Behind South Africa’s reluctance to champion gay rights on the continent
This article originally appeared in The Conversation. South Africa is, in some ways, the exception to the generally grim situation facing the estimated 50 million-strong lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community in Africa. Its progressive constitution explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. The country’s vibrant civil society includes a broad range of gay […]
Anti-gay nude Obama protest cancelled
A planned 5,000 strong nude protest in Kenya against President Obama’s support for LGBT rights has unsurprisingly come to naught. According to the Star, Republican Liberty Party leader Vincent Kidala, organiser of the event, claimed he was forced to call off the unusual demonstration, ahead of the American leader’s visit on Friday, after receiving a […]
Watch: Kiev “boyfriend experiment” ends in violence
Two men’s attempt to see how Ukrainians would react to public same-sex affection has resulted in them being pepper sprayed and beaten. Zoryan Kis and Tymur Levchuk from Bird In Flight magazine recreated a recent similar “social experiment”, in which two men holding hands in Moscow were verbally abused and pushed by passersby. They too […]
Nigerian president tells US that homosexuality is abhorrent
Nigeria’s president has apparently told American lawmakers “point blank” that homosexuality will not be tolerated in his country. President Muhammadu Buhari’s comments were reportedly made during a visit to the US this week. According to his special adviser of media and publicity, Femi Adesina, the issue of same-sex marriage came up in discussions with members […]