TRAVOLTA’S ALLEGED “GAY EX” STEP CLOSER TO TELL-ALL BOOK
A judge has ruled that one of John Travolta’s former employees and alleged lover is allowed to challenge a confidentiality clause stopping the release of his tell-all book. Doug Gotterba (64), who was Travolta’s pilot for six years, claims to also have been the star’s lover during his employment in the 1980s. His plan to […]
KENYA: COURT VICTORY FOR TRANS GROUP
In a major victory for LGBTI rights in Kenya, a court has slammed a government body for refusing to recognise a transgender advocacy group. The Daily Nation reports that high court Justice George Odunga ordered the Non-Governmental Organisations Coordination Board to register Transgender Education and Advocacy (TEA), which was established in 2008. In his landmark ruling, Justice […]
BRILLIANT! COMMONWEALTH GAMES OPEN WITH GAY KISS
In a fantastic finger to homophobia, gay actor and singer John Barrowman kissed a male dancer during yesterday’s opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Barrowman, who is Scottish-American, is best known for his roles in TV’s Doctor Who and Arrow. During the ceremony he ran across the stage and planted a smooch on […]
WATCH: UMLILO’S STUNNING NEW VIDEO
Rising kwaai diva extraordinaire Umlilo has released a stunning new video for his track Magic Man. The Cape Town performer and producer is making waves with his electro soundscapes and his gender-busting imagery and unique sense of style. The track, from his upcoming EP, Aluta, is an electronic fusion of sound; ranging from dark post-dub […]
MAN WHIPPED & JAILED FOR 3 YEARS FOR GAY TWITTER ACCOUNT
A 24-year-old Saudi man has been severely punished for the crime of “practising homosexuality” on Twitter. The unnamed man was found guilty of using the social media site to meet other men and sentenced to three years in jail and 450 lashes, reports Al-Watan. Religious police from the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention […]
GAY PORN STAR CAUGHT SMUGGLING DRUGS IN HIS…
Gay porn star Bruno Knight has been arrested after he tried to smuggle crystal meth in his rectum. The British-born Knight (real name Philip Peter Gizzie) was detained while attempting to board a Los Angeles flight to London last month, reported the site Str8UpGayPorn (NSFW). According to an affidavit published on the site, customs officials, […]
COMMONWEALTH GAMES: BAN ANTI-GAY COUNTRIES
Scotland has been urged to condemn widespread Commonwealth homophobia as the Commonwealth Games kicked off in Glasgow on Wednesday. “We are asking Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, to express his grave concern at the persecution of LGBTI people in 42 of the 53 Commonwealth member states,” explained British human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell. “We urge him […]
BISHOP SAYS HOMOPHOBES ARE SICK, NOT GAYS
A Catholic bishop has spoken out in support of gays and lesbians and slammed those who oppose LGBT equality. In an interview with El Pais, Bishop Raul Vera Lopez of Saltillo in Mexico was asked about his views on gay people. He responded that, “The people who say homosexuals are sick are sick themselves.” He […]
HOLLYWOOD FILMS NOT GAY ENOUGH, DOING HARM
Hollywood’s big studios have been accused of not featuring enough LGBT characters and of including offensive content in their movies. According to an annual report by US gay media watchdog GLAAD, issued on Thursday, of the 102 releases from the seven major film studios in 2013, only 17 of them included characters identified as lesbian, […]
WATCH: BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH PLAYS GAY WWII CODE BREAKER
The first trailer for the highly anticipated film about gay World War II code breaker and computing genius Alan Turing, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, has been released. The Imitation Game tells the true story of how Turing (played by Cumberbatch – BBC’s Sherlock, Star Trek Into Darkness) was recruited to crack the Nazi communication code. His […]