Starbucks South Africa shows its love for Gauteng Pride month
In a still rare but welcome example of local corporate support, Starbucks South Africa is celebrating LGBTQ Pride month in Gauteng. The world-renowned American-based coffee shop chain has six stores in the province and is using them to salute the LGBTQ community with its “Pride in a Cup” campaign The campaign, which runs through October, […]
“I snapped,” says bullied gay teen killer
A gay New York City teenager who stabbed another student to death in the classroom says he was bullied until he could take no more. Abel Cedeno, 18, is accused of stabbing Matthew McCree, 15, and Ariane Laboy, 16, at the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation last month, leading to McCree’s death. Cedeno, who […]
Tanzania | Two South Africans arrested in anti-gay crackdown
There are reports that two South Africans are among 12 men arrested in Tanzania on charges related to homosexuality. According to AFP, Dar es Salaam police head Lazaro Mambosasa told journalists that the men were arrested in the city’s Peacock hotel. In addition to the South Africans, the group also includes a Ugandan, while the rest are […]