Exxon, BP and Shell must stand against gay persecution in Chechnya
Activists are calling for oil multinationals British Petroleum, Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell to take a stand against the kidnapping, detention, torture and murder of gay men in Chechnya. According to OutRight Action International, all three companies have considerable investment and partnerships with state-owned oil and gas companies in Russia, with ventures worth hundreds […]
Tunisian doctors speak out against anal ‘tests’ for homosexuality
Tunisia’s National Council of the Medical Order has called for doctors to stop conducting forced anal exams for “evidence” of homosexual conduct. Tunisia is among several countries that have used these degrading, discriminatory, and unscientific tests over the last six years. Based on discredited 19th century science, the exams usually involve doctors or other medical […]
Nigeria: Couple on the run as 53 arrested at ‘gay wedding’
A group of 53 people have appeared in a court in Nigeria on charges of attending a ‘gay wedding’, while the alleged couple is said to be on the run. According to Premium Times, the accused were arrested on April 15 in a raid on a motel in the city of Zaria, in the northern […]
Alert! Gay joburg man ambushed and robbed on online date
A Johannesburg man says he was abused and robbed after he arranged to meet another man through the gay dating site Manhunt. The victim, who has asked not to be named, reached out to Mambaonline about the traumatic experience in a bid to warn others. On Saturday, after chatting with the person behind the Manhunt […]