22-year-old Lesbian woman abducted and murdered in Khayelitsha
As South Africa marks 16 Days of Activism, another lesbian woman has been brutally murdered in the Western Cape. The body of 22-year-old Noluvo Swelindawo, known as Vovo, was found dumped next to the N2 highway near Khayelitsha on Sunday. The Cape Times reported that on Saturday night, neighbours were awoken by Swelindawo’s partner, Nqabisa […]
Surprise as Africa’s most virulently homophobic president is unseated
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, who threatened to slit the throats of gay people, has been defeated in his country’s presidential election. Not only did the dictator, who has been in power since 1994, lose the poll this week, he surprised the world and fellow Gambians by admitting defeat and promising to hand over power to […]
Pastors Anderson & Bougardt to open gay hate church in Cape Town
The revolting bromance between American evangelist Steven Anderson and South African preacher Oscar Bougardt is set to spread its gay hate in Cape Town. According to Daily Voice, Bougardt recently returned from a two week jaunt to visit Anderson in Arizona. He said that he plans to share DVDs of Anderson’s bigoted sermons, which he […]
Therapy Love Injection – 20 Year Reunion gallery
Party of the year? Well, we sure think so! Two decades on, Therapy, the iconic Joburg clubbing brand, recently returned for a “Love Injection” 20-year reunion bash. Therapy veterans and newbies alike gathered at Carfax for a night of sublime music, courtesy of DJs such as Roger Goode, Olwee, Groovy Q, Ari and, the ringmaster […]
Priest blocks man from singing at grandmother’s funeral because he attended Pride
An American man has been barred from singing at his grandmother’s funeral because his family’s church believes that he is gay. In a letter, Father Bob J. Lengerich of St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Decatur, Indiana, told Connor Hakes that it was his “same-sex attraction” that led to the decision. The Priest […]
Constitutional Court rules for unmarried gay couple inheritance right
The Constitutional Court has upheld the right of unmarried partners in a same-sex relationship to inherit each other’s estate, even without a will. In a possibly symbolic move, the landmark judgment was issued on Wednesday; the 10th anniversary of the Civil Union Act (which legalised same-sex marriage) coming into force. The court ruled in favour […]
First GaySA Radio Awards a great success
GaySA Radio hosted its first Golden Mic Awards evening on Friday 25 November. The event was held to honour the volunteers at GaySA Radio for a job well done. Hosted at the stylish Hertford Hotel near Lanseria, the event was both an awards ceremony for the station’s unpaid volunteers and a celebration of the first […]
Wits lecturer hospitalised after Equality Court hate speech hearing
A senior Wits lecturer who sued his neighbour for allegedly making anti-LGBTI slurs against him was hospitalised following a strenuous court hearing. Tim Trengove Jones, an English literature lecturer and cultural commentator, took the woman to the Equality Court after an altercation at their Killarney apartment complex in July. Following a dispute about allowing a […]
Marking ten years of same-sex marriage in South Africa
It was ten years ago today that South Africa became the first nation on the continent and the fifth in the world to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples. On 30 November 2006, the Civil Union Act came into effect; allowing gay and lesbian couples to either marry or enter into a civil union. Marriage […]
13 men arrested at “gay sex party”
Indonesian religious extremists have led police to an alleged gay sex party where 13 men were arrested on the weekend. According to The Jakarta Post, around 50 members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) barged into an apartment in South Jakarta late on Saturday night. Police said that a member of the FPI had earlier heard […]