US Boy Scouts to finally allow gay adult leaders
In a landmark decision, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has finally agreed to allow gays and lesbians in the organisation – at least in most cases. On Monday, 79 percent of the BSA’s National Executive Board voted in favour of a resolution to remove the ban on adults serving as employees and volunteers with […]
Alleged rapist and murderer of Ekurhuleni lesbian to face justice
The man accused of raping and murdering a lesbian woman in Ekurhuleni outside of Johannesburg last year is finally standing trial. The 45-year-old man allegedly attacked 28-year-old Thembelihle Sokhele in his Daveyton home in September last year. Her body was found in his room, two days after she’d been reported missing. Sokhele had been raped and […]
Homophobic UCT student leader says she’s the victim
Expelled SRC Vice-President Zizipho Pae has insisted that she is the real victim for saying that gay people are sinful. Pae caused a firestorm last month when she described the legalisation of same-sex marriage in the USA as “institutionalising and normalising sin,” adding, “May God have mercy on us”. She subsequently refused to retract the […]