Homophobic UCT student leader becomes darling of religious bigots
LGBTI students at UCT are ramping up pressure against homophobic SRC Vice-President Zizipho Pae, who has become a poster child for the anti-gay religious lobby. The newly formed UCT Queer Revolution (UCTQR) held a press conference at the university on Tuesday to address Pae’s now infamous Facebook comment describing the legalisation of same-sex marriage in […]
Obama’s Kenyan elders will pelt him with eggs over gay rights
The Kikuyu Council of Elders has threatened to throw rotten eggs at President Barack Obama if he expresses support for LGBT rights during his visit to Kenya. Obama’s father was born in Kenya. While he was from the Luo group, the Kikuyu people represent the largest ethnic population in the country. “I will mobilise and lead every […]
NG Kerk head calls for full acceptance of gay ministers & same-sex marriage
The general moderator of the Dutch Reformed Church (or NG Kerk) has urged the church to fully welcome gay ministers and same-sex marriages. Netwerk24 quoted Prof. Nelus Niemandt as saying: “My hope is that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (orientation) will be normalised (in the church).” Speaking in his personal capacity, Niemandt stated that […]