Sam Smith embraces non-binary pronouns
After recently coming out as non-binary, British hitmaker Sam Smith has announced that they no longer want to be referred to as ‘him’ or ‘he’.
Bullied gay youth gets 14 years for class stabbing
A gay American youth who killed a fellow high school student in class after being bullied for years was sentenced to jail this week.
Vaal Pride 2019 a spirited protest and celebration (Photos)
The 7th annual Vaal Pride was held in the historic Gauteng township of Sharpeville on Saturday 7 September and was dubbed an enthusiastic commemoration of LGBTQ identity.
Ethiopia | Religious leaders to offer LGBTQ conversion therapy
Citing the “escalating problem” of homosexuality, religious leaders in Ethiopia are planning to promote conversion therapy to “treat” LGBTQ people.
Celebrities come out in support of PrEP
Popular South African celebrities, Moshe Ndiki and Bujy Bikwa, are backing a much-needed new project that provides free HIV prevention pills, known as PrEP, to men who have sex with men (MSM).
Brazil | Attempt to ban comic book gay kiss backfires
The mayor of Rio De Janeiro’s attempt to censor an Avengers comic book featuring a gay kiss has spectacularly backfired, with the smooch reaching an even bigger audience in Brazil.
Most Brits approve of LGBT-affirming education
Despite some headline-grabbing opposition, the majority of the British public agree that primary school teachers should affirm LGBT families in class.
Pastor who says he was fired for supporting LGBTI equality fights back
Teboho Klaas, a pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, is challenging his firing, allegedly over his support for LGBTI equality. The Star reported on Friday that Klass has taken AME and Bishop Paul Mulenga Kawimbe, who heads up the Church’s 19th Episcopal district in South Africa, to court in a bid to have […]
Another conversion therapy leader comes out as gay
McKrae Game, the founder of a leading American gay conversion therapy organisation, has come out and apologised for the harm he’s done.
Study highlights GHB, the “silent” sex drug killing gay men
The largest-ever survey of the users of the drug GHB in the UK has revealed for the first time the human cost of what’s been termed a “silent killer”.