Wow! The former Bruce Jenner reveals Caitlyn Jenner to the world
Vanity Fair has introduced Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce, in a stunning shoot by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. The high profile début sees the transgender reality TV star and former Olympic athlete posing for a 22 page story and the cover of the July edition of the magazine. Jenner appears radiant, basking in the […]
Police break up Moscow Pride, arrest activists
Police have arrested a group of Russian LGBT activists who attempted to hold an illegal Moscow Pride protest. On Saturday, the small group of activists defied the authorities by staging the Pride demonstration at Tverskaya Square. Scuffles quickly broke out between the LGBT activists and anti-gay protesters. Nikolai Alexeyev, one of the Pride organisers was […]
Australian big business backs gay marriage
Over fifty of Australia’s biggest businesses have come out in support of allowing same-sex couples to legally marry. The corporations took out a full-page open letter in Friday’s The Australian newspaper, announcing that “corporate Australia supports marriage equality”. The companies behind the letter include the likes of ANZ bank, Bank of Melbourne, Deloitte, EY, Google, […]
Ricky Martin says being a dad complicates his love life
Openly gay singer Ricky Martin has revealed that raising two boys makes it especially difficult to get close to other men. In an interview with The Sun, the hunky star revealed that he is dating again after splitting up with his partner of almost six years, Carlos Gonzalez Abella, in 2014. Martin, 43, said: “I […]
Kazakhstani “gay propaganda” bill blocked
In a victory for human rights, Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Council has rejected a proposed Russian-style ‘gay propaganda’ bill. The pending legislation was on Tuesday deemed unconstitutional because of the bill’s vague wording. Human Rights Watch welcomed the move. “Laws that construe information about sexual orientation as ‘propaganda’ have no place in Kazakhstan,” commented Mihra Rittmann, researcher […]
Kenyan Catholic priest calls for gay tolerance
A Catholic priest in Kenya has urged fellow African Christian leaders to be tolerant and accepting of gays and lesbians. According to Daily Nation, Fr Ambrose Kimutai, from the Segemik Catholic Parish in Kericho, said that Christians should love homosexuals as they are also “children of God”. “Kenya is a secular country, not a Christian […]
Has gay romance bloomed on The Bachelorette?
The latest season of The Bachelorette TV dating show appears to have a wild twist. Have two of the male competitors fallen for each other? A preview of next week’s episode suggests that male contestants Clint Arlis and JJ Lane have developed a bromance that may have crossed over into romance. Instead of competing to woo […]
Merkel says “nein” to gay marriages
Despite growing pressure to legalise same-sex marriage across Europe, the German government says it has no plans to do so. While registered life partnerships for same-sex couples were implemented in 2001, offering most of the same rights as heterosexual marriages, full marriage equality is still not a reality in Germany. Last week’s overwhelming vote in […]
Ugandan tabloid outs gays at Pride “sex fest”
A Ugandan tabloid has published photos of gay Ugandans celebrating Pride in Birmingham, describing the event as “a sex fest”. The pictures of exiled Ugandan LGBT activists from the Out & Proud Diamond Group were splashed on the front cover of Thursday’s edition of Hello Daily. A number of African and Commonwealth LGBT activists marched […]
Complaint laid against homophobic Afrikaans gospel singer
Afrikaans gospel singer Suné Botha has outraged members of the LGBT community with her homophobic comments calling on God to punish gay people. In a May 24 post on her Facebook page, Botha wrote that she was shocked to hear that Ireland had recently voted to legalise same-sex marriage. “How sick,” she said. “And how contrary […]