UGANDAN PRESIDENT TO CONSULT SCIENTISTS ON GAYS
Earlier reports that Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni had refused to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill passed by Parliament in December could be premature. He may still do so – if he can’t be given scientific proof that homosexuality is “normal”. According to the Ugandan media, Museveni is planning to consult scientists to prove to him that […]
EUROPE FINALLY FREE AS N. CYPRUS UNBANS GAY SEX
Northern Cyprus, the last part of Europe in which homosexuality remained illegal, has finally repealed its ban on gay sex. On Monday, lawmakers voted to abolish the criminalisation of homosexuality which carried a penalty of imprisonment for five years. “We can finally call Europe a continent completely free from laws criminalising homosexuality,” commented ILGA-Europe’s Executive Board Co-Chair Paulo Côrte-Real, […]
JOBURG “RAGES” AGAINST ANTI GAY LAWS
Activists staged a “day of rage” protest against anti-gay laws in India, Nigeria and Uganda in Johannesburg on Sunday. The demonstration was held outside the Indian Consulate and saw around 50 protesters voicing their anger at international state homophobia. The event was held to coincide with India’s Republic Day and highlighted that country’s recent Supreme […]
GROWING LGBT ANGER AT COKE’S HYPOCRISY
Anger at Coca-Cola’s cynical efforts to target the gay market while refusing to take a stand against Russian homophobia is spilling over within the global LGBT community. The company, which is one of the main sponsors of the Sochi Olympic Winter Games in Russia next month, has continued to reject calls by LGBT activists for […]
MADONNA JOINS GRAMMY GAY WEDDING PERFORMANCE
Madonna joined Macklemore & Ryan Lewis to perform the nominated Same Love gay marriage anthem while 33 couples got married during last night’s Grammy Awards. During the performance by the duo and vocalist Mary Lambert in Los Angeles, rapper, actress and talk show host Queen Latifah appeared on stage to officiate the marriages of the couples, […]
GALZ SLAMS ARREST OF TRANS WOMAN
Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) has expressed its outrage at the arrest and planned trial of Ricky Nathanson, a transgender woman in Bulawayo, for using a women’s toilet. On 16 January, a group of young men – described as Zanu PF youth – made a citizen’s arrests when Nathanson used the female bathroom at […]
MR & MISS SIMPLY BLUE 2014 GALLERY
Last year, Simply Blue nightclub in Johannesburg crowned the titleholders in its tenth annual Mr and Miss Simply Blue pageant over two fun and glam nights in December. Musa Bhengu took home the Mr Simply Blue title while the spectacular Precious sashayed off with the Miss Simply crown. Congrats to the winners!
REPORT: GAY NIGERIANS FLOOD EMBASSIES
Nigeria’s new extreme anti-gay law appears to be leading to panic within the country’s LGBT community. It’s being claimed that some foreign embassies in Lagos are being flooded by desperate gay and lesbian Nigerians seeking asylum. According to the CAJ News Agency, foreign embassies in the country’s largest city, particularly those of the US, UK, […]
TOP INDIAN PSYCHIATRIST: GAYS CAN BE CURED
A leading Indian psychiatrist has caused a stir after claiming that homosexuality is unnatural and can be cured. Dr Indira Sharma, a lecturer at Banaras Hindu University and the President of the Indian Psychiatric Society, made her outdated and widely discredited views known at the body’s recent annual meeting. She later repeated her statements to […]
OBAMA’S WORDS LINKED TO GAY RIGHTS SUPPORT
A report has concluded that that President Obama’s unprecedented usage of words including “lesbian,” “gay,” “bisexual” and “transgender” in his public statements is contributing to growing support for LGBT equality in America. The report, which also examines the public statements of former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, found […]