Danny Watts, British racing driver comes out as gay
Danny Watts, the recently retired British professional racing driver, has broken new ground in the macho world of motor car racing by coming out as a gay man. The 37-year-old two-time Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race winner revealed that he had girlfriends and married a woman out of a desire to “pretend to be straight”. “I […]
Outrage over attempt to block anti-gay discrimination in Zambian football
Church leaders in Zambia are up in arms over a proposed national football body policy to bar discrimination against gay people. The current constitution of the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) states that discrimination is not allowed in the game on the basis of “ethnic origin, gender, language, religion, politics or any other reason…” A […]
Tanzania health minster lashes out, threatens to publish ‘gay list’
As the Tanzanian government cuts off HIV services for men who have sex with men, it has now also threatened to publish a list of gay people who “sell sex”. Writing on Twitter, Deputy Health Minister Hamisi Kigwangalla said: “I will publish a list of gay people selling their bodies online. “Those who think this campaign […]