One Direction’s Liam Payne denies he’s homophobic
Boyband star Liam Payne has become embroiled in a homophobia controversy over comments he made at a One Direction concert. The trouble started after he introduced the group’s song Girl Almighty, explaining its meaning to the audience at a Columbus, Ohio show on Tuesday night. “It is about trying to find that number one woman of […]
Alarm as SA’s oldest LGBTI organisation faces closure
Cape Town’s Triangle Project, the longest-running LGBTI organisation in South Africa, is facing a dire financial crisis and needs your help to survive. First established in 1981 under the name of GASA 6010, Triangle today offers health and other support services to LGBTI people throughout the Western Cape, with a dedicated seven-member team. Alarmingly, the […]
White House appoints first openly trans official
The White House has for the first time hired an openly transgender staff member. On Thursday, it was announced that Raffi Freedman-Gurspan had been appointed Outreach and Recruitment Director for Presidential Personnel in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel. Freedman-Gurspan, who has a degree in political science, was formerly a policy adviser at the […]