Man taken off flight after confronting anti-gay governor
A passenger who confronted the governor of Texas at JFK International Airport over his anti-gay views was stopped from getting on his flight. While waiting for a return flight on Tuesday night to Austin after a visit to New York City, Governor Greg Abbott was approached by the unnamed 32-year-old man, who shook his hand. […]
Did Nigerian women’s World Cup soccer team drop two lesbian players?
There are renewed reports that the Nigerian women’s football team is still discriminating against players who are thought to be lesbian. According to a recent Sports Illustrated article, a source claimed that two players were dropped from the country’s 2015 Women’s World Cup team simply because they were rumoured to be gay. “If a player […]
Watch Tom Daley get body painted into a shark
Yes, we will unashamedly celebrate any excuse to enjoy openly gay British diving hottie Tom Daley flaunting his body. In his latest clothesless endeavour the 21-year-old agreed to get his near-naked body painted by British artist Emma Faso so that he’d resemble a shark. He then filmed and posted a behind the scenes video of the transformation. […]
Moroccan justice minister blames victim for mob attack
Morocco’s justice minister has been criticised for blaming the LGBT victim of a mob attack, accusing the man of “provoking” his assailants due to his appearance. The victim, described by local media as a gay man, was brutally beaten on camera by a vicious mob on 29 June in the city of Fez. It appears […]
Justice Cameron to speak on African LGBTI rights at Wits
South Africa’s openly gay and HIV positive Constitutional Court Justice Edwin Cameron will speak about LGBTI+ rights in Africa at Wits University in August. The always enlightening and insightful Cameron is also expected to address the role of activism in the fight for equality in society. There will be an interactive question and answer session […]
Review: Madame Zingara presents The Celebration
You know, without us gay boys this world we live in would just be rather dull and boring. Totally meh and bleh, in fact. Case in point is the super-charming and super-talented Richard Griffin with his Madame Zingara’s Theatre of Dreams that, after 14 long months of planning, opened with a new dinner cirque production […]