State loses Cairo gay bathhouse case appeal
Egyptian prosecutors have lost their appeal against the dismissal of homosexuality charges against 26 men arrested in an alleged Cairo gay bathhouse last year. The men were first acquitted of charges of debauchery and committing “indecent public acts” on 12 January, a move that was seen as an unexpected victory for the country’s beleaguered LGBT […]
California bans judges from anti-gay Boy Scouts
Adding to pressure to change its anti-gay policies, California Supreme Court judges have been barred from participating in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The court’s judicial ethics rules previously already prohibited judges from holding membership in any organisation that “practices invidious discrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or […]
Google apologises for gay slur translations
Google has apologised after it came to light that its translation tool offered up a number of offensive slurs when translating the word gay. According to Google Translate the word gay or homosexual in Spanish, French or Portuguese equates to English synonyms like “faggott,” “poof,” “fairy” and “dyke”. The activist site All Out launched a […]
Europe remembers gay victims of holocaust
The LGBT victims of the Nazi regime are being remembered alongside the millions of murdered Jews as many parts of Europe, including the UK, mark Holocaust Memorial Day today. While most people are aware that an estimated 6 million Jewish people were systemically decimated by the Nazis, few know that thousands of LGBT people – […]
Jozi’s Risqué gay nightclub to re-open
Those in the market for some clubbing nostalgia can look forward to the re-opening of Risqué in Johannesburg. Located in Fourways, the club was one of the city’s most popular gay nightspots for almost five years before closing its doors in July 2011. Now, as from the 6th of March, it will start up once […]