QUEEN PARDONS GAY WAR GENIUS
The British gay mathematics genius who helped changed the course of World War II has finally received a pardon for his homosexuality conviction. Alan Turing is considered by many to be the father of modern computing. He also played a key role in breaking the Nazi Enigma code during the war, which shorted it by […]
STATE TRIES TO STOP GAY UNIONS
The state of Utah is desperately trying to reverse last week’s surprise court ruling that legalised same-sex marriage. On Friday, US District Judge Robert Shelby ruled that the state’s ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional “because it denies the Plaintiffs their rights to due process and equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United […]
UGANDAN SPEAKER BEHIND BILL?
It’s been claimed that Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, conspired with anti-gay MPs to pass the Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Friday. The Observer reported that Kadaga refused to stop a vote on the bill, originally introduced in 2009, despite protests by Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi that there were not enough lawmakers in attendance. It’s also […]
REPORT: ANOTHER LESBIAN LIFE LOST
City Press has reported the murder of a lesbian woman in the township of Ratanda, to the east of Johannesburg, earlier this month. Openly lesbian Maleshwane Radebe (36) was stabbed in the neck and died following an attack on the home she shared with her girlfriend. Two men broke into their shack in the early […]
UGANDA PASSES ANTI GAY LAW
In a shocking development, Uganda’s parliament has finally passed the widely condemned “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” after four years in limbo. On Friday, MPs overwhelmingly approved the legislation. According to the bill’s author, MP David Bahati, the version approved by parliament does not include the original death penalty clause. In response to news of the law’s passage, […]
GAY MARRIAGE LEGAL IN NEW MEXICO
A New Mexico Supreme Court ruling will allow same-sex couples to marry throughout the American state. Although same-sex marriage was already legal in eight New Mexico counties, Thursday’s ruling that barring same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, means that the right is now extended across the state. New Mexico’s 33 counties had asked the court to address […]
GAY FLAG OF SA TURNS 3
The Gay Flag of South Africa, and the non profit organisation (NPO) behind it, celebrated their third birthday this week. The flag, an adaptation of Gilbert Baker’s international gay rainbow flag and the South African national flag, was launched in December 2010 at the annual MCQP costume party in Cape Town. Countries such as Canada, […]
20 GIRLS EXPELLED FOR LESBIANISM
A Ugandan high school has reportedly expelled 20 girls over claims of lesbianism. The Observer reported that the girls’ school in the Eastern town of Iganga threw out the students after they “formed a society that was recruiting girls into lesbianism”. While the school has not officially explained its actions, affected parents confirmed the expulsions […]
GAY BAN BILL MOVES FORWARD
A shocking Nigerian bill that will jail any gay or lesbian couples who try to marry for 14 years and will make gay groups illegal is a step closer to becoming law. In May, the ‘Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill and other Related Matters’ was passed by Nigeria’s House of Representatives. It had been approved […]
OBAMA SENDS GAY ICON TO SOCHI
President Barack Obama is sending two prominent lesbian athletes as part of the official US delegation to the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia. On Tuesday, he announced that the delegates would include tennis legend Billie Jean King as well as women’s ice hockey Olympic medallist Caitlin Cahow, both […]