ENGAGED LESBIAN COUPLE HUMILIATED BY HOME AFFAIRS
A Johannesburg lesbian couple have been humiliated after they were refused their right to get married at a Home Affairs office. Three weeks ago, Corrie van den Berg and her partner Patrys Koen went to the Department of Home Affairs in Alberton to make an appointment to tie the knot. But what should have been an exciting […]
AFRICAN ANTI-GAY LAWS MAR EU-AFRICA SUMMIT
The historic EU-Africa Summit in Brussels has been overshadowed by outrage at the harsh new anti-gay laws enacted in some African countries. This week’s two-day summit brought together heads of state and government from the European Union and the African continent, as well as EU and African Union leaders to discuss trade and human rights. […]
DEFIANT UGANDAN PRESIDENT LEADS ANTI-GAY MARCH
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has taken part in an appalling display of hate and ignorance in the country’s capital Kampala. Thousands of Ugandans took to the streets today in a so-called “Uganda Pride Parade” to show their thanks for the president’s signature of the oppressive Anti-Homosexuality Bill in February. The crowds, which included young schoolchildren […]
GAY WEALTH MYTH BEING CHALLENGED
The widely held notion that gays and lesbians are wealthier than other people is being challenged in the US. Gays and lesbians are considered to have more disposable income, in part due to usually not having expenses related to children. They are often depicted in the media as well-to-do and cosmopolitan urban professionals who spend […]
CAPE TEENS WATCH AS GAY MAN BEATEN, SET ON FIRE
A young gay man has been brutally tortured and killed in a horror hate murder in the Western Cape. The Son daily Afrikaans newspaper reported that 23-year-old David Olyne from Ceres was killed over the weekend while a group of teens blithely watched on. Senior Reporter Maahir Pretorius told Mambaonline that his investigation had led […]
SAHRC: WEDDING VENUES CANNOT TURN AWAY GAY COUPLES
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has confirmed that it is illegal for wedding venues to turn away customers because they are gay or lesbian. The CEO of the SAHRC, Kayum Ahmed, told Mambaonline on Thursday that the Kilcairn wedding venue’s policy of not hosting same-sex weddings is not acceptable, no matter what the […]
LESBIAN WEDDING VENUE SNUB STORY GOES VIRAL
Our story on the refusal of a Western Cape wedding venue to host gay and lesbian marriage ceremonies has taken on a somewhat disturbing life of its own. On Wednesday, we recounted engaged couple Leanne Brown-Waterson and her partner Christelle’s experience of being rejected by the Kilcairn farm wedding venue in the Riebeek Valley, near […]
CAPE WEDDING VENUE DUMPS LESBIAN COUPLE
An engaged lesbian couple have been left humiliated by a Western Cape wedding venue that told them to go somewhere else because they won’t host same-sex weddings. Leanne Brown-Waterson and her partner Christelle approached the Kilcairn farm wedding venue in the Riebeek Valley, near Wellington, last month brimming with enthusiasm for their upcoming nuptials. They […]
ZIM REGGAE & DANCEHALL STARS EMBRACE HOMOPHOBIA
Zimbabwean reggae and dancehall performers have started publicly expressing anti-gay views to their fans, emulating some of their infamous international counterparts. Jamaican artists in the genre have come under fire for their homophobic performances and song lyrics since the early 1990s. They’ve faced boycotts and concert cancellations in Europe and the US due to their […]
COLUMNIST: “GAY SEX LEADS TO WEARING ADULT DIAPERS”
A misguided Nigerian columnist has claimed that many gay men are forced to wear “diaper-like products” because of their sexual activities. Benedict Hart’s Protecting children from the scourge of homosexuality was published on Saturday by the Nigerian Vanguard daily. In the article, he backs President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to sign an oppressive new anti-gay law […]