UGANDA ACTIVIST FINALLY GETS BAIL
After two weeks in jail, leading Ugandan LGBT activist Samuel K Ganafa has finally been granted bail. Facing homosexuality charges, he was released on Monday by the Nabweru Magistrate’s Court, reported Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). Ganafa, who works for a telecommunications company and also heads up two LGBT rights groups, was arrested on November 12, […]
DYING LESBIAN ALLOWED TO MARRY
A US federal court has ordered that a marriage license be issued immediately to a dying lesbian woman and her partner. Vernita Gray and Patricia Ewert live in the state of Illinois which recently legalised same sex marriage, but the law will only come into effect in June next year. Gray, however, has cancer that has spread […]
WATCH: FULL TRAILER FOR LOOKING
A full trailer for the highly anticipated new American gay television drama series Looking has been released. The show is described as a half hour comedy-drama about a group of gay friends living in San Francisco. Unlike a previous teaser, the new trailer finally gives viewers a good look at the characters and issues in […]
VIDEO ON ZANELE MUHOLI’S WORK
The New York based Human Rights Watch has released a short film exploring the work of award-winning South African lesbian photographer and activist Zanele Muholi to mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Muholi, who describes herself as a “visual activist,” has spent years documenting the lives of black lesbians and transgender people […]
COSATU SLAMS LESBIAN MURDERS
South Africa’s largest trade union has thrown its support behind the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign and condemned the spate of attacks on lesbian women. “Cosatu is appalled by the rising levels of violence and the increasingly heinous acts that are unleashed on women and girls in our society,” said the organisation. […]
PASTOR STICKS TO PRO-GAY VIEWS
The American pastor who was last week suspended for 30 days for officiating his gay son’s wedding in 2007 says he’s unlikely to change his views on the issue, despite the threat of being defrocked. The Rev. Frank Schaefer told the Huffington Post’s Michelangelo Signorile that his decision to perform the ceremony in the face of […]
HUNGER GAMES STAR UNDERWEAR PAST
A hunky actor in the new Hunger Games hit movie, Catching Fire, has a past as an underwear model. Alan Ritchson, who plays the character of Gloss in the film, is perhaps best known for his take on the role of Aquaman on TV’s Smallville. But, before his acting career began to take off, the […]
TAIWAIN HEAD OK WITH GAY MARRIAGE
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou has said that he respects same-sex marriage but is unsure about when it might become legal in the island nation of over 23 million people. Speaking to foreign journalists on Friday in Taipei, Ma said that when it came to gay marriage: “My attitude of respect and tolerance has always been […]
MAJOR ART BOOST FOR CT & AFRICA
A major new cultural institution that will focus on collecting, preserving, researching, and exhibiting cutting edge contemporary art from Africa and its Diaspora has been announced. The museum will be named the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) in honour of the renowned Zeitz Collection, which will form the museum’s founding collection. The […]
HATE CRIME TASK TEAM WORKSHOPS
Are you a South African LGBTI organisation or group? Are you interested in the work of the national task team on violence against LGBTI people? The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) and the Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) are holding a series of provincial workshops to meet the following objectives: • To increase […]