New “revolutionary” political party attacks gays and lesbians
Just what we need in South Africa; a new political party that’s out to diminish and reject gays and lesbians. The Daily Sun reports that the KwaZulu-Natal-based People’s Revolutionary Movement (PRM) had its launch in Durban on Sunday, where it expounded on its anti-LGBT views. “As a movement we are 100 percent against same-sex marriages. […]
DA wants Parliament to debate govt’s anti-LGBT stance at the UN
Update 11/11/2016: South Africa’s Department of International Relations has categorically denied that it supports efforts to suspend the recently appointed UN LGBT watchdog. Details here. The DA has called on Parliament to debate South Africa’s increasingly disturbing approach to LGBTI rights at the United Nations. The move was in response to reports that South Africa […]
Fears for LGBTQ equality in the US as Donald Trump is elected president
As the world reels from the reality that Donald Trump has been elected America’s 45th president, there are concerns that he could undermine LGBTQ equality in the US. In a statement on Wednesday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s biggest LGBTQ rights group – reacted to the shocking election results, which will also see Mike Pence […]