Matt Damon lambasted for telling gay actors to stay in the closet
Oscar nominated star Matt Damon has tried to backtrack on comments he made about gay actors in Hollywood. The 44-year-old The Martian actor, who’s played gay in films like Behind the Candelabra, stirred up a hornet’s nest in a recent interview with the Observer. “I think it must be really hard for actors to be […]
22-year-old Tunisian tortured & jailed on gay charges
A 22-year-old Tunisian man accused of engaging in homosexual acts was last week sentenced to a year in prison, reports Human Rights Watch. Tunisian authorities also forced him to undergo an anal examination, a form of torture, to use as “evidence” in the case. The man, whose name is being withheld to protect him, was […]
Hundreds march in honour of Soweto hate crime victims
In a powerful retort to Robert Mugabe’s claim that homosexually is unAfrican, hundreds of proudly gay Africans demanded an end to LGBT hate crimes at Soweto Pride 2015 this past weekend. Activists, members of the LGBT community and their friends and families took to the streets of Meadowlands on Saturday for the eleventh edition of […]
The Simpsons’ Smithers to (finally) come out
For years, it’s been obvious that The Simpsons character of Smithers has been hopelessly in love with his clueless boss Mr Burns. According to reports, Waylon Smithers Jr. will finally reveal his feelings and come out to Mr Burns in the new season of the iconic animated sitcom. “In Springfield now, most people know he’s […]
“We are not gays!” proclaims Mugabe at the UN
In an embarrassing and tragic display of bigotry on the world stage, Zimbabwe’s decrepit president has lashed out LGBT people at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. In his speech, Robert Mugabe railed at what he insists is the imposition of homosexuality onto the African continent by the West. He made it clear that […]