EFFORTS TO REVIVE GAY DEATH BILL
There are renewed efforts to have Uganda’s dreaded Anti-Homosexuality Bill passed by that country’s parliament. On Monday, former ethics and integrity minister James Nsaba Buturo called on MPs to bring the legislation to the floor and finally vote on it, reported The Observer. “Homosexuality supporters are on a propaganda spree. They are using every known […]
LGBT CELEBS MOURN MANDELA
The Twittersphere was replete with words of sadness, mourning and celebration of an incredible life from people around the world at the passing of Nelson Mandela. Local and international gay and lesbian celebrities and public figures also took to social media to express their feelings about the loss of Madiba. South Africa Radio broadcaster, writer […]
NELSON MANDELA DIES
The world – and the global LGBTI community – has lost one of its most influential and loved figures. Nelson Mandela passed away on Thursday December 5, 2013 at the age of 95, following months of ill health. President Jacob Zuma announced that he had died surrounded by his wife, Graça Machel and members of […]
TOP COURT BACKS ANTI-GAY LAW
In a major blow to Russia’s LGBT community, the country’s Constitutional Court has upheld a local law in the city of St Petersburg banning so called “gay propaganda”. It said that the law was indeed constitutional and confirmed the fine imposed on LGBT activist Nikolai Alexeyev, reported RIA Novosti. Alexeyev was found guilty of contravening […]
ZIM GAY GROUP FACES CHARGES
The chairperson of Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ), Martha Tholanah, has been ordered to appear in court on a charge of running an “unregistered” organisation. The summons was served on Wednesday to Tholanah’s lawyer, Tonderai Bhatasara, a member of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights. It claims that she “unlawfully took part in the management […]
NEW METHOD TO TARGET HIV
A new technique, traditionally used to treat cancer, could potentially also be used to eradicate HIV-infected cells from the body. Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York have found that radioimmunotherapy (RIT) could be used to target cells infected with the virus. Current highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) keeps […]
COULD PUTIN BE GAY?
A new biography has outraged Russians by suggesting that President Vladimir Putin has “homosexual tendencies”. Political scientist Stanislav Belkovsky has made the claim in his book, subtitled “the whole truth about Putin,” reports Spiegel Online. In the biography, Belkovsky writes that for the 61-year-old Russian leader, sex and a sex life are “alien” concepts and […]
ISRAELI PRES BACKS GAY UNIONS
Israel’s President Shimon Peres has revealed that he is in support of gay rights and same-sex unions. Peres spoke to Ynet about LGBT equality while on a state visit to Mexico. “Even a person who is a homosexual is a human being, and he has rights. We have no power to take away (their) rights,” […]
TOM DALEY’S BOYFRIEND IS…
There are rumours that the mysterious boyfriend of recently out British diver Tom Daley is none other than Hollywood scriptwriter and LGBT activist Dustin Lance Black. According to E! News, The Sun newspaper and other sources, it’s been claimed that the 19-year-old athlete has been seeing the 39-year-old handsome Oscar winning writer of the film Milk […]
1ST AUSSIE GAY WEDDINGS ON SAT
The first ever legal same-sex weddings in Australia are set to take place this Saturday, but these may not be allowed for long. A number of gay and lesbian couples are expected to tie the knot in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) this weekend after its gay marriage law was given a court reprieve until […]