SANDTON CELEBRATES 25TH JOHANNESBURG PRIDE
The 25th annual Johannesburg Pride took place in Sandton on Saturday. Hundreds of people participated in a “celebratory parade” through the streets of the city’s booming business hub. Festivities were then held until the early evening at Mushroom Farm Park, where the crowd was entertained by performers and DJs. The event saw an increase in […]
JUDGE DISMISSES DEWANI RENT BOY WITNESS
After flying all the way to South Africa to testify, a British-based fetish rent boy has been dismissed as a witness in the Shrien Dewani murder trial in the Western Cape High Court. On Monday morning, Leopold Leisser, who works under the name The German Master, took the stand but didn’t get to say very much. He […]
ELTON JOHN SUPPORTS SA’S GAY & BI MEN
Music legend and philanthropist Sir Elton John has announced a major boost in efforts to tackle HIV amongst gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa. Over the weekend, it was revealed that Anova Health Institute’s Health4Men project has been given a new $7 million grant to support its work […]
GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CHARGED FOR KISSING IN PUBLIC
Six gay rights activists in Italy are being prosecuted for kissing during a demonstration in March. The activists were informed by the city of Perugia’s public prosecutor’s office earlier this month that they have been accused of “disturbing the peace.” According to Human Rights Watch, the three men and three women were charged after they […]
Porn star DJ to headline Fireman’s Ball 2014
The Fireman’s Ball has come a long way since its humble beginnings back in 2007 and is now the biggest proudly gay party in Jozi. And on Friday, 28 November, it promises to be bigger than ever. The event has seen some top local and international acts taking the stage. This year, international gay porn […]
NIGERIA: COURT REJECTS STRAIGHT MAN’S ANTI-GAY LAW CHALLENGE
Nigeria’s Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown out an attempt to overturn the country’s new anti-gay law. Mike Enahoro Ebah, a UK-based straight Nigerian, challenged the constitutionality of the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act. The law, signed by President Goodluck Jonathan in January, outlaws any kind of same-sex relationships with imprisonment as well as criminalising […]
74-YEAR-OLD LESBIAN WINS RIGHT TO BE BURIED WITH WIFE
A 74-year-old American Navy veteran has won her battle to be laid to rest with her late wife at a veteran’s cemetery. Earlier this year, Madelynn Taylor was told that her request to be buried with her love of 17 years, Jean Mixner, was impossible because the state of Idaho, where the cemetery is located, […]
RELIEF AS UGANDA LGBT DUO AVOID LIFE IN JAIL
A Ugandan gay man and a trans woman are finally free after a Kampala court dismissed the charges against them due to lack of evidence. Kim Mukisa, 24, and Jackson Mukasa, 19, were arrested in January after Mukisa was thrown out of his house and beaten by a mob, which included local council authorities, over […]
LGBT JAMAICANS FACE “INTOLERABLE” LEVELS OF VIOLENCE
A new report has revealed that gay and lesbian Jamaicans live in constant fear of physical and sexual violence. Human Rights Watch said in the 86-page report, Not Safe at Home: Violence and Discrimination Against LGBT People in Jamaica, that they are taunted, threatened, fired from their jobs, thrown out of their homes, or worse: […]
NAMIBIA: CHRISTIAN PARTY WANTS GAYS JAILED UNTIL THEY REPENT
Namibia’s Democratic Christian Voice (CDV) party says that gay people should be jailed until they “repent”. CDV vice-president Oswin Kampala told the Namibian Sun: “We will put them in prison, since they are polluting our nation.” He added: “Anyone who will repent from being homosexual will be set free from prison.” Kampala promised to change […]