One LGBT person is killed almost every day in Brazil
A shocking and tragic record has been broken: More LGBT people were murdered in Brazil in 2016 than in any of the 36 previous years that these hate-based attacks have been documented. According to the Gay Group of Bahia (GGB), 343 LGBT individuals were killed in the past year. That equates to approximately one LGBT […]
Grace Bible Church throws out LGBTI demonstrators protesting religious homophobia
Members of the LGBTI community took a stand against religious homophobia on Sunday with a protest at the Grace Bible Church in Soweto. The demonstration was sparked by a recent sermon at the church given by Ghanaian evangelist Dag Heward-Mills in which he said that homosexuality is unnatural. The church also does not recognise same-sex relationships and […]
Iconic lesbian star Lily Tomlin honoured by Screen Actors Guild
Legendary American actress and comedian Lily Tomlin has thanked her wife while accepting the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday. Tomlin is best known for her television work (most recently, for Grace and Frankie) as well as countless films including 9 to 5, The Incredible Shrinking Woman and I Heart Huckabees. She […]