Christian couple plans 1,000 anti-gay billboards
A Christian ministry in Iowa has unveiled the first of its planned 1,000 anti-gay billboards that it aims to erect around the USA. The billboard, located outside of Durant, Oklahoma, proclaims that marriage is only between one man and one woman. It further states: “Please… I need your help with this – God.” “This billboard […]
Will & Grace star speaks out on Starbucks gay slur fight
Diminutive TV actor Leslie Jordan has opened up about his dramatic altercation with a homophobe at a Starbucks in Hollywood. Jordan, who is possibly best known for his role as Beverley Leslie in Will & Grace, was reported to have thrown coffee at a group of young men who caused trouble at the Santa Monica […]
Journalist sent to prison on gay charges
A well-known Senegalese journalist will spend six months in jail after being found guilty of engaging in “homosexual acts”. According to AP, Tamsir Jupiter Ndiaye was arrested in June after he was accused of attempted rape by a young man. He was reportedly chased by an angry mob in the capital Dakar before seeking safety […]
Mayor and justice minister back 1st Jamaica Pride
Two major public figures have come out in support of the first LGBT Pride event in Jamaica, often described as one of the world’s most homophobic nations. Speaking to Washington Blade on Friday, Angela Brown Burke, Mayor of Kingston, confirmed that she would speak at the Pride’s opening ceremony this past weekend. “I come from […]
Shock, tears as Israeli teen dies after gay Pride attack
A teenage girl who was stabbed by an anti-gay religious fanatic at Jerusalem Pride last week has died. Jerusalem Open House, organisers of the Pride march, announced on Sunday that 16-year-old Shira Banki had tragically succumbed to her injuries at the Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital. Banki was one of six people stabbed on Thursday by […]