Watch what happens when two men hold hands in public

You might think that people in a “liberal” country like England wouldn’t blink an eye if they saw two men holding hands in public. Well, think again. After receiving a call from a 23-year-old gay listener who complained of abuse after holding hands with his boyfriend in Luton, presenters Justin Dealey and Iain Lee from […]

Global gay rights leaders ask Obama for consistency

More than 20 LGBT rights leaders from countries grappling with the persecution of their communities have written to President Obama. In the letter, they praised Obama for his efforts to promote LGBT rights around the world, but also asked that his government’s policies be applied consistently to all nations. The activists acknowledged the US response […]

Watch: Gay murder imam justifies Charlie Hebdo massacre

A London imam who supports the execution of gay people has justified the massacre at the offices of the French satire publication Charlie Hebdo. In an article published by USA Today, Anjem Choudary – described as a radical Muslim cleric and lecturer in Sharia law – wrote that “Muslims do not believe in the concept […]

Gay SA singer seeks support for New York award trip

Majola, the openly gay South African singer, is hoping to raise funds to attend an LGBT music awards ceremony in New York. The performer has broken new ground by singing self-penned songs about same-sex love, longing and discrimination in his home language of Xhosa. He was recently announced as a finalist in the category of […]

Madness as Russia bans transgender people from driving

In a mind-boggling move, Russia has now banned transgender people from driving. It’s been revealed that Russia’s Ministry of Health last month released an updated list of categories of people who cannot be issued a driver’s license. Not only are people who have physical impairments, such as blindness or amputated limbs, banned from driving, but […]

Pride director “understands” gay marketing censorship

The director of an acclaimed British gay film says he “understands” why the US chose to remove all gay references from the film’s marketing material. Pride tells the true story of a group of gay and lesbian activists in the eighties who embarked on a fundraising campaign to support striking miners in Wales. While the […]

Cape Town’s Fireman Hose Down party gallery

December saw the launch of a new series of gay circuit parties in Cape Town. Organised by Hercules Dynamix, the Fireman Hose Down party took place at The Side Show on 27 December. The event featured aerial acrobatics, a guest appearance by drag sensation, Samantha Knight, and a host of go-go dancers. Check out all […]

Anger over TLC’s ‘ex-gay’ Mormon reality show

Almost 90,000 people have signed a petition calling for the TLC network to cancel the show My Husband’s Not Gay. The one hour reality special, set to screen in the US on Sunday, follows four Mormon men, married to women, who, according to the network, “don’t identify themselves as homosexual despite having an attraction to […]

Watch: Justin Bieber wows with sexy underwear ads

Justin Bieber has sure grown up! He’s boasting manly bulges in all the right places. The 20-year-old bad boy singer has unveiled his new campaign for the iconic Calvin Klein underwear and jeans brand. The star posted the first images from the campaign photoshoot on Instagram on Tuesday. Video ads were also released online. Snapped […]

Cape Town’s Prison Fetish party gallery

December saw the launch of a new series of gay circuit parties in Cape Town, right in the midst of the tourist season. Organised by Hercules Dynamix, the Prison Fetish party took place at The Side Show on 29 December. And what a bash it was! The event featured aerial acrobatics by Cape Town aerial […]