Anti-gay march held in Kenya ahead of Obama visit
A small group of “pro-family” demonstrators have marched against LGBT rights in Nairobi, Kenya this morning. The protest, dubbed “The March for the Family (Anti-gay march)”, was set to be attended by the “anti-gay caucus committee” in Parliament – led by MP Irungu Kangata – and members of the Catholic and Christian community, including Bishop […]
Jamaica’s first Pride won’t include march
Jamaica’s LGBT rights group, J-FLAG, has dismissed claims that it controversially intends to hold a Pride march. According to The Gleaner, reports on social media suggested that the parade would be held in August. Dane Lewis, J-FLAG’s Executive Director, has now denied the claims, telling the newspaper that “Jamaica is not ready for such an event.” […]
Hillary Clinton, Ellen comfort weeping gay boy
Hillary Clinton and Ellen DeGeneres have spoken out in support of a young gay boy who fears for the future because of his sexuality. The boy was featured in a Facebook post last week by the Humans of New York photoblog which documents everyday people and their lives in the city. The image of the […]
Doctor testifies about football official’s genitals in gay trial
A former Uganda national football team official and club manager, Chris Mubiru, has had the state of his genitals discussed in his gay sex trial. Mubiru was the subject of a 2012 “exposé” by the notoriously anti-gay Red Pepper tabloid, which published screen grabs it alleged were of a video of him having sex with […]
Study: bisexuals have poorer health, lesbians do best
Bisexual males and females report poorer health than gays, lesbians and heterosexuals, according to a new study from sociologists at Rice University. The study examined the self-rated health of 10,128 sexual minorities (gay, lesbian and bisexual adults) and 405,145 heterosexual adults in the US to see how it differed across sexual orientation. It found that […]
US bakery must pay $135,000 for refusing to serve gay couple
A bakery in Portland has been ordered to pay a same-sex couple a whopping $135,000 in damages for refusing to serve them. In January 2013, Sweet Cakes by Melissa turned away Laurel and Rachel Bowman-Cryer, who had asked the shop to bake their wedding cake, because of owners Aaron and Melissa Klein’s Christian views. The […]
The gorgeous Matt Bomer talks Magic Mike XXL
The stunning Matt Bomer, currently appearing on screens in Magic Mike XXL, is one of the biggest openly gay film stars in Hollywood today. He first made a splash in the TV series White Collar before going on to play the hunky stripper Ken in the surprise 2012 hit film Magic Mike. In 2014, the […]
Christian party defends UCT’s homophobic SRC leader
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) has come to the defence of UCT’s suspended SRC Vice-President, Zizipho Pae, who’s at the centre of a homophobia storm. ACDP President, Rev Kenneth Meshoe, said in a statement that the party is “shocked” by the furore resulting from Pae’s Facebook status describing the US Supreme Court’s decision to […]
Nigeria: A small shift in gay and lesbian acceptance
While the vast majority of Nigerians continue to support the country’s anti-gay law, a new survey reveals that tolerance towards lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people is slowly on the rise in Africa’s largest democracy. The poll of 1,000 Nigerians on the subject of homosexuality was conducted by the Initiative for Equal Rights in partnership […]
Watch: Little girl faces off with gay hate preacher
In a remarkable incident caught on camera, a brave seven-year-old girl has stood up to a gay hate preacher spewing religious condemnation. Zea Bowling was filmed by her father, Ryan, at a music festival in Columbus, Ohio, walking up to the fire and brimstone street preacher and holding out a small rainbow flag. In the […]