SWAZI GAY ABUSE YOUTH TRAUMATISED
It’s been reported that the young Swazi man kidnapped and humiliated by anti-gay neo-Nazi thugs in Russia has been left traumatised by his ordeal. According to IOL, a Swaziland government spokesperson confirmed earlier South African government information that the 20-year-old student, who remains unidentified, had returned to his rural home. Swazi media have used the […]
LUXEMBOURG TO BE LED BY GAY MAN
An openly gay politician is set to become the prime minister of Luxembourg. A lawyer and current Mayor of Luxembourg City, Xavier Bettel led his Democratic Party in recent elections that should see him becoming the head of a coalition government. The 40-year-old often attends official events with his partner Destenay Gauthier. He previously commented […]
POP GOES ICONA
After just over two years, Swedish synthpop duo Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt, known as Icona Pop, are well on their way to building a loyal gay and lesbian fan base. You’ll know them from their hit tracks I Love It, Girlfriend and their latest hit single All Night, which they performed in front of […]
CT GAY SHOOTING TRIAL DELAYED
The hate crime trial of two men accused of brutally beating and shooting a 23-year-old gay man in Cape Town failed to get off the ground as scheduled today. In April, Lunga Woko was attacked by a group of men at a petrol station in Luzuko, Phillipi East, when walking home with his friends. The […]
STAR ON NEW GAY SHOW SEX SCENES
Actor Jonathan Groff has spoken about his gay sex scenes in the anticipated new American television series Looking. The show is a comedy-drama about a group of gay friends living in San Francisco and is set to premiere in the US in January. Groff – who is openly gay – plays Patrick, a gay video-game […]
30 ROCK STAR COMES OUT AS GAY
One of the actors from the American comedy series 30 Rock has come out as gay. Maulik Pancholy, who is best known for playing Jack Donaghy’s assistant on the show, revealed he is in a same-sex relationship in a new interview with OUT magazine. “I just celebrated my nine-year anniversary with my partner,” he said. […]
UGANDAN GAYS ON HIGH ALERT
Uganda’s LGBT community is facing a possible new crackdown after a leading figure in the gay rights movement was arrested. Facebook updates by activists revealed that Samuel Ganafa – executive director of Spectrum Uganda Initiatives and board chair of Sexual Minorities Uganda – was arrested on Tuesday. According to Erasing 76 Crimes he was arrested after […]
5 WOMEN ARRESTED FOR BEING LESBIAN
Despite official denials that LGBT people are persecuted in Senegal, five women have been arrested on charges of homosexuality in the capital city. According to AP and local reports, the women were detained at a birthday party at the Piano Bar in Dakar’s Yoff district, said to be a popular meeting area for gays and lesbians. […]
GAY MARRIAGE COMES TO HAWAII
Hawaii has become the next American state to legalise marriage for lesbian and gay couples. On Tuesday, the Hawaii state Senate passed a marriage equality bill; the proposed law’s final legislative hurdle. The legislation now heads to the desk of Governor Neil Abercrombie for his signature. Abercrombie has indicated that he will sign the bill, […]
MAYOR: NO GAYS IN MY TOWN
A newly-elected Israeli mayor has thanked God that there are no gay people in his “holy and pure” town, reports The Times of Israel. In a television interview on Friday, Moshe Abutbul – who won the post of mayor of Beit Shemesh in October elections – told Channel 10 that when it came to gay […]