Bermuda: Victory for love as gay couple win right to marry
A gay couple in Bermuda have won the right to marry, effectively legalising same-sex marriage on the Caribbean island. On Friday, the Bermuda Supreme Court ruled that barring same-sex couples from marrying was discriminatory and in contravention of the country’s Human Rights Act. Bermudian Winston Godwin and his Canadian fiancé, Greg DeRoche, took the issue […]
University of Venda radio station in ‘gays can be converted’ hate speech case
The head of a rights-based NPO and the University of Venda community radio station have been taken to the Equality Court over claims of anti-LGBTI hate speech. The incident took place on the 19th of September last year, when the station’s current affairs programme Nkho Ya Lushaka hosted Dr Baldwin Mufunwaini, head of the organisation […]
Moonlight stars honour “misfits” in best kiss win at MTV Awards
Two of the stars of Moonlight have dedicated their best kiss win at the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday to those who don’t always fit in. Ashton Sanders, 21, and Jharrel Jerome, 19, who shared a same-sex kiss in the Oscar winning film as their characters Chiron and Kevin, took to the stage […]