Former Botswana president calls for gay rights in Africa
Festus Mogae, the former president of Botswana, says that African leaders who refuse to acknowledge LGBT rights are “selfish” and have the “wrong mentality.” Mogae, who was head of the country from 1998 to 2008, spoke about the issue in an interview with Africa Renewal. He said that Africans must move with the times and […]
Isis extremists claim another gay victim
Isis militants have murdered another person after he was found “guilty” of homosexuality by a sharia court. The man was bound and blindfolded and then thrown off a roof top in Iraq’s al-Furat province. Images have been released online, showing the hapless victim being escorted up the building’s stairwell. He’s then seen standing on the edge of […]
Will & Grace cast to reunite
The cast of the beloved gay sitcom Will & Grace have agreed to appear together in a television programme honouring one of its directors. The tribute to veteran director James Burrows has been the subject of entertainment headlines over the past week after reports that most of the cast of Friends will reunite for the […]
Tunisia slammed for suspending gay group
Human Rights Watch has condemned the Tunisian authorities’ decision to suspend the activities of LGBT rights group, Shams. Shams registered with the government’s secretary general in May 2015, as an organisation working to support sexual and gender minorities. On January 4, the group was informed by a Tunis court that it had been suspended for […]
Botswana gay group tells court it has a right to exist
Botswana’s lesbian and gay group has appeared in the Gaborone High Court of Appeal to defend its constitutional right to exist as a legal entity. On Friday, lawyers for Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana (LEGABIBO) asked a panel of five judges to not overturn a November 2014 ruling ordering the government to resister the organisation. […]