Report: Joburg office party turns into homophobic brawl
A leading real estate company’s office party in Johannesburg has reportedly led to a gay couple being abused and bashed. Journalist Hilton Tarrant was among those who wrote on Facebook about the disturbing incident at the Picanha steak house and pub in Northriding on Friday. He claimed that “a group of despicable, very drunk and […]
Church of England tackles LGBT bullying
The Church of England has published new guidelines to combat homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying at its 4,700 schools. The church said in a statement that this was to prevent pupils “from having their self-worth diminished or their ability to achieve impeded by being bullied because of their perceived or actual sexual orientation or gender […]
California votes for LGBTQ inclusion in school text books
California has broken new ground by approving ten LGBTQ-inclusive history and social studies textbooks for primary schools. The California State Board of Education on Thursday also rejected two other proposed textbooks that failed to include LGBTQ people. It’s believed that the state is now the first in the US to adopt LGBTQ-inclusive text books for the popular K–8 […]