Jussie Smollett presents award to Lee Daniels who slams Donald Trump

Jussie Smollett has presented Lee Daniels, the creator of the hit show Empire, with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Equality Award. The show was honoured at the HRC gala in Los Angeles on Saturday night for its ground-breaking representation of LGBTI issues and characters within the African American community. The openly gay Daniels was introduced […]

Shock as UK government stops rollout of PrEP at last minute

HIV groups have responded with shock at the UK government’s surprise decision to suspend the approval and rollout of PrEP to men who have sex with men (MSM). NHS (National Health Service) England announced on Monday that despite advanced plans to provide the medication, an additional two year study will instead be undertaken at test […]

Scottish LGBTI rights pressure on Ghana’s president leads to backlash

Pressure on President John Mahama to address LGBTI rights during his state visit to Scotland last week has caused widespread outrage in Ghana. There are reports that some Scottish MPs refused to meet Mahama and boycotted his address in parliament. His speech was also met with heckling and muted applause. In a letter, members of […]