MOZILLA CEO RESIGNS OVER ANTI-GAY DONATION
The beleaguered CEO of Mozilla, which makes the Firefox web browser, has resigned following outrage that he made a donation to an anti-gay campaign. It was revealed over a week ago that Brendan Eich, who had only just been appointed CEO of the progressive non profit company, in 2008 donated $1,000 towards a campaign to […]
GAY CERES TORTURE MURDER VICTIM LAID TO REST
David Olyne, the 22-year-old gay man from Ceres who was tortured, beaten to death and set on fire almost two weeks ago has been laid to rest. The Times newspaper reported that the young man was buried at his home in Williston, Northern Cape, on Sunday. Twenty-eight-year-old Christo Oncker has been charged with his murder […]
HIV RATE GOES UP, ‘UNCOOL’ CONDOM USE DOWN
As condom use decreased, more South Africans than ever – an estimated 6.4 million – were living with HIV/AIDS in 2012. This according to the South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey 2012, released this week by the Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, and the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. […]
UGANDA: 2 ARRESTED & FORCIBLY EXAMINED FOR GAY SEX
Two men have been arrested for allegedly having gay sex in the Ugandan town of Oyam. According to an NTV Uganda report, 22-year-old Maurice Okello and 18-year-old Anthony Oluku were “caught red handed.” Footage shows police escorting the two men out of their cells followed by the accused despondently sitting outside. A police spokesperson told […]
GOVERNOR TO SIGN ‘REFUSE SERVICE TO GAYS’ BILL
The governor of Mississippi will sign a bill allowing businesses to refuse to serve gays and lesbians based on owners’ religious beliefs. The controversial “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” was passed by the American state’s legislature on Tuesday and, unlike in Arizona, it will not be vetoed. On Wednesday, Republican Governor Phil Bryant confirmed that he […]
INDIAN SUPREME COURT TO CONSIDER GAY BAN PLEA
In a possibly significant move, India’s Supreme Court has agreed to consider a petition against its earlier ruling outlawing homosexuality. This follows the submission of a curative petition by the Naz Foundation NGO calling on the court to reconsider its shocking December 2013 decision which restored the 153-year-old colonial-era ban on gay sex. The Supreme […]
TOM DALEY: I’M GAY, NOT BI
Sorry girls, it appears you no longer have a chance with heartthrob Tom Daley. The British diving star says that he now identifies as gay, not bisexual, as he originally stated when he came out in a YouTube video late last year. In the December 2013 video, he revealed that he was dating a man […]
HARVEY MILKS GETS HIS STAMP
After years of campaigning, the US Postal Service has revealed its design for the first stamp of an openly gay politician, the iconic Harvey Milk. According to Linns’ Stamp News, the commemorative stamp features a black-and-white photograph of Milk, with a small rainbow strip along the left side. The stamp will be issued next month, […]
CELEB DESIGNER’S GAY WEDDING ON TOP BILLING
Top Billing will for the first time feature a celebrity gay wedding this week – that of acclaimed fashion designer Gert-Johan Coetzee and his partner Vicky Visagie. The 25-year-old Coetzee has become a household name in South African fashion and has dressed the likes of American singer Kelly Rowland and reality stars Kim and Kourtney […]
NUN: MASTURBATING MAKES YOU GAY
There’s bad (or maybe good) news for heterosexual serial masturbators – they’re set to become gay! That’s according to an American nun, who told students at the Charlotte Catholic High School that watching pornography, having an absentee father and masturbating were sure-fire ways to become gay. Qnotes reported that she also went on to claim […]