It’s war! US government sues North Carolina’s bigoted governor
The American federal government is locked in a bitter dispute with North Carolina’s governor over the state’s discriminatory anti-LGBT law. On Monday, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that the US Department of Justice had filed a lawsuit against Governor Pat McCrory, the state’s Department of Public Safety, and the University of North Carolina and […]
Kids watch as another gay man is thrown to his death by Isis
In the latest documented incident, Isis militants have thrown a man to his death for being gay as children watched on. The unnamed victim was executed by the radical group in the city of Manbij, Syria on Saturday after he was found “guilty” of homosexuality. ARA News reported that he had earlier been arrested by […]
North Carolina governor sues US government over anti-LGBT bill
In an extraordinary move, North Carolina’s governor has sued the federal government after it warned him that his state’s new anti-LGBT law is illegal. Last week, the US Department of Justice told Governor Pat McCrory that the law, which forces transgender people to use public bathrooms according to the sex on their birth certificate, violates […]
YouTube adds warning to music video promoting LGBT equality in Africa
YouTube has partially acceded to Kenyan censors by adding a warning to a music video supporting LGBT equality in Africa. In February, the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) banned the video, a reworking by Art Attack of the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis song Same Love, which features new lyrics and a video depicting the lives […]
Here’s why there’s no “right way” of coming out
A study of gay Latino and gay white men suggests that we shouldn’t impose any “right way” of coming out the closet. The new research examined verbal disclosure of one’s gay identity to others by men from these two backgrounds and found some startling differences in the outcome. “Verbal disclosure is what most people think […]
Miss Gay Jozi returns for a night of glamour at City Hall
Johannesburg’s biggest and boldest drag pageant extravaganza, Miss Gay Jozi, returns for another sparkling outing on Saturday 28 May 2016 at the City Hall – and you’re invited to attend! The audience will be treated to a lineup of entertaining drag performances as well as the climactic crowning of one of the ten competing princesses […]
GaySA Radio named broadcast sponsor for Pretoria Pride
South Africa’s online gay radio station, GaySA Radio, is the broadcast sponsor for the 2016 Pretoria LGBTI Pride, to be held on 1 October. GaySA Radio started broadcasting in October last year. Currently in test phase, the station is growing by leaps and bounds. It now has more than 30 volunteer staff, broadcasting from its […]
Beyoncé condemns North Carolina anti-LGBT law, doesn’t cancel show
While Beyoncé didn’t go the route of cancelling her concert like other artists have done, she has condemned North Carolina’s new anti-LGBT law. Since the bill was signed into law last month, a host of performers, including Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams and Pearl Jam, have called off their shows in the […]
Japanese LGBT students victims of “widespread and brutal” bullying
The Japanese government has been accused of failing to protect LGBT students from pervasive school bullying. According to a new Human Rights Watch report, bullying is widespread and brutal in Japan’s schools, yet government policies on bullying do not specifically address LGBT students, who are among the most vulnerable. Instead, said the group, the national […]
Colton Haynes comes out, says staying in the closet was exhausting
Sorry, girls, he’s one of us! American actor Colton Haynes has officially confirmed that he’s a proudly gay man. Haynes, who found fame as a heartthrob on the popular TV shows Teen Wolf and Arrow, came out in an interview with Entertainment Weekly on Thursday. He explained that he had been advised early in his […]