China bars homosexuality on television
Homosexuality is one of the “abnormal behaviours” that are now no longer allowed to be depicted on television in China. New regulations by the China Television Drama Production Industry Association and the China Alliance of Radio, Film and Television were drafted in December last year but were only recently released online. Also banned are depictions of […]
Cape Town gay tourism conference to honour Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Human rights icon and LGBT ally Archbishop Desmond Tutu will receive an award at next month’s LGBT tourism conference in Cape Town. Tutu, 84, will be honoured with the 2016 Chair Award by the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA). The award is presented to an individual or business that has made the world a […]
Google ignores Kenya’s gay music video ban
Google has patently ignored the Kenyan authorities’ demand that it remove a music video celebrating same-sex love from YouTube. Last month, the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) banned the video, a reworking by Art Attack of the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ song Same Love, which features new lyrics and a video boldly depicting the lives […]