Strictly star says same-sex dancing couples “a joke”
Former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer James Jordan says that including same-sex ballroom couples on the popular British show “would be a joke.” Jordan appeared on ITV’s This Morning on Monday with his wife and dance partner Ola and argued that Strictly should stay “traditional” by not featuring same-sex dance couples. “If there is a same sex couple dancing… […]
UK government ministers in gay flag row
Ministers in the British government are at odds over flying the rainbow flag after it was banned from embassies and the Foreign Office last week. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, who voted against legalising same-sex marriage, ordered the flag, representing LGBT equality, to no longer be flown from British embassies around the world during Pride events. A […]
Army asks recruits if they pick flowers to test if they’re gay
There are claims that the Lithuanian army is excluding gay recruits through a set of bizarre questions during military service screenings. The country recently introduced compulsory military conscription and up to three thousand men are expected to be drafted this year. According to the Lithuania Tribune, a psychological test to asses recruits’ suitability asks questions including […]
Zim widow tries to evict husband’s gay lover
A Zimbabwe widow has gone to court to evict a man who says he was her husband’s gay lover for almost 20 years. According to The Herald, Bruce Kazembe, 32, has claimed that the late Masiye Moyo, who was in his fifties, “sodomised me since I was 11-years-old and I contracted HIV in the process.” […]