SA’s own gay hate pastor plans to meet and help Steven Anderson
Cape Town preacher Oscar Bougardt is ready to welcome fellow kill-the-gays pastor Steven Anderson when he arrives in South Africa. Bougardt, who was taken to the Equality Court by the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for his own hateful statements about LGBT people, has been expressing his support for Anderson in recent comments on Mambaonline.com […]
Did Justin Bieber just demand gay sex scene be cut for film role?
It’s been claimed that Justin Bieber has turned down his first major film acting role because it included a gay sex scene. The role in the film Uber Girl, which is in development, is that of a young pop star, and it’s one he’s said to be keen to take. But, according to the film’s […]
Leading Egyptian cleric says while gays are sinners they should not be harmed
A leading Egyptian religious leader, Grand Mufti Shawki Allam, has condemned the Orlando massacre and other attacks against gays and lesbians. In an interview with the German publication Süddeutsche Zeitung, Allam described homosexuality as a “religious sin” but noted that this belief is not unique to Islam. “The Pope of the [Christian] Coptic Church in […]
South Africa speaks at global LGBTI coalition launch but doesn’t sign up
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development has spoken at the launch of a new international LGBTI rights body, but South Africa, puzzlingly, failed to actually sign up. Minister John Jeffery made the address at the launch on 13 July of the Equal Rights Coalition, which was part of the Global LGBTI Human Rights Conference […]