The first openly gay man to referee a Rugby World Cup Final
This weekend’s Rugby World Cup will break new ground in the traditionally macho sport when it’s for the first time refereed by an openly gay man. Nigel Owens has been chosen to oversee the epic game between Australia and New Zealand in England on Saturday. The 44-year-old Welshman came out as gay in 2007, revealing […]
Rare Zimbabwe LGBT rights victory in gay firing case
In a major ruling for LGBT equality, a Zimbabwe court has confirmed that a person cannot be fired simply because of their sexual orientation. Raymond Sibanda, an employee with the Youth and Indigenisation Ministry, was fired from his job after he was arrested with a group of people at an end of year party for […]