DSTV gives in to Nigerian bigotry, pulls trans teen series
DSTV has dropped an acclaimed American reality series about a transgender teen from its schedule across Africa after complaints from transphobic Nigerian viewers and threats of censorship. The TLC show, I Am Jazz, is an 11-part series about Jazz Jennings and her family “dealing with typical teen drama through the lens of a transgender youth.” […]
Malawi: Law breaking gays have right to healthcare
Malawi’s attorney general says that, like other criminals, gay men have the right to receive health care without fear of discrimination. According to the Nyasa Times, Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale argued that, as they are taxpayers, sexual minorities are entitled to medical treatment like any “other citizens that have violated the law.” Kaphale made the […]
Renowned feminist Germaine Greer in shocking anti-trans rant
Internationally renowned feminist Germaine Greer has upped the ante in defending her controversial view that transgender women are not “real” women. Greer, 76, wrote the iconic book The Female Eunuch (1970) and is recognised as one of the major voices in the feminist movement in the latter part of the 20th century. She, however, has […]