Obama urged to address LGBT rights during Jamaica visit
Human Rights groups have urged President Obama to publicly raise concerns about the human rights of LGBT people during his trip to Jamaica this week. Obama will travel to Jamaica to meet with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders on Thursday ahead of the Summit of the Americas in Panama. The call came in a letter signed […]
Almost a million dollars raised for anti-gay businesses
Two small American businesses that refused to serve gay clients have hit the jackpot after received over a million dollars in donations. Conservatives have came to the rescue of Barronelle Stutzman, a Christian florist in the state of Washington, who was fined $1,000 for refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding in 2013. She’s […]
Watch: Gay father and sons describe bullying
A gay Hawaiian father has posted a moving video pleading for acceptance in the wake of the ongoing bullying of his two sons because of his sexuality. Joshua Alameda Franklin says he created the clip, which has gone viral, to highlight the impact of bigotry on children. “It is really serious. I wanted to share […]
SABC weakly distances itself from homophobic presenter
The SABC has issued an unconvincing statement distancing itself from sports presenter Coudjoe Amankwaa’s homophobic comments. Amankwaa tweeted on Sunday that homosexuality is “a problem” and an “abnormality”, amidst other anti-gay comments. On Monday, SABC Sport used Twitter to address the furore in response to his comments on social media. It stated: “@SPORTATSABC is distancing itself […]
Gay man arrested for own “safety” from mob attack
Police arrested a gay man in Ghana after a mob threatened to lynch him when his would-be lover turned him in to the local community. According to Adom News, the unnamed man allegedly offered to pay a young man, Yaw Ansoh, to have sex with him in the town of Nkawkaw, in the south of […]