Caster Semenya scores 2nd gold, Tom Daley calls for LGBTIQ equality
South Africa’s Caster Semenya wins a triumphant second gold at the Commonwealth Games, while Britain’s Tom Daley uses his win to call for LGBTIQ equality. On Friday, Semenya won the Women’s 800m final, breaking the Commonwealth Games record in the race. The medal adds to the 27-year-old’s also-record-breaking win in the Women’s 1,500m on Tuesday […]
Hundreds sign petition to deny bail to man accused of murdering lesbian
Over 800 people, mostly from the Lwandle community near Strand, have signed a petition against the release of a man accused of murdering Noxolo Xakeka who was lesbian. Activist group Triangle Project handed in the petition at the Strand Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where the 26-year-old accused, Bongile Joni, made his second appearance. In the […]
A blow to inequality! Trinidad & Tobago’s gay ban ruled unconstitutional
In a huge victory for Trinidad and Tobago’s LGBTQ community, the nation’s High Court has ruled that the criminalisation of consensual adult same-sex activity is unconstitutional. In his groundbreaking judgment, Judge Devindra Rampersad said: “The court declares that sections 13 and 16 of the [Sexual Offences Act] are unconstitutional, illegal, null, void, invalid and of […]