20-year-old ex accused of stalking top gay Hollywood mogul
David Geffen, the legendary 71-year-old openly gay film and music mogul, has taken out a restraining order against his 20-year-old ex, Jamie Kuntz. Kuntz first made headlines in 2012 when, as an 18-year old university football player, he was thrown off his team after he was seen kissed a much older man during a football […]
Will Zimbabwe really launch HIV programme for gays?
Despite harsh anti-gay laws, Zimbabwe’s health ministry says that it aims to reach gay men and other men who have sex with men with an HIV prevention programme. According to New Zimbabwe, the ministry intends to create a specific programme targeting homosexuals and sex workers to combat the spread of the virus. The newspaper quoted […]
Watch: Taco Bell says it didn’t make “leaked” gay ad
An American fast food company has denied that it made an apparently leaked gay ad that’s gone viral The humorous TV commercial, which appears to have been professionally shot and edited, shows a gay couple whose breakfast stop at Taco Bell is so fast that they can fit in a host of activities before work. […]
The 21 most-popular gay news stories of 2014
Here they are – the most popular gay news stories of 2014, as decided by you. We’ve ranked these top 21 articles from least to most-read. See if you missed out on what really caught the South African gay community’s interest in the last year. 21. UGANDAN LGBTI RIGHTS ACTIVIST IN O.R. TAMBO DRAMA South […]
Court reduces gay wedding video men’s sentence
An Egyptian appeals court has upheld the conviction of eight men sentenced to three years in jail for appearing in a so-called gay wedding video. They were, however, given some reprieve on Saturday, after the court reduced their sentences to one year in jail. The video, reportedly shot in April, was leaked online and shows […]
Two men jailed for gay sex in Morocco
It’s been reported that two men have been sent to jail for three years for engaging in “homosexual practices.” According to Pink News, the local men were sentenced on 23 December after they were caught having sex on 13 December. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Morocco with penalties ranging from […]
Watch: Eminem comes out as gay
After years of being accused of homophobia, Eminem comes out as gay. Well, kind of. Okay, not really… The superstar rapper makes a cameo appearance in the controversial comedy The Interview as himself. In a fictional interview with James Franco’s entertainment journalist character he reveals that he’s actually gay. “When I say things about gay […]
Q&A: DJ ADAM TURNER
Gorgeous UK DJ Adam Turner will be entertaining the Mother City’s gay party crowd on New Year’s Eve with an Ibiza themed bash at Crew in Napier Street in De Waterkant. This sultry spin-meister holds residencies at some of London’s most exciting venues, including the world famous Heaven, Circa, Century Club and Room Service. Having […]
US gay blood ban to be relaxed, but is it enough?
In a surprise move, America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to relax the lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood, but activists say it’s not good enough. Last week, an FDA spokesperson said there were no plans for it to address the gay blood ban, despite calls for it to do […]
Gay porn star killer and cannibal gets life
Canadian gay porn actor and escort Luka Magnotta has been sentenced to life in jail for murdering and dismembering his former lover on video. On Tuesday, an unemotional Magnotta, 32, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of 33-year-old university student Jun Lin in May 2012. He received an automatic life sentence, and will not […]