MOTHER ACCEPTS RELEASE OF GOLDIN, BLOOM ATTACKERS
After years of campaigning against their parole, the mother of slain actor Brett Goldin has accepted the release of two of the men who hijacked her son. Jade Wyngaard and Nurshad Davids were released on parole from the Drakenstein Correctional Centre on Wednesday after serving two-thirds of their 12-year sentence. In April 2006, the naked […]
ANOTHER BLOW TO AFRICAN GAY RIGHTS: GAMBIA PLANS ANTI-GAY BILL
The Gambian government is working on a new bill that will further outlaw gay people and will ban groups lobbying for African gay rights. On Sunday, the Gambia Consultative Council reported that the country’s Secretary General and Minister for Presidential Affairs Momodou Sabally confirmed plans to submit the bill to parliament. It will ban all […]
POPULAR LOCAL ACTOR ATTACKED IN KNYSNA
Much-loved South African actor and soap star Terence Bridgett has been injured by two assailants while shooting a movie in Knysna. According to various news sources, Bridgett, who is well known in the gay community, was staying at a home rented for the duration of the shoot when he was attacked by the suspects. The […]
PINK LOERIE HANDS OVER CHEQUES TO 3 CHARITIES
Organisers of the Globeflight Pink Loerie Mardi Gras & Arts Festival have handed over more than R20,000 to charities in Knysna. The annual event, which took place in May, not only entertained and enlightened festival visitors to the Western Cape town but also hosted a number of fundraising functions. Last week, those culminated in O’Neil […]
BOY SCOUTS TO LEAD NY PRIDE PARADE
In a historic first, Boy Scouts will lead the 44th annual New York City Pride March on Sunday, speaking out against the ban on openly gay Scout leaders. According to GLAAD, three generations of gay Boy Scouts and Scout leaders, along with their straight scouting allies, will present the American flag during the national anthem […]
AFRICA’S FIRST GAY TV NETWORK ON ITS WAY
Africa’s first gay TV network is a step closer to reality with the company behind the ambitious project now asking what kind of pink entertainment you want to watch on the box. CloseTV will be a South African satellite-based broadcast platform that will deliver high-quality gay and gay interest content straight to your home. It […]
ZAMBIA GAY TRIAL COUPLE HORROR CONTINUES
The ordeal of two men accused of homosexuality in Zambia seems to know no end after the verdict in their trial was delayed for a second time. Barber Philip Mubiana and bricklayer James Mwape, both in their early twenties, have spent more than a year in jail on charges of having ‘carnal knowledge against the […]
US PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH VOTES FOR GAY MARRIAGE
In a historic move, leaders of the Presbyterian Church in the US have voted towards recognising gay marriage. On Thursday, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), passed an amendment to change the description of marriage in its constitution from a relationship between “a man and a woman” to that between “two people.” […]
US ANNOUNCES SANCTIONS OVER UGANDA ANTI-GAY LAW
The US has announced a number of measures against Uganda over its oppressive anti-gay law, which was signed by President Museveni earlier this year. On Thursday, the Obama administration said that it would restrict entry to the US to Ugandans involved in human rights abuses, would cut or redirect aid and would cancel a military […]
CANADA REVERSES GAY ACTIVISTS BAN
Following international outrage, the Canadian government has decided to allow 10 Ugandan gay activists to enter the country to attend an LGBT rights event after all. We reported last month that the Canadian authorities refused to grant the activists visas, apparently fearing they would refuse to leave the country or would apply for asylum. Ironically, […]