US pastor asks court to dismiss Uganda gay hate charges

A Massachusetts court will this week consider a request by hate pastor Scott Lively to dismiss charges against him of crimes against humanity in Uganda. Lively is being sued by the Center for Constitutional Rights in the US on behalf of Ugandan LGBT rights group SMUG in a first-of-its-kind case. He has been charged with crimes […]
Watch: Manila von Teez takes 2nd place in SA’s Got Talent

Drag star Manila Von Teez was the runner up on Sunday night’s finale episode of SA’s Got Talent 2016. The Capetonian performed to the Christina Aguilera song Show Me How You Burlesque, along with her two ever-present backup dancers. There was a giant “M” that dropped onto the stage, feather fans, much shimmying and, of […]
Vatican rejects priest’s claim that gay unions cause earthquakes

A Catholic priest says that the recent earthquakes in Italy are God’s punishment for allowing same-sex civil unions. Speaking to Radio Maria on 30 October, the day of a 6.6-magnitude quake, Fr Giovanni Cavalcoli stated that the disaster was “divine punishment” for “the offence to the family and the dignity of marriage, in particular through […]