Out celebs honoured in video to mark International Coming Out Day
America’s Human Rights Campaign has released a video highlighting the groundbreaking actors, athletes, musicians and others who’ve recently come out. The video was created to mark International Coming Out Day, which is celebrated on 11 October. It features the likes of actors Charlie Carver and Colton Haynes, model Nyle DiMarco, freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy and […]
Cameroon police raid gay bar and arrest everyone inside
Police have raided a bar popular with the gay community in Cameroon, arresting everyone inside in an act of homophobic harassment. According to reports received by Erasing 76 Crimes, the mass arrest happened at the Mistral bar in the early hours of Sunday morning. The Yaoundé hotspot was surrounded by officers and vehicles in a commando […]
Aussies back gay marriage as poll plans fall apart
As it’s confirmed that most Australians support marriage equality, plans by the government to hold a plebiscite on the issue have been blocked. The Labour Party, the official opposition, has refused to back the government’s bill to let the Australian public vote to legalise same-sex marriage in February next year. Instead, Labour leader Bill Shorten […]
Mpumalanga lesbian couple gang raped to be “taught to be women”
Two women have been raped in their home by a group of men in a horrific hate crime attack in Mpumalanga. On Saturday 1 October, the couple went to bed after attending a music festival in Nelspruit. The were awoken by noises outside and, to their horror, a group of men kicked the door down […]