Call to NOT boycott Bermuda over same-sex marriage reversal
In the wake of a legal challenge against Bermuda’s reversal of same-sex marriage rights, an international LGBTQ group has rejected calls for a tourist boycott of the island. Last week, Rod Ferguson, a gay Bermudian living in the US, filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court arguing that the new Domestic Partnership Act is unconstitutional. […]
Hate crimes petition handed to SA Justice Department
Thousands of people have called on South Africa’s Department of Justice to submit the long-pending hate crimes bill to Cabinet. On Wednesday, the Hates Crimes Working Group (HCWG) together with AllOut delivered a petition signed by 21 519 individuals to the department, calling for the bill to be moved forward. It has been over a […]
Gay Western Cape man says he was beaten and raped in rehab
A Mitchells Plain man has alleged that he was abused, beaten and raped at a Cape Flats rehabilitation centre because he is gay. According to the Daily Voice, 36-year-old Aasim (not his real name) entered a programme at the Akhbar Rehabilitation Centre in Schaapkraal eight months ago to treat his addiction to heroin. Aasim, who […]