Editor of Bangladesh’s only LGBT magazine hacked to death
Xulhaz Mannan, the man who founded Bangladesh’s only LGBT publication, has been hacked to death by suspected Islamic extremists. According to reports, Mannan, 35, was ambushed in his apartment in Dhaka on Monday afternoon by a group of men posing as couriers. Mannan’s friend Tanay Majumde was also murdered in the shocking attack. It’s believed that they […]
Archbishop of Canterbury tells Mugabe that jailing gays is wrong
It’s been revealed that the Anglican Church’s global figurehead has told President Robert Mugabe that criminalising homosexuality is wrong. The Episcopal News Service reports that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, met with Mugabe in Harare earlier this month. The cleric was in Zimbabwe the day before the April 18 Anglican Consultative Council (ACG) in Lusaka. […]
Here’s South Africa’s Mr Gay World 2016 national costume
Although South Africa’s Oelof de Meyer failed to win the title this year, he wowed the audience at the 2016 Mr Gay World grand finale with his impressive national costume. Designed by Yihan Bronn, it was described as incorporating “aspects of Africa with a hint of warrior”. De Meyer wore the costume on the runway […]
Thirty-year-old Spanish hunk wins Mr Gay World 2016
Spain has taken the Mr Gay World title for the first time, thanks to its handsome and charismatic candidate, Roger Gosalbez Pitaluga. The 30-year-old, blue-eyed graphic designer from the city of Murcia, was crowned the winner of the annual international pageant on Saturday night in Malta. Pitaluga describes himself as a “very friendly and positive […]