US government defends “disgraceful” vote on gay death penalty

The US State Department has justified why it chose to shockingly vote against a UN resolution that condemned the execution of people for being gay or lesbian. On Friday, the country joined 12 other states in opposing the resolution, which was nevertheless passed by the 47-member Human Rights Council in Geneva. The decision was described as […]

Encore screening of Inxeba (The Wound) in Durban as DGLFF 2017 resumes

The Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (DGLFF), which resumed this week, will have a final screening of Inxeba (The Wound) this Saturday. The event, which was originally set to take place at the end of August, was postponed after it was faced with unexpected last minute requirements by the Film & Publications Board (FPB) that […]