Why was he allowed to stab gay people again?
Questions are being asked about why the Israeli authorities were unable to stop a man convicted of stabbing gay people a decade ago from doing it again. On Thursday, Yishai Shlissel, an ultra-Orthodox Jew, stabbed six participants at the Jerusalem Pride parade, leaving two seriously injured, before being wrestled to the ground and arrested. Shockingly, […]
947 DJ Sizwe Dhlomo says he’s (sadly) not gay
Sexy South African radio personality Sizwe Dhlomo has responded to claims that he beat his “gay lover”. According to a recent Daily Sun report, a man claiming to be Sizwe’s boyfriend said that the presenter “assaults me regularly”. The man apparently told the newspaper that he hadn’t filed charges against Sizwe because, “I love him”. Sizwe later […]
Fewer gay prosecutions in Cameroon
There’s been a welcome drop in the number of prosecutions of gays and lesbians in Cameroon, regarded as one of the most homophobic countries in the world. Erasing 76 Crimes reports that, according to the Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS (Camfaids), prosecutions for homosexuality in the capital Yaoundé decreased by 58 percent between 2012 and 2014. […]
Religious fanatic repeats Pride attack, stabs six at Jerusalem Pride
Six people were stabbed by a knife-wielding religious extremist at yesterday’s Jerusalem Pride parade. Yishai Shlissel, an ultra-Orthodox Jew, ran through the march on Thursday, randomly stabbing six participants; leaving two seriously injured. “We heard people screaming, everyone ran for cover, and there were bloodied people on the ground,” Shai Aviyor, a witness, told Israel’s […]