Uganda launches first gay magazine as a “Christmas present”
Uganda’s LGBTI community has taken a bold step in the face of ongoing threats by launching the country’s first gay magazine. Bombastic Magazine is described as “a compilation of stories, testimonies and opinions by LGBTI Ugandans” with the objective of ending “violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people countrywide.” The publication is edited by […]
Washington, D.C. bans “conversion therapy” for gay youth
The mayor of Washington D.C. has signed a law that bans efforts to “cure” gay and lesbian youth through controversial “conversion therapy”. The Conversion Therapy for Minors Prohibition Amendment Act was passed unanimously by the city council earlier this month and approved by Mayor Vincent Gray at a signing ceremony on Sunday. “I am proud […]
Gay celebs marry over festive season
Love is in the air! Three openly gay and lesbian international celebrities have gotten married during the festive season. The first was tennis legend Martina Navratilova, 58, who tied the knot with her partner of eight years, Julia Lemigova, 42, in New York on 15 December. Lemigova is a Russian businesswoman and former beauty queen. […]
Ugandan lesbian refugee is free – for now
A Ugandan lesbian woman, who was tortured because of her sexuality, has won a reprieve from being deported from the UK back to her home country. On Thursday last week, Judith Twikirize, 23, was released from the Yarl’s Wood detention centre after a judicial review of her case was filed, hours before she was set […]