ANGLICAN SHAME: ARCHBISHOP WANTS NEW VOTE ON ANTI-GAY LAW
In a disgrace to the Anglican Church, Uganda’s Anglican Archbishop, Stanley Ntagali, has publicly called for a new parliamentary vote on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The law was struck down last week by the Constitutional Court because there were not enough MPs present when it was passed in December last year. RNS reports that Ntagali expressed […]
GHANA: TOP MUSIC PRODUCER COMES OUT… OR MAYBE NOT
A renowned Ghanaian music producer has unleashed a fire-storm after he “came out” as gay on Facebook, but it’s unclear what his motivation was. On Monday last week, Panji Anoff – who has over 25 year experience in the music industry and runs the Pidgen Music label – wrote on his Facebook page: “I wish to announce […]
JUBILATION! UGANDA’S ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT IS DEAD
In a landmark judgement, Uganda’s Constitutional Court ruled today that the reviled Anti-Homosexuality Act is null and void. On Friday, the court’s five justices agreed with petitioners that the anti-gay law, said to be one of the harshest in the world, had been passed illegally by Parliament because there were not enough lawmakers present at […]
UGANDA ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT COULD BE STRUCK DOWN TOMORROW
Uganda’s Constitutional Court has begun hearing a petition to nullify the country’s oppressive Anti-Homosexuality Act. The petitioners opposing the law include high profile LGBT and human rights campaigners and groups, an MP, and a university professor. If their first argument about the legality of how the law was passed is accepted by the court, the […]
EAT: HAYDEN QUINN – THE SURFING COOK
South Africa’s had a love affair with surfing celebrity cook Hayden Quinn ever since he appeared on MasterChef Australia 3 back in 2011. While he didn’t win, he parlayed his fun bloke next door personality (and good looks) into a thriving brand that’s stretching out across the globe. To the delight of his SA fans, he can now […]
VILLAGERS CLAIM MAN IS GAY TO STEAL HIS LAND
The criminalisation of homosexuality and its associated fear and social stigma don’t just affect LGBT people, but are often used to scapegoat and target anyone for any number of reasons. This is illustrated by a distributing report that villagers in Cameroon have made up accusations of homosexuality against a man, apparently in order to steal […]
US FUNDING OF ANTI-GAY HATE IN AFRICA REVEALED
Despite the American government publicly supporting LGBT rights, it’s been claimed that it has continued to provide funding to anti-gay groups in Africa. In a recent The Nation article titled Obama’s Evangelical Gravy Train, journalist Andy Kopsa writes that the Obama administration was informed years before Uganda’s Anti Homosexuality-Bill that it was funding anti-gay religious […]
GAY MAN ACCUSES CAPE TOWN POLICE OF HATE CRIME BRUTALITY
A gay Cape Town man has accused police officers of beating him after they allegedly refused to register his discrimination complaint. Junior Mayema, 26, who fled from the DRC because of his sexual and gender identity, told Mambaonline that the incident took place on Friday night. Mayema, who is renting a room in a house, […]
KYRGYZSTAN GAY ACTIVISTS PLEAD FOR WORLD’S ATTENTION
Gay activists in the Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan are calling for international support as a proposed Putin-style anti-gay law is set to limit the rights of LGBT people. The “gay propaganda” bill is similar to the one passed in Russia last year, which has been used to restrict press freedom and music concerts, to ban […]
UGANDA HEALTH MINISTRY REJECTS GAY DISCRIMINATION
Uganda’s Ministry of Health says that health care providers must offer health services to LGBT people without any form of discrimination. This follows concerns that the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act will not only allow health care providers to discriminate against LGBT people but will compel them to do so. It’s feared that doctors, clinics and researchers will need to […]