US PROTEST AGAINST ZUMA’S UGANDA GAY LAW INACTION
A group of American activists have accused President Jacob Zuma of betraying the South African Constitution and Nelson Mandela’s legacy by refusing to condemn Uganda’s draconian anti-gay law. South African born, US-based lawyer and activist Melanie Nathan reported on her O-blog-dee-o-blog-da blog that protesters on Thursday held up placards and rainbow flags next to a […]
GAY X-MEN DIRECTOR IN TEEN SEX SCANDAL
Bryan Singer, the openly gay director of the hit X-Men movies, has been accused of repeatedly drugging and raping an underage male actor as part of a Hollywood sex ring. The shocking accusations against the 48-year-old A-list director come just weeks before his latest X-Men blockbuster is due to open in cinemas around the world. The […]
ELECTION 2014: POLITICAL PARTIES TO DISCUSS LGBTI ISSUES
Political parties will, ahead of next month’s elections, address concerns and questions about the status of LGBTI equality at a discussion in Cape Town next week. Hosted by the Gender Equity Unit at the University of the Western Cape, in partnership with LGBTI and gender civil society groups, the event will take place on Wednesday, […]
WATCH: HUNDREDS CHEER AS MALTA LEGALISES GAY UNIONS
Hundreds of people celebrated in the streets of Malta’s capital Valletta as same-sex civil unions were legalised in the tiny European nation on Monday. Minutes earlier, the Maltese parliament had passed legislation allowing same-sex couples to enter into partnerships and adopt children. As pro-gay legislators, some waving small rainbow flags and one wearing a rainbow […]
ETHIOPIA REJECTS NEW ANTI-GAY PLANS
Ethiopia appears to be rejecting efforts to ramp up pressure against the gay and lesbian community in the country. Associated Press reported on Wednesday that a planned anti-gay rally has been cancelled and that the government confirmed that a proposed new anti-gay law will not be enacted. The rally, set to tale place on April […]
BACKWARD US STATE LAWMAKERS RETAIN GAY SEX BAN LAW
Despite anti-sodomy laws being invalid in the US, lawmakers in the state of Louisiana refused on Tuesday to remove its ban on sodomy from the law books. Under pressure from powerful Christian lobby group the Louisiana Family Forum, the majority of the House of Representatives voted against repealing the outdated and unenforceable law (66 against […]
FINLAND TO RELEASE TOM OF FINLAND STAMPS
Who said stamp collecting was a boring pastime? Finland is set to release a set of homoerotic stamps commemorating the iconic gay fetish artist Tom of Finland. According to a press release by Itella Posti, the Finish postal service, the three stamps will be released in September. Itella said that the stamps will honour “one of […]
GAYS TO BE STONED TO DEATH IN BRUNEI
Brunei has joined the shameful group of nations in which people can be executed for having gay sex. The predominantly Muslim country in Southeast Asia has adopted a new penal code that introduces stoning to death as the specific method of execution for “crimes” of a sexual nature. These include rape, adultery, sodomy and extramarital […]
INDIA RECOGNISES THIRD GENDER
India’s Supreme Court has ordered the Indian government to officially recognise transgender people as a third gender. In the ground-breaking move, the country’s highest court ruled that trans people must be allowed to select a third gender category of “transgender” in all official documents. The ruling is expected to help the marginalised millions who don’t identify as one […]
SA FASHION WEEK SPRING SUMMER 2014 MENSWEAR
Check out our selection of the best menswear on offer at the recent Spring / Summer South Africa Fashion Week in Johannesburg.