Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato cancel concerts over anti-LGBT law
Adding to outrage over North Carolina’s new anti-LGBT law, Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato have cancelled their concerts in the state. “After much thought and deliberation, Nick and I have decided to cancel our shows in Raleigh and Charlotte,” said the performers in a statement They explained that one of the goals of their joint […]
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for machete killing of LGBT editor
The Bangladeshi arm of al-Qaeda says that it was responsible for hacking to death the editor of the country’s only LGBT magazine. On Monday, Xulhaz Mannan, 35, was ambushed in his apartment in the capital Dhaka by a group of men posing as couriers. His friend Tanay Majumde was also murdered in the machete attack. […]
Western Cape “gay curse” woman taken to Equality Court
A George woman may have to appear in court after she said that gay people were a curse on the region ahead of the Pink Loerie Festival. In an April 21 Facebook post, Desiree du Preez lashed out against the annual LGBT event in neighbouring Knysna, which will feature a mass same-sex wedding on Friday. […]
Mariah Carey, who’s in South Africa, to be honoured as LGBT ally
Mariah Carey will be honoured for supporting the LGBT community just days after completing the South African leg of her Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour. The star is in the country to perform for local fans over the next few days. Her concerts kick off in Cape Town on Tuesday, and will be followed by one […]
Yet another study confirms that gay families are just like other families
A new study has joined a raft of previous research that shows that children from same-sex families turn out the same as those from “traditional” families. The report, which matched 95 same-sex and 95 different-sex parent families in the US, was authored by researchers affiliated with the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, the […]