Australia | At least 27 men believed to have been murdered for being gay
A Sydney police hate crime investigation has found that at least 27 men were murdered probably because they were gay during an especially violent and dark period in the city. Police have admitted that an “ugly” wave of gay-hate violence led to the murder of numerous gay men, including some who were thrown off cliffs […]
Theresa May urged to compensate convicted gay men
The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has been urged to commit her government to pay financial compensation to men who were convicted for being gay. In 2017, thousands of men were posthumously pardoned by the UK for past convictions under historic laws that made consensual gay sex illegal. While this offered some degree of relief, […]
Ten-year-old California boy killed after he comes out as gay
A 10-year-old American boy was allegedly murdered by his mother’s boyfriend in Southern California after he came out as gay. NBC News reported that the suspect, who was described as a member of a violent gang, was arrested on Wednesday, June 28. A county official said it was feared that homophobia played a role in […]
Judge: Inxeba is not porn, but violates rights of Xhosa people
The Pretoria High Court has handed down its final ruling on attempts to classify controversial South African film Inxeba as X-rated, and it’s a decidedly mixed outcome. Importantly, Judge Joseph Raulinga found that the Film and Publications Board Appeals Tribunal’s decision to rate the film as X18, effectively barring the gay love story from cinemas, was […]