Cate Blanchett denies lesbian romances
Actress Cate Blanchett has denied that she’s had affairs with other women. The 45-year-old star was recently quoted by Variety as saying she had relationships with women “many times” in the past. Blanchett, who is at the Cannes Film Festival promoting her new movie Carol, about two women who fall in love with each other, […]
Relief as Zambian court confirms activist’s acquittal
Zambian human rights activist Paul Kasonkomona will remain a free man after a court upheld his earlier acquittal. Kasonkomona was arrested in April 2013 as he left a Lusaka television studio after making comments live on-air supporting the rights of LGBT people and sex workers. He argued that these needed to be recognised in order […]
21 young men in “gay cult” arrest in Nigeria
Twenty-one youths have been arrested in Nigeria, apparently for belonging to a “gay cult”. According to The Nation, the men, all under the age of 25, were found with 122 condoms in a house in Ibadan, the third most populous city in the country. Police, who raided the house on 10 May, claimed that the […]
Obama marks International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, marked the annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). In a statement issued by the White House on Saturday, Obama said that he remains committed to eradicating prejudice and discrimination against LGBT people in the USA and around the world. Below is his full statement: “Michelle and […]