Uganda presidential candidate plans to “cure” homosexuals
Ugandan presidential contender Abed Bwanika has promised to “rehabilitate” gay people if he wins this week’s elections. In November last year, Bwanika told a crowd at a rally in Kampala that he would create a “re-correction centre” for “social evils such as corruption and homosexuality.” The 48-year-old politician and pastor insisted that “Uganda is no […]
Nigerian police raid “gay” wedding, arrest guests
Nigerian police have raided a hotel and arrested a “gay” couple who were allegedly about to get married. According to Leadership’s biased and uncritical report, the couple consisted of an individual “who is supposed to be the husband” while the other “posed as the wife.” On Saturday 6 February, the ceremony was apparently about to start […]
Tutu’s daughter suspended after lesbian marriage leads to conflict of interest
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s daughter, the Rev. Mpho A. Tutu, has been suspended from the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation after she married a female academic. Tutu, the Executive Director of the organisation, married Professor Marceline van Furth in The Netherlands in December. The relationship, however, has been seen as controversial by the foundation’s board. […]
Pope joins Russian church head in condemning gay marriages and families
Following a historic meeting, Pope Francis and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church have lashed out at same-sex unions. On Friday, Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia issued a weighty joint statement on various issues they saw fit to pronounce one. The two men met in Havana, the first […]