UGANDAN CURRENCY GAINS AFTER ANTI-GAY LAW AXED
The Ugandan shilling responded favourably to last week’s Constitutional Court ruling striking down the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act. The law, which was signed by President Museveni in February, was condemned internationally and led to limited aid cuts and some sanctions by the US. It was declared invalid on Friday because it had been passed without a quorum of […]
COMMONWEALTH GAMES: DALEY & MITCHAM SCORE GOLD, KYLIE SINGS
The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow was a truly gay inclusive event. It opened with a man-on-man smooch last month and came to an end this weekend with a camp flourish. The kiss between gay actor and singer John Barrowman and a dancer was purposely included in the opening ceremony as “this accentuated the values of […]
CRISTIANO RONALDO WOWS IN MEN’S HEALTH UNDERWEAR SHOOT
Men’s Health UK has declared football hottie Cristiano Ronaldo “the fittest man alive” in its September edition. And excuse us as we drool into our coffee… The Portuguese soccer star and his stunning body feature on the magazine’s cover – looking every bit the perfect specimen of sporting prowess. Inside, wearing his very own CR7 […]
IS NEPAL ABOUT TO REINSTATE GAY BAN?
There are reports that new legislation is set to be introduced that will reinstate the ban on gay sex in Nepal, reversing the country’s recent LGBT rights advances. According to Gay Star News, Sunil Pant, the country’s first openly gay politician and a former MP, has revealed that those found guilty of homosexuality under the proposed laws would […]
HEAD OF AMERICA’S PFLAG TO HELP LAUNCH SA GAY PARENTS GROUP
Inspired by PFLAG in the US, a new organisation has been launched to help parents, families and friends of LGBTI youth in South Africa. PFSAQ (Parents, Families and Friends of the South African Queer) was conceived by long-time LGBTI activist Virginia Magwaza in November last year. In a show of support for the new Johannesburg-based organisation, the […]
FORMER EX-GAY LEADERS CALL FOR BAN ON “GAY CURES”
Nine American former leaders of “ex-gay” ministries have denounced-the dangerous practice of attempting to “cure” gay people through so called “conversion therapy”. In a joint letter issued on Thursday, the one-time promoters of the discredited practice expressed their support for the National Center for Lesbian Rights’ #BornPerfect campaign to end conversion therapy in five years. […]
REPORT: UGANDA GOV TO APPEAL ANTI-GAY LAW RULING
The author of the Anti-Homosexuality Act says that the Ugandan government will fight to overturn today’s Constitutional Court repeal of the horrific law (details here). According to the Daily Monitor newspaper, MP David Bahati, who masterminded the legislation, told journalists that the Attorney General will petition the Supreme Court to review Friday’s landmark ruling, seen as […]
THE MEN OF MR GAY WORLD 2014
Delegates from 32 countries will be competing in the sixth annual Mr Gay World contest in the eternal city of Rome. From 24 to 31 August, they’ll take part in a variety of challenges until one of them is crowned Mr Gay World 2014. Check out the 2014 delegates below – and tell us which […]
MR GAY WORLD 2014 CONTESTANTS REVEALED
Delegates from 32 countries will be competing in the sixth annual Mr Gay World competition in the eternal city of Rome. From 24 to 31 August, they’ll take part in a variety of challenges, until one of them is crowned Mr Gay World 2014. The organisers say that Mr Gay World is more than a beauty […]
CHINA: GAY CONVERSION THERAPY ON TRIAL
A Chinese man is suing a gay conversion therapy clinic and a Chinese search engine for advertising the facility’s services. According to AFP, the gay man – known only as Xiao Zhen – claims that the Xinyu Piaoxiang clinic in the city of Chongqing left him traumatised with its use of electro-shock therapy while trying to […]