LGBT ‘glamping’ club launched in Western Cape
Who would have thought there were so many LGBT caravaners and campers out there? Dorothy’s Wheels was conceived in the Western Cape around a dinner table. It all began just over a year ago, when two friends with a mutual interest in “glamping” decided to both purchase vans. With caravans hooked to newly fitted tow […]
Horror as Isis throws gay man off roof & stones him to death (graphic)
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) has proudly announced that it has horribly executed a man found “guilty” of being gay. “The Islamic court in Wilayet al-Furat decided that a man who has practised sodomy must be thrown off the highest point in the city, and then stoned to death,” said the group […]
Male underwear model addresses Taylor Lautner gay rumours
A male model photographed with Twilight star Taylor Lautner at a gay bar last week has spoken out about the hunk’s rumoured sexuality. Gay underwear model Murray Swanby made waves when he posted a picture on Instagram with the actor at West Hollywood gay hotspot The Abbey. He commented along with the picture: “Ugh @official_taylorlautner […]
Is Namibia’s new president gay-friendly?
The President-elect of Namibia is said to be supportive of equal rights for gays and lesbians. In last month’s elections, SWAPO’s Hage Geingob – who is currently prime minister – received almost 87 percent of the vote for the presidency. Wikipedia notes that in his Ph.D. thesis Geingob “examined the efforts of Namibians to build […]
IOC adds sexual orientation protection to Olympic Games
In a ground-breaking move, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has voted to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in its charter. On Monday, IOC members unanimously agreed in Monaco to redraft the 6th Fundamental Principle of Olympism, adding a reference to sexual orientation. It now reads: “The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms […]
Cartoonist apologises for ‘homophobic’ Shrien Dewani tweet
A South African cartoonist has been berated for tweeting a “homophobic” comment about the Shrien Dewani murder trial. Jeremy Nell, better known as Jerm, posted a tweet in response to the sensational dismissal of Dewani’s murder case by the Western Cape High Court yesterday. “What’s more gay: Shrien Dewani or the South Africa justice system?” […]
Dozens arrested, paraded naked in bathhouse raid
Between 40 and 50 men were arrested at a bath house in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday night on suspicion of “perversion.” According to reports, the raid took place at 10pm in the city’s Ramsis area. The men were taken outside in the nude, before being loaded onto trucks. Some were allegedly beaten during the incident. […]
Shrien Dewani walks free
In a stunning development, the court case against murder accused Shrien Dewani has been thrown out. Judge Jeanette Traverso dismissed the case due to lack of evidence on Monday in the Western Cape High Court. The British millionaire businessman had been accused of arranging to have his new wife Anni Dewani murdered in 2010 in […]
Cape Town gay club owner’s killer gets life
The man who killed well-known Cape Town gay nightclub owner Bruno Bronn has finally learned his fate. On Monday, Judge John Hlophe gave Frederick Willem John Coetzer a life sentence for the murder in the Western Cape High Court. He was earlier found guilty of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances on Friday. Coetzer was also […]
Here’s the trailer for Looking season 2
The trailer for the second season of Looking, the popular American gay mini-series, has been released. The original eight-part, 30-minute comedy-drama about three gay friends and their lives in San Francisco, was screened by DSTV in South Africa this past May and June. It was both loved and hated when it was broadcast on HBO […]