Nick Jonas replaces Iggy Azalea at Pittsburgh Pride
Singer and sex symbol Nick Jonas will perform at this Saturday’s Pittsburgh Pride, after original headliner Iggy Azalea pulled out over past homophobic comments. “When I heard about the difficult position Pittsburgh Pride was in just days before their event, I knew I had to find a way to help,” Jonas said in a statement. […]
Anger as Michigan enacts anti-gay adoption laws
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has been condemned by American LGBT rights groups for signing a package of anti-gay adoption bills into law. Ignoring an outcry from around the US, the Michigan Senate passed the three bills, which have been described by activists as “dangerously broad and extreme,” on Wednesday. On Thursday, Governor Rick Snyder approved the bills, citing […]
Why anti-gay sentiment remains strong in much of Africa
This article originally appeared in The Conversation. Of the 76 countries that still criminalise same-sex relationships and behaviour, 38 are African. Recent surveys also show that the overwhelming majority of people who live in Africa strongly disapprove of homosexuality. This is even the case in South Africa, the only country on the continent that has legalised […]
The science behind sexual orientation
This article originally appeared in The Conversation. People who are attracted to others of the same sex develop their orientation before they are born. This is not a choice. And scientific evidence shows their parents cannot be blamed. Research proving that there is biological evidence for sexual orientation has been available since the 1980s. The […]