Africans urged to join campaign against Egyptian LGBTI human rights abuses
African and South African activists are showing their solidarity with LGBTI Egyptians who have been subjected to a wave of arrests and hate. The activists are joining a campaign that will include global protests in different cities and online on October 19. Pan Africa ILGA (PAI) said it stands in solidarity with a host of local, […]
White House denies Trump joked about hanging gay people
The White House has dismissed claims that President Donald Trump joked that Vice President Mike Pence wants to “hang” all gay people. The report was published in a New Yorker article by Jane Mayer about what might happen if Trump left office and Pence took over the presidency, titled The Danger of President Pence. According to […]
This is the brave first Chechnya gay purge victim to publicly speak out
A 30-year-old Russian man has become the first victim of Chechnya’s gay purge to openly speak about the horrific abuse he faced. On Monday, Maxim Lapunov appeared alongside human rights activists at a press conference in Moscow. He revealed that he had been detained and tortured for 12 days by Chechen officials. While some victims […]
Pretoria Pride after party at ETC
The 2017 Pretoria Pride celebrations continued into the early hours of the next morning with a massive after party at ETC Pub in Centurion. The venue was packed with revellers intent on asserting their LGBTQ identity – and having a damn good time doing it! David Penney took these pictures of the night’s post-Pride shenanigans. […]