Shameful! SA rugby star fined for homophobic slur
Former Blue Bulls player Jacques Potgieter has been fined for using an anti-gay slur during a match in Australia on the weekend. The Port Elizabeth-born Potgieter, 28, playing for the Waratahs, is believed to have called two Brumbies players “faggot” during a Super Rugby match at the Allianz Stadium in Sydney on Sunday afternoon. Brumbies flanker […]
KZN teacher sidelined for being gay reinstated
A gay teacher, who was not allowed to work by his KwaZulu-Natal school for four years, has been let back into the classroom. The Intshisekelo Secondary School in Inanda allegedly refused to let Sandile Ndaba, 36, to do his job because of his sexuality. Even though he reported for work and was paid, he was ordered to […]
Kerry Washington praised for LGBT ally speech at GLAAD awards
Actress Kerry Washington has been applauded for her passionate speech in support of the LGBT community at Saturday’s 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. At the ceremony, Ellen DeGeneres presented Washington (Scandal / The Fixer) with GLAAD’s Vanguard Award, which is given to media professionals who, through their work, have increased the visibility and understanding […]