SCHOOL OFFICIALS DEFEND CENSORING GAY STUDENT
School officials in the American state of Arkansas have defended a decision to exclude a gay student’s interview from his school’s yearbook. In his profile, 17-year-old Taylor Ellis spoke about coming to terms with being gay. The principal of Sheridan High School, however, said that the profile was “too personal” and dropped it, along with […]
CATHOLIC SCHOOL TO FIRE EMPLOYEES WHO SUPPORT GAYS
An American Catholic school’s new policy will punish gay employees or any employees who show support for gays and lesbians. The Cincinnati Archdiocese added the “morality clause” to the new employment contract for the school’s 2014-2015 year. It makes being gay or lesbian grounds for being fired and any expression of support for the so-called […]
AUSSIE SPORTS TO SIGN ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA PLEDGE
Cricket authorities in Australia have agreed to join rugby and football bosses in signing a commitment against homophobia in their respective games. The Sydney Morning Herald reported last week that the heads of the Australian Football League (AFL), National Rugby League (NRL), Football Federation Australia (FFA) and Australian Rugby Union (ARU) will meet next month […]
KZN GROUP RECEIVES HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
The Gay & Lesbian Network (GLN) in Pietermaritzburg has been awarded a human rights award by the Love to Live organisation. The GLN was presented with the honour at an awards ceremony held on Sunday, 16th March at the Protea Sports Centre. The Love to Live campaign provides positive messaging on suicide prevention, AIDS and […]
US EXPERTS TO DISCUSS HOMOSEXUALITY WITH UGANDAN PRESIDENT
It’s emerged that Uganda’s President Museveni has agreed to meet with American scientists on the subject of homosexuality. Museveni previously claimed that he signed his country’s oppressive Anti-Homosexuality Bill last month because he had been convinced by local experts that homosexuality was neither natural nor a genetic condition. Before signing the bill, Museveni said that […]
STUDY: CRYSTAL METH WORST DRUG FOR HIV
A study has highlighted the risks facing HIV positive gay and bi men who use the drug crystal meth (also known as “tik” in South Africa). Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have found that the drug appears to allow HIV to spread faster and stay better hidden in the body of men […]
TRAGIC: ADOPTED TEEN DUMPED FOR BEING GAY
A 14-year-old Italian boy has been rejected by his adoptive parents – simply for being gay. Il Messaggero last week reported on the tragic plight of the teen, identified as Luke (not his real name), who was abandoned by his biological parents as a baby and was put up for adoption. As he grew up, […]
RUSSIA’S BIGGEST GAY CLUB SHUTS DOWN
After facing ongoing harassment and attacks, Russia’s biggest gay nightclub has reportedly finally closed its doors. According to The Village, Moscow’s embattled Central Station closed down after a lease dispute with the landlord. The disagreement was settled in the landlord’s favour by the Moscow Arbitration Court. The club has survived numerous acts of vigilante intimidation; including an […]
HIGH SCHOOL DROPS GAY STUDENT FROM YEARBOOK
An American high school in Arkansas is refusing to include a student’s profile in its yearbook, apparently because he is openly gay. In the profile, which was written by the yearbook’s assistant editor, Taylor Ellis talks about his coming to terms with being gay; something that did not go down well with Sheridan High School administrators. […]
GAY HATE CHURCH FOUNDER ON DEATH BED
Fred Phelps, the patriarch of the hate-fuelled anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), is reported to be close to death. The 84-year-old American pastor and disbarred lawyer founded the Kansas-based church in 1955, but he only started targeting gay people in the early 90s. On Friday, Phelps’ estranged son Nathan posted on Facebook that his father […]