WWE WRESTLERS BACK GAY COMMUNITY
A host of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestlers have shown their support for LGBT equality by posing for the NOH8 Campaign. WWE Superstar, Darren Young, (real name Fred Rosser), who came out as gay in August last year, said that he was “so honoured to be a part of the WWE NOH8 Campaign.” He added […]
JODI FOSTER MARRIES GIRLFRIEND
It’s been revealed that Oscar-winning actress and director Jodie Foster has married her girlfriend. According to E! News’ Marc Malkin, Foster, 51, and photographer and actress Alexandra Hedison, 44, tied the knot over the weekend. A representative for the Elysium star confirmed the news. The couple have been dating for just less than a year. […]
UGANDAN GAY ALLY BISHOP COULD BE JAILED
A retired Ugandan bishop who provides support and prayer to LGBTI worshippers in defiance of the Church of Uganda could be jailed. There are growing efforts to support Rev. Christopher Senyonjo, who holds weekly prayer sessions for gays and lesbians in Kampala. He also offers counselling to this beleaguered community and has criticised his fellow […]
JAMES FRANCO’S HOMOEROTIC BED SELFIE
James Franco has teased his gay fans with an intimate bed selfie with a sexy male actor. The 36-year-old star and gay rights champion posted the photo on Instagram on Tuesday. It shows Franco shirtless and under the covers in bed with Keegan Allen, 24, best known for his role as Toby Cavanaugh in the […]
TWO MEN FACE LIFE IN PRISON ON GAY CHARGES
Two men in Uganda are set to be the first to be tried on homosexuality charges since the country’s recent anti-homosexuality law was signed by President Museveni. Kim Mukisa, 24, and Jackson Mukasa, 19, face life imprisonment should they be found guilty of having had gay sex. The men were arrested in December last year […]
CLIFF RICHARD: GAY RUMOURS DON’T MATTER
British pop legend Sir Cliff Richard has asked if “it would make any difference” if he is gay. The 73-year-old singer and one-time heartthrob spoke about marriage and his sexuality in an interview with Australia’s A Current Affair. Richard, who has sold an estimated 250 million records worldwide, said that he never got married because […]
BOY SCOUTS PUNISH TROOP OVER GAY SCOUTMASTER
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has taken action against a Scout troop and a progressive church that backed an openly gay Scoutmaster. At the end of March, the BSA told Geoffrey McGrath that he could not continue as a Scoutmaster of the Seattle Council Troop 98 because he is gay. The Rainier Beach United Methodist […]
REPORT: NIGERIA GAY TEEN “CULT” FOUND
The governor of a Nigerian state has claimed that “a cult of teenage homosexuals” has been uncovered. Emmanuel Uduaghan, governor of Delta, one of 36 Nigerian states, made the pronouncement in his Easter message at the First Baptist Church in Warri on Sunday. According to the Vanguard newspaper, he claimed that the teenagers – between […]
SOUTH AFRICANS SAY HOMOSEXUALITY IMMORAL
The majority of South Africans continue to see homosexuality as morally unacceptable, according to the results of a global survey on morality. The Pew Research Centre’s 2013 Global Attitudes survey asked 40,117 people in 40 countries what they thought about eight topics often discussed as moral issues: extramarital affairs, gambling, homosexuality, abortion, premarital sex, alcohol […]
MORE DETAILS OF CERES GAY HATE MURDER REVEALED
The man accused of the horrific torture and burning to death of a young gay Ceres man last month will remain in jail. GroundUp reported that murder suspect Christo Oncker, 28, was denied bail at last week’s court hearing. He is accused of brutally beating a bloody David Olyne, 23, with a brick, jumping on […]