Porn site blocks North Carolina users to protest anti-LGBT law
North Carolina web surfers hoping to get their porn fix on adult site XHamster.com face stiff disappointment. The porn giant confirmed that it is now blocking anyone in the state from accessing its popular site because of the passage of a new anti-LGBT law. “We are appalled by the recent events that have transpired in […]
Nigeria threatens Switzerland’s ambassador over his ‘gay spouse’
The Nigerian government has threatened Switzerland’s Ambassador to the country, Eric Mayooraz, with the “full might of the law” over claims that he has a male partner. According to Daily Trust, the Nigerian authorities learned of the apparent relationship following attempts to register a Brazilian man, known only as Mr. Carlos, with the Association of […]
Justice Edwin Cameron: African LGBTIQs are standing up
In April 2008, the body of 31-year old Eudy Simelane, a soccer player on South Africa’s national women’s team, was found in a field in KwaThema township outside Johannesburg. She had been gang-raped and died from multiple stab wounds. She is one of many victims in a series of hate-based rapes and murders targeting black […]