US Supreme Court upholds ‘gay cure’ conversion therapy ban
LGBT minors in California will continue to be protected from “conversion therapy” after the US Supreme Court rejected an attempt to overturn a ban on the dangerous practice. The restriction bars mental health professionals, including counsellors, psychologists and social workers, in the state from attempting to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of those under […]
Russia: Activists arrested for protesting Chechnya’s gay persecution
Russian police have blocked a protest in St Petersburg against the deadly persecution of gay men in Chechnya. The demonstration was held on Monday in the centre of the country’s second largest city. Around 10 activists lay down on the ground, smeared in fake blood and covered by rainbow flags and the flag of Chechnya. […]
How we’ve grown. Ellen celebrates 20 years since coming out on TV
The powerful impact of Ellen DeGeneres’ coming out on American television 20 years ago is still being felt today. It was on 30 April, 1997 when DeGeneres’ sitcom character, Ellen Morgan, came out on the popular show. DeGeneres herself had come out just days earlier on the cover of Time magazine. The pivotal episode was […]
Standard Bank features gay couple in Freedom Day campaign
Standard Bank has received praise but also condemnation for including a gay couple in a video commemorating Freedom Day in South Africa. Posted on the company’s Facebook page on Thursday, the two-minute video consists of interviews with various South Africans who talk about what freedom means to them. Featured in the clip are couple Botha […]
Guyana to decide on legalising homosexuality in referendum
The people of Guyana are set to decide in a referendum whether homosexuality should remain a criminal offence. The South American country, which is also considered to be part of the Caribbean, is the only nation on the continent in which same-sex sexual acts remain illegal. According to local reports, the government revealed the referendum […]
Heartbreaking! Husband of slain French policeman gives emotional eulogy
The husband of Xavier Jugelé who was killed in an attack in Paris last week, has delivered an emotional eulogy in the French capital. Étienne Cardiles spoke about his heartbreaking loss in a state ceremony honouring Xavier, 37, on Tuesday, attended by politicians, officials and police officers. Holding back tears, Étienne remembered that when he […]
Conservative Christians in froth over Google’s gay dads ad
While we found it adorable, conservative Christians are outraged that an advert for the Google Home service features a happy same-sex family. Titled Carpool, the 33-second video depicts two gay dads and their kids going about their morning routines before they head off to the office or school. As the children eat their breakfast, the […]
World’s top pole vaulter comes out as proudly gay sport star
Canadian world champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber has come out as a proudly gay man, further opening the closet door for LGBT athletes around the world.
LGBTIQ individual raped, stabbed and dumped in the Western Cape
Another member of the LGBTIQ community has been brutalised and murdered in an apparent hate crime in the Western Cape.
Zimbabwe human rights commissioner praises Mugabe’s homophobia
A commissioner of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission has lauded President Robert Mugabe for his vitriolic hatred of LGBT people. According to New Zimbabwe, Commissioner Petunia Chiriseri, who is also a preacher, was asked to lead a prayer at independence day celebrations at the National Sports Stadium in Harare last Tuesday. Chiriseri, however, also used […]