The first openly gay head of the US military is sworn in
The new Secretary of the US Army, Eric Fanning, has become the first openly gay leader of any US military service. Fanning was nominated to the position by President Barack Obama in September. On Wednesday, Fanning, 47, was finally sworn into the post after being confirmed by the Senate. He worked as a Congressional staffer […]
Seychelles parliament votes to legalise homosexuality
In a historic move, lawmakers in the island nation of Seychelles have voted to scrap the country’s colonial era ban on homosexuality. On Tuesday, half of the 28 members of the National Assembly present agreed to pass an amendment to the penal code that decriminalises the act of sodomy. The other fourteen present abstained, while […]
Books: New South African transgender memoir published
A new book about the life and experiences of a transgender South African woman will be launched in Cape Town and Johannesburg in the coming weeks. Always Anastacia: A Transgender Life in South Africa, published by Jonathan Ball Publishers, is a memoir by medical doctor Anastacia Tomson. Born into a Jewish family in Johannesburg and […]