Gay diving legend Greg Louganis final gets own breakfast cereal box
Decades after coming out as gay and HIV positive, Greg Louganis, America’s greatest diving champion, has finally been honoured on the box of Wheaties breakfast cereal. Since 1934, Wheaties, sold as “the breakfast of champions”, has depicted sports stars on its packaging. Louganis, who was in his sporting prime in the 1980s, was never featured. […]
Outrage as victims of Morocco anti-gay house attack are prosecuted
Two men who were attacked by a homophobic mob in Morocco have had their trauma compounded by being prosecuted and jailed for homosexuality. Meanwhile, their assailants have gotten off with lighter penalties. Last month, a shocking video emerged of the bloodied men, believed to be a couple, being assaulted by five others, armed with knives, […]
Ekurhuleni lesbian teen murdered on her birthday
Lucia Naido, a young lesbian woman, was stabbed to death on the night of her birthday in Katlehong on Johannesburg’s East Rand. The teen was murdered in a suspected hate crime meters from her home on March 19. She was found dying by her horrified mother, who ran outside when she heard her daughter’s desperate screams. […]
Mississippi Governor defies big business, signs anti-LGBT law
Governor Phil Bryant has ignored widespread condemnation and warnings from major corporations in the state of Mississippi and signed an anti-LGBT bill into law on Tuesday. The Religious Liberty Accommodations Act (bill HB 1523) will allow individuals and organisations to justify discrimination against LGBT people, single mothers, unwed couples and others. The law could impact […]