Durban City Hall forces DA councillor to take down LGBTI rainbow flag
A defiant attempt to fly the rainbow LGBTI Pride flag outside the Durban City Hall on Thursday has been thwarted by the EThekwini Municipality. Democratic Alliance (DA) Councillor Martin Meyer had earlier requested that the municipality raise the flag to mark international Pride month, a request that was denied. He and a small group nevertheless […]
Bermuda | Supreme Court rules for same-sex marriage, again!
In a stunning development, after becoming the first nation in the world to reverse marriage equality, Bermuda’s Supreme Court has ordered it to be reinstated. The court first legalised same-sex marriage in May last year, but in February, the government enacted a controversial law replacing same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships. The Domestic Partnership Act offered […]
Shock as Cape Town gay venue hit by homophobic bomb threat
Café Manhattan, a Cape Town gay institution, was briefly closed after a bomb threat that appears to have been related to its LGBTIQ patrons. Vlogger Adam Spires said he noticed that the popular LGBTIQ restaurant and bar was closed and surrounded by police tape on Wednesday, while having lunch with a friend in the De […]