14% of LGBT Americans voted for Donald Trump
Despite his proposing a number of anti-LGBT policies, a surprising number of LGBT Americans voted to elect Donald Trump as president. According to exit poll results published by The New York Times, 14% of those who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender said they’d cast their vote for the controversial candidate. This compares to […]
Orlando to turn Pulse gay nightclub into a museum
The city of Orlando in Florida is planning to buy the Pulse gay nightclub and turn it into a memorial. The venue, which has continued to operate as a club, was the site of the cold-blooded massacre of 49 LGBTQ people by 29-year-old Omar Mateen on June 12. “This location is now a permanent part […]
Brakpan restaurant threatens legal action over anti-gay date night claims
An Ekurhuleni restaurant has threatened to sue the lesbian woman accusing it of discrimination over the venue’s opposite-sex-only date nights. Mia Agrela claimed on Facebook and in the media that the Lake Restaurant’s “date night” events are exclusively for heterosexual couples and that this amounts to discrimination. She discovered this when she she booked to […]