Governor to veto anti-LGBT bill after Hollywood flexes its muscle
Georgia’s governor has agreed to veto an anti-LGBT bill following immense pressure from human rights activists, businesses and even Hollywood itself. Governor Nathan Deal announced on Monday that he would reject bill H.B. 757, which was earlier approved by the US state’s lawmakers. The legislation would have allowed businesses and taxpayer-funded religious organisations to discriminate […]
2016 Joburg Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week menswear collections
Here’s our selection of the hottest fashion trends from the Autumn Winter menswear collections on show at the recent Joburg Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, held at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton. David Tlale’s underwear designs for Jockey were underwhelming but the models were something to marvel at. Our favourite collections were by Augustine and Scalo – modern […]
Homophobic student mob riots and attacks gay man in Senegal
Students at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal have gone on a homophobic rampage, threatening to kill a man they accused of being gay. According to reports and video footage, the student was accused of propositioning another man in the showers and was accosted by an angry mob in the locker room. A […]
Zim refugee forced to show sex pictures to confirm she’s lesbian
A woman who fled Zimbabwe after she was attacked with boiling water for being gay has revealed the degrading lengths she had to go to in order to be granted asylum in the UK. Skhumbuzo Khumalo, 24, says she was asked to show intimate pictures of herself with another woman to prove to the immigration […]
UK LGBT students dump gay men because they aren’t oppressed enough
In an extraordinary move, the LGBT wing of the UK’s national student union has voted to no longer specifically represent gay men. The NUS (National Union of Students) LGBT+ Campaign made the decision at its annual conference last week. The delegates approved a motion calling on university LGBT groups to drop dedicated representatives for gay […]
Disney & Marvel threaten boycott over anti-LGBT bill
Disney and Marvel, two of the biggest entertainment studios, have threatened to stop shooting their productions in the state of Georgia if an anti-LGBT bill becomes law there. The news follows a call by Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin for Hollywood to take action against the state at the organisation’s recent gala in […]
Lesbian pupil banned from school in North West
It’s been reported that a young lesbian woman in North West was barred from attending school because she refused to wear a skirt. According to Taung Daily News, 18-year-old Zinzi Manini Molema, from the village of Maphoitsile, was told to go home and not come back until she stopped wearing trousers. “The principal sent me […]
World Psychiatric Association: Homosexuality can’t be “cured”
The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) has unequivocally stated that trying to “cure” LGBT people doesn’t work and is both dangerous and unethical. The organisation has issued a new position statement on gender identity and same-sex orientation, attraction, and behaviours in an effort to provide clarity on these issues. The WPA said that it “considers sexual […]
Jussie Smollett presents award to Lee Daniels who slams Donald Trump
Jussie Smollett has presented Lee Daniels, the creator of the hit show Empire, with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Equality Award. The show was honoured at the HRC gala in Los Angeles on Saturday night for its ground-breaking representation of LGBTI issues and characters within the African American community. The openly gay Daniels was introduced […]
Shock as UK government stops rollout of PrEP at last minute
HIV groups have responded with shock at the UK government’s surprise decision to suspend the approval and rollout of PrEP to men who have sex with men (MSM). NHS (National Health Service) England announced on Monday that despite advanced plans to provide the medication, an additional two year study will instead be undertaken at test […]