RUPAUL DISMISSES ‘TRANNY’ CONTROVERSY
American drag superstar RuPaul Charles has refused to back down over his use of the term “tranny,” seen by some members of the transgender community as offensive. The singer, actor and drag contest host had earlier been criticised for the use of the term “she-male” in a episode of his popular television show RuPaul’s Drag […]
GAY DADS’ BRAINS ALSO BEHAVE LIKE MOMS’
Researchers have discovered that the brains of gay fathers appear to adapt to take on the parenting roles of traditional heterosexual mothers and fathers. Earlier studies have shown that the brains of new mothers became extra sensitive to their children’s behaviour when they become parents. A new Israeli study, published in Proceedings of the National […]
ZUMA APPOINTS LESBIAN CABINET MINISTER
President Zuma, widely perceived as being something of a homophobe, has appointed a lesbian woman as a minister to his Cabinet. On Tuesday, Lynne Brown, 52, was sworn in by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng as the new Minister of Public Enterprises, replacing Malusi Gigaba. She is the first openly lesbian or gay cabinet minister in […]
UGANDA: “WHITES BROUGHT HOMOSEXUALITY TO AFRICA”
Uganda’s Minister of Ethics and Integrity Simon Lokodo has claimed that white people brought homosexuality to his country, perpetuating the dangerous myth that gays and lesbians are not natural to Africa. In an interview with Radio Netherlands Worldwide, the minister spoke about the recent enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, which further criminalised gay sex and […]
CANADA REFUSES VISAS TO UGANDAN GAY ACTIVISTS
Canada has refused to allow 10 Ugandan gay activists to attend the World Pride human rights conference in Toronto next month. It appears that the authorities fear the activists may refuse to leave the country or will apply for asylum. Canadian activists have slammed their government, which was one of the first to condemn Uganda’s […]
CATHOLIC CARDINAL PRAISES BEARDED DRAG DIVA
The Archbishop of Vienna has congratulated bearded drag star Conchita Wurst, performed by 25-year-old Austrian Thomas Neuwirth, who recently won the Eurovision Song Contest, becoming an international phenomenon. According to The Tablet, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn told Kathpress that he is “glad that Tom Neuwirth had such success with his artistic creation Conchita Wurst and I […]
ACTIVISTS STOP DEPORTATION OF UGANDAN LESBIAN
LGBTI activists have succeeded in getting the UK authorities to suspend the deportation of a traumatised Ugandan lesbian who was set to be forcibly returned to her home country on Saturday. On Friday, the Out & Proud Diamond Group announced that the UK’s Home Office had decided not to deport 27-year-old Aidah Asaba following an […]
ORLANDO PIRATES NAKED PIC LEADS TO GAY ARTICLE
The furore around the naked selfie of a group of Orlando Pirates footballers has inspired a report claiming that some of the players on the team are gay. On Thursday, the photo of seven naked Orlando Pirates stars posing in the showers following their Nedbank Cup victory in Durban last Saturday went viral. Thandani Ntshumayelo, who […]
WHITE HOUSE LAUNCH FOR HARVEY MILK STAMP
A stamp dedicated to Harvey Milk, America’s first openly gay politician, was officially launched at the White House in Washington on Thursday. The dedication ceremony, on what would have been Milk’s 84th birthday, was attended by high profile politicians, the Deputy Postmaster General Ronald A. Stroman and Stuart Milk, the nephew of the late icon […]
AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS BODY SLAMS ANTI-GAY ABUSE
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has finally spoken out against LGBTI violence, discrimination and abuse. The commission, which reports to the African Union, took the ground-breaking stand in a resolution adopted at its 55th Ordinary Session held in Luanda, Angola, from 28 April to 12 May. This comes amidst an onslaught of abuse […]