DOES ZUMA “RESPECT” UGANDA’S ANTI-GAY LAW?
It’s been reported that President Jacob Zuma has told Parliament that “South Africa respects Uganda’s anti-gay laws.” That’s according to yesterday’s SAPA headline and story published by various local media. An examination of his statement, however, indicates that this is not exactly what the President said. Zuma’s comment was in the form of a written […]
SOLDIERS ABUSE TRANS INDIVIDUAL LIKE ANIMAL
A deeply disturbing video of soldiers humiliating and abusing a young transgender or cross-dressing individual in Ivory Coast has emerged online. The video shows a group of soldiers dragging the victim, who appears to have been stripped naked, through the streets with her hands tied behind her back. The soldiers are heard laughing as they […]
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 […]