DON’T STOP AID, SAY UGANDAN RIGHTS GROUPS
A coalition of human rights groups in Uganda has urged the world to not block financial donor aid as a means to respond to the country’s new Anti-Homosexuality Act. This request was included in suggested guidelines for individuals or groups opposed to the oppressive law, issued by the Kampala-based Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights […]
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY SLAMMED FOR OSCAR SPEECH
American actor Matthew McConaughey has been criticised for being self-absorbed and insensitive in his Best Actor acceptance speech at Sunday’s 86th Academy Awards. The star won the award for his role in the acclaimed film Dallas Buyers Club, which tells the true-life story of his character’s battle with HIV and Aids. Despite this, McConaughey failed […]
TRADITIONAL COURTS BILL’S DEMISE: NOT SO FAST!
In response to jubilation that the controversial Traditional courts Bill had been scrapped, the government has announced that reports of its demise have been exaggerated. Last week Thursday, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ) issued a statement to “clarify the misconceptions and misleading statement by certain media implying that the Traditional Courts Bill […]
CAPE TOWN PRIDE 2014 STREET FAIR GALLERY
Following the 14th annual Cape Town Pride parade, the crowd continued to celebrate into the afternoon with a street fair in the Green Point gay village featuring live entertainment, DJs and stalls…
UGANDA A FOCUS AT CAPE TOWN PRIDE
An estimated 2,000 LGBT people and their friends paraded through the streets of Cape Town on Saturday to show their pride and to support gay rights on the continent. The 14th annual parade was the climax of the city’s ten day gay and lesbian festival that included community-orientated events and various parties. This year, in […]
CAPE TOWN PRIDE 2014 PARADE GALLERY
An estimated 2,000 LGBT people and their friends paraded through the streets of Cape Town on Saturday to show their pride and to support gay rights on the continent. (Also check out our Cape Town Pride Street Fair gallery here.)
1ST RUSSIAN GAY SPORTS EVENT OPENS DESPITE BOMB THREAT
In a testament to the determination of Russia’s LGBT community, the country’s first gay sporting festival, the Open Games, kicked off in Moscow on Wednesday – despite last-minute venue cancellations and even a bomb threat. Hosted by the Russian LGBT-Sport Federation, the Games aim to promote healthy lifestyles, physical activity and sports among the LGBT […]
X-MEN MUTANTS “LIKE GAYS”
Sir Ian McKellen has revealed that he agreed to appear in the hit X-Men blockbuster films because the movies and characters resonate so much with gay people. The multiple Tony, Academy and Emmy award nominee and LGBTI activist has found global fame thanks to his villainous role as Magneto and as Gandalf in The Lord […]
FACEBOOK BOYCOTT OF UGANDA A HOAX
A message announcing Facebook’s possible withdrawal from Uganda in reaction to the country’s recently enacted Anti-Homosexuality Act has turned out to be fake. Yesterday, a number of African websites published a statement attributed to Sheryl Kara Sandberg, Facebook’s Chief Operations Officer. It reads: “When we launched Facebook, we thought it as a platform to advance people’s […]
DOES MUSEVENI HAVE A GAY LOVER?
According to a report, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s signing of his country’s anti-gay law is a cover for his passionate secret affair with a young Cape Town man. The male model claimed, said the report, that he had “a bling life, as the Ugandan president would often bankroll him and frequently fly down to Cape Town […]