THE LATE ROBIN WILLIAMS WAS A GAY ALLY
Robin Williams, the late comedy icon, was not only a supporter of gay rights, but played gay roles in at least three of his movies. The 63-year-old Williams was found dead on Monday at his home in Marin County, California. It is believed that he committed suicide. The beloved Oscar-winner had battled with depression and […]
CHURCH CANCELS MAN’S FUNERAL BECAUSE HE’S GAY
An American Baptist church in Florida is facing a backlash after it cancelled a man’s funeral at the last minute when it discovered he was gay. Pastor T.W. Jenkins of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church phoned Julion Evans’ mother Julie Atwood while she was at her son’s wake to tell her the news the […]
REPORT: INDIA MAY BAN GAY ADOPTION
In the wake of India’s re-criminalisation of homosexuality last year, it’s been reported that the country may introduce legislation banning adoption by gay and lesbian couples. According to Live Mint, the country’s federal Cabinet made a decision to “stop same-sex couples from adopting children” on Wednesday. It said that a government official confirmed the decision, […]
OBAMA’S SURPRISE WELCOME TO GAY GAMES ATHLETES
President Obama surprised participants at the opening of the ninth Gay Games in Cleveland with an unexpected greeting. The American leader welcomed athletes, coaches, families and spectators to Ohio and the USA in a special video message screened during the opening ceremony at the Quicken Loans Arena on Saturday night. Around 20,000 participants, including 7,000 […]
POLICE PROTECT UGANDA GAY PRIDE MARCHERS
Around 200 LGBT Ugandans took part in the third annual Uganda Gay Pride on the weekend. The Beach Pride Uganda parade and celebration was held on the beaches of Lake Victoria in the town of Entebbe on Saturday. Participants, some understandably wearing masks to hide their identities, paraded through the botanical gardens, holding up rainbow […]
BREAKING! UGANDA APPEALS RULING STRIKING DOWN ANTI-GAY LAW
It’s official. The Ugandan government is going ahead with plans to reinstate the Anti-Homosexuality Act through the courts. The county’s Constitutional Court annulled the draconian law last week on a technicality; ruling that the December Parliamentary vote in which the law was passed did not have a quorum of MPs, as legally required. On Saturday, […]
CLERICS: EBOLA A CURSE FROM GOD BECAUSE OF GAYS
The absurdity of religious extremism knows no bounds. Christian leaders in Liberia have blamed homosexuality for the outbreak of the Ebola virus in the country. According to the Liberian Observer, more than 100 “bishops, pastors, general overseers, prophets, evangelists and other ministers of the gospel” met last week to deliberate on the crisis. Their aim […]
2ND PRETORIA PRIDE CONFIRMED FOR OCT
The second Pretoria Pride Festival and Parade has been confirmed for Saturday 4 October, and will take place at the Centurion Rugby Club. The 2014 theme is “In The Service Of Love”. The Pretoria Pride Board said that the theme is relevant to “not only the LGBTI community, but to every human being constantly suffering […]
ACTIVIST CONFRONTS ANTI-GAY NIGERIAN PRESIDENT
An activist has confronted anti-gay Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on the issue of LGBT rights during the US-Africa Summit in Washington DC. BuzzFeed reports that Micheal Ighodaro, a gay Nigerian activist who sought asylum in the US after being brutally attacked in 2012, attended a business diner in the president’s honour in the capital on […]
US BIG BROTHER HOUSE A HOTBED OF HOMOEROTISM
The latest season of Big Brother in the US continues to ramp up the homoerotic heat between the male cast members of the reality show. It all kicked off with a blossoming ‘showmance’ that emerged between openly gay Frankie Grande (the half-brother of pop star Ariana Grande) and straight housemate Zach Rance. The two cuddled […]