Man accuses 19-year-old of holding him hostage because he is gay
A 50-year-old American man has told police that he was abused and held hostage by a teenager in Framingham, Massachusetts, because he is gay. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Sugrue (pictured) has been accused of a hate crime for also allegedly beating and starving his accuser. Police said they encountered the 50-year-old this past Saturday, barefoot and bloodied, saying that […]
100 young people arrested in Nigeria facing homosexuality-related charges
Over a 100 party-goers who were arrested and beaten at a hotel in Asaba, Nigeria, early last month are reported to be facing homosexuality-related charges in court. The group saw the police raid their hotel room, at the Delta Park Hotel, apparently while celebrating a birthday party. The young individuals were arrested and accused of […]
Rugby player apologises for Welkom gay bashing
The Free State man who was caught on camera bashing a gay hotel manager in a Welkom pub has agreed to publicly apologise for his actions. In April, we reported that Divan Cross, 32, his partner Jaco and a group of LGBT friends went to a local pub for their weekly karaoke night out. Just […]
SA’s 1st Pride Transparency Index: How well do you know your Pride?
Our Pride events are important spaces of protest and celebration, but they can also be deeply contentious events within our community. Questions are often asked about who runs them, how they are run and what their aims are. Pride boards / committees are often and easily accused of profiteering, not focusing on important issues, of […]
Hong Kong | Court rules for British same-sex couple
Despite same-sex marriage not being legal, Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal has ruled that foreign same-sex couples are entitled to equal visa rights. Wednesday’s decision concerned a British woman, known as QT, who entered a civil partnership with another British woman, SS, in 2011 in the UK. When SS was soon after offered a […]