Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Fest back for 5th year
The fifth annual Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (DGLFF) takes place from Thursday 18 June to Friday 26 June at the KZNSA Gallery. The festival is a partner to Durban Pride week (which will host its parade on the closing night, Saturday 27 June), and remains a key element of Ethekwini’s pink celebrations. DGLFF […]
Oregon also bans gay “conversion therapy”
Oregon has become the third American state to ban efforts to alter the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBT youth under the age of 18. Known as “conversion therapy”, the practice has been widely discredited as ineffectual and potentially harmful. The bill, which unfortunately only applies to mental health professionals and not religious groups, was signed into […]
Outed anti-gay pastor urged gay teen to kill himself
An anti-gay reverend in Michigan has been outed on a gay dating app, amid claims that he also urged a gay teenager to kill himself. Gay blog Queerty revealed earlier this week that Pastor Matthew Makela from the St. John’s Lutheran Church and School had an active profile on Grindr. In screen grabs posted by […]
Wife won’t accept gay sex claim in doctor’s murder
As arguments concluded in the Dr Louis Heyns murder case on Wednesday, his family refuse to believe he solicited sex from his self-confessed killer. Marthinus van der Walt, 35, who admitted to killing the well known paediatrician in May 2013, has claimed that the doctor approached him and his brother Sarel, 42, in an area […]