DINERS END OFF MEAL WITH BRUTAL GAY BASHING
A group of men and women in the US who dined out at a restaurant chose to end their night by apparently brutally beating and robbing a gay couple. According to reports, the victims, a 28-year-old man and a 27-year-old man, were walking in Center City, Philadelphia at around 10.45pm on Thursday last week when they […]
DOWNTON ABBEY’S GAY CHARACTER TO QUESTION SEXUALITY
Rob James-Collier, who plays Downton Abbey’s gay butler, says his character’s storyline is going to become increasingly harrowing. The dashing 37-year-old English actor has revealed that in the upcoming fifth season of the hit British period drama, the scheming Thomas Barrow will question and attempt to change his sexuality. “In this series, because of an […]
WEBSITE CENSOR COMPANY TO STOP BLOCKING ALL GAY SITES
One of the world’s largest website censors has finally agreed to drop its software’s blanket blocking of gay and lesbian websites. California-based Symantec sells software allowing schools, public libraries and companies to bock or filter “offensive” websites, including on the basis of sexual orientation. Websites that provide news, information and other resources to LGBT people […]
OPEN MOSQUE THREATENS LEGAL ACTION OVER GAY CLAIMS
Cape Town’s controversial new Open Mosque, which says it will welcome gay worshippers, has threatened to sue anyone who suggests that it or its founder is gay. The mosque, which is set to open on Friday in Wynberg, will also allow women to lead prayers and to play a part in its running. Its founder, […]
FACEBOOK TO MEET FURIOUS DRAG PERFORMERS OVER PROFILE NAMES
Facebook has agreed to discuss its policy of forcing drag performers to use their legal names for their profiles. The social media giant has had the policy in place for some time, but only recently started enforcing it. The move angered drag performers who wish to retain the right to create profiles under their drag […]
STORM OVER CAPE TOWN’S NEW GAY-FRIENDLY MOSQUE
A new inclusive mosque in Cape Town is receiving criticism for planning to welcome gays, lesbians and non-Muslims. The ‘open mosque’, which is set to open its doors on Friday on Lester Road in Wynberg, will also allow women to lead prayers and to play a part in its running. The gay-friendly mosque is the […]
DID SOMIZI MHLONGO SNUB HIS GAY FANS?
It seems that choreographer and socialite Somizi Mhlongo isn’t interested in opening up to his gay fans. Mambaonline recently reached out to e.tv to arrange an interview with the controversial star, who’s been in showbiz since he was a teen, and was rudely snubbed. Mhlongo, musician Bongani Fassie and actress Boitumelo Thulo have been starring […]
CAMEROON STAR ATHLETE REJECTED BY TEAM & FAMILY OVER GAY RUMOURS
Cameroonian athletics star Thierry Essamba has reportedly been expelled from the national team and evicted from his family home over suspicion that he is gay. Erasing 76 Crimes has been following the ongoing homophobic ordeal suffered by Essamba, 29, over the last few months. An unnamed LGBT activist wrote for the site that the athlete, […]
ANGER AS STRAIGHT MEN MARRY TO WIN PRIZE
Gay rights groups are outraged that two straight men in New Zealand have gotten married as part of a radio station competition. On Friday, childhood friends Travis McIntosh, a 23-year-old engineering student, and Matt McCormick, a 24-year-old teacher, tied the knot in a wedding ceremony at Eden Park stadium, in Auckland. The two men got […]
30 AFRICAN THEOLOGIANS AND SCHOLARS BACK GAY EQUALITY
More than 30 African scholars, theologians, faith leaders, activists and students have issued a powerful declaration in support of LGBT equality on the continent. The leaders from nine African countries gathered in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, between 28 to 31 August. They met for an “historic consultation on human sexuality, religion and equality,” wrote […]