Pretoria Pride 2015: Pride without Prejudice
The third annual Pretoria Pride returns to Centurion on Saturday the 3rd of October, under the theme of “Pride without Prejudice”. Taking place at the Centurion Rugby Club from 9am, it promises to be the young Pride’s biggest and boldest outing yet. According to organiser Bruce Walker, this year’s theme is meant to highlight prejudice […]
Efforts to protect young people from ‘gay cures’ spread
Illinois has become the fifth jurisdiction in the US to outlaw attempts by mental health providers to change the sexuality or gender identity of LGBTQ minors. Governor Bruce Rauner signed the legislation into law on Thursday, with Illinois joining the states of California, New Jersey, Oregon and the District of Columbia in protecting LGBTQ youth […]
You’re invited to Jenny’s Wedding!
Katherine Heigl stars in this moving dramedy about coming out to your family and finding the courage to marry the love of your life. Jenny’s Wedding follows Jenny Farrell (Heigl), the much loved eldest daughter of Eddie and Rose. She’s led an openly gay life with everyone except her closely-knit, very conventional, middle-class family. Even […]
Home Affairs transphobia back in the news
Despite repeated promises to end its transphobia, the Department of Home Affairs is once again accused of discriminating against a transgender woman. News24 reports that the department’s latest LGBT victim is 36-year-old Juanita van Zyl, who attempted to apply to change her gender in her identify document at the Centurion branch on Wednesday. Van Zyl […]
One Direction’s Liam Payne denies he’s homophobic
Boyband star Liam Payne has become embroiled in a homophobia controversy over comments he made at a One Direction concert. The trouble started after he introduced the group’s song Girl Almighty, explaining its meaning to the audience at a Columbus, Ohio show on Tuesday night. “It is about trying to find that number one woman of […]
White House appoints first openly trans official
The White House has for the first time hired an openly transgender staff member. On Thursday, it was announced that Raffi Freedman-Gurspan had been appointed Outreach and Recruitment Director for Presidential Personnel in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel. Freedman-Gurspan, who has a degree in political science, was formerly a policy adviser at the […]
Anti-gay clerk can refuse to marry gay couples, for now
A US federal judge has allowed homophobic County Clerk Kim Davis to continue to refuse to issue marriage licenses until her case’s appeal has been heard. Judge David Bunning, who previously ordered Davis to obey the law and not discriminate against gays and lesbians, agreed to temporarily suspend his ruling. Judge Bunning had earlier declared […]
Watch: The straight guy gay kiss challenge
How does a smooch from a guy compare to one from a girl? Would you be able to tell the difference if you were blindfolded? That’s what one pioneering straight guy was tasked with figuring out. In the honourable pursuit of science, of course, gay YouTube vlogger Davey Wavey asked straight male pal, Joshua, to […]
Revealed: Horrific torture of Gambian men jailed for homosexuality
Three victims of Gambia’s anti-gay crackdown have spoken about the torture they endured after they were arrested by the country’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA). In October 2014, Gambia’s President Jammeh signed an anti-gay law that created the crime of “aggravated homosexuality”, which carries punishment of up to life in prison. Homosexuality was already illegal in […]
Mr Gay World 2016 host country revealed
After this year’s successful outing in South Africa, the host country for Mr Gay World 2016 has been announced. It’s been revealed that the contest will return to Europe next year, taking place in the Mediterranean island country of Malta. The Mr Gay World organisation said the archipelago’s selection is in the event’s “tradition of […]