Pope rejects French ambassador to Vatican because he’s gay
So much for enlightenment! Pope Francis has been accused of blocking the appointment of France’s new ambassador to the Vatican – simply because he’s a gay man. Openly gay Laurent Stefanini was selected on the 5th of January by France to represent the country at the Holy See, replacing Bruno Jouvert, who left the post […]
Sama-winning Nakhane Touré to début a novel
Nakhane Touré, the openly gay South African singer and songwriter, is set to release his first novel, titled To Whom Shall We Go? Touré, who won Best Alternative Album at last year’s South African Music Awards (Samas), told Mambaonline that he started working on the semi-biographical book around six years ago. “At first it was a […]
Over a million people in Gauteng support violence against gays
A survey has found that up to 1,2 million people in South Africa’s most populous province are likely to support violence against gays and lesbians. The chilling statistic was uncovered by the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) Quality of Life Survey, which is run every two years. Field workers asked over 27,000 Gauteng residents to agree […]
Nicaragua bans gay marriage and adoption
Nicaragua has taken a step backwards by defining marriage as only being possible between a man and a woman. On Wednesday, the Central American country’s new Family Code, including this exclusionary definition, came into effect. The law, which was approved by the Nicaraguan Congress last year, also bars the adoption of children and the use of […]