gays are satanic & detrimental to human existence
In an extraordinary diatribe, Gambia’s Foreign Minister has told the West that the country will not negotiate on the issue of LGBT equality, insisting that gay people are un-African and satanic. According to Gambia Affairs, Minster Bala Garba Jahumpa read out an official statement on the subject on prime time television on Saturday night. “We […]
Anni’s parents to sue Dewani over his sexuality
Regardless of the outcome of his murder trial, the parents of Anni Dewani will sue her husband Shrien Dewani because he lied about his sexuality. Dewani previously confirmed to the court in a statement that he is bisexual and secretly paid for sex with S&M rent boys before the marriage. Anni’s parents, Vinod and Nilam […]
Here’s that red ribbon…
Come December 1, 2014, millions worldwide will be flaunting a red ribbon of some sort. It’s amazing to see how the iconic simple red ribbon has evolved since the first World AIDS Day in 1998, becoming more and more creative with each year. There are mosaics, quilts, tattoos, even ribbons written in the clouds. Gotta […]
Hundreds of “revolting” gays march through Hillbrow
Around 500 LGBTI people marched through the streets of Hillbrow and Braamfontein in Johannesburg on Saturday, demanding justice for all people. The second People’s Pride was a festive political demonstration, filled with song, anger and moving performance pieces that spoke out against persecution, violence and exclusion. The at-first small crowd gathered at Constitution Hill in […]