Journalist who outed athletes leaves Rio as IOC condemns article
It’s been reported that the disgraced journalist who wrote an article that inadvertently outed a number of gay Olympians has been recalled from Rio. For his The Daily Beast piece last week about the use of dating apps by athletes at the Games, Nico Hines was accused of unethically pretending to be gay on Grindr […]
This Ugandan minister claims gays want to rape him & he’s getting a “find-the-gays” machine
By claiming that gay people are out to rape him and announcing that he’s getting a “find-the-gays” machine, Uganda’s minister of ethics should be the laughing stock of the world – if he wasn’t so dangerous. In a bizarre new interview with the notoriously anti-gay Red Pepper tabloid, Simon Lokodo, the so-called Minister of Ethics and Integrity, […]
Lesley Makousa, murdered gay Potch teen, laid to rest
Lesley Makousa, the 17-year-old LGBT school pupil who was murdered in Potchefstroom just over a week ago, was laid to rest on the weekend. The teenager, whose body was found hidden in bushes, is believed to have been strangled with a shoelace. His cellphone was also stolen in the attack. While there is neither a suspect nor […]
Scotland venue cancels anti-gay South African pastor’s event
The venue in Scotland that was set to host a talk by homophobic South African pastor Angus Buchan has cancelled the event, following a campaign by LGBTI activists. KaleidoScot reports that Live Borders, the organisation that manages bookings for the Volunteer Hall in the town of Galashiels, will no longer allow the meeting to take […]