MORE GAY ARRESTS IN EGYPT
Following a similar incident last month, another ten people are believed to have been arrested in Egypt on charges of homosexuality. According to a report by American activist Scott Long, police raided a party of around 200 people on 5 November in 6th of October City, outside of Cairo. Police arrested mainly young men who […]
RUSSIA ATTACK STUDENT NOT SOUTH AFRICAN
The student abused and humiliated on camera by racist and anti-gay thugs in Russia appears not to be South African after all. On Monday, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) confirmed that the youth, believed to be 20-years-old, is not a South African citizen as originally believed. DIRCO Spokesperson Clayson Monyela told Mambaonline […]
IS THIS THE NEW QUEER AS FOLK?
A teaser trailer for a new American gay-themed TV series titled Looking has been released, and it’s certainly got us… erm… looking. While the trailer doesn’t reveal much of the plot it hints at its handsome cast and the tone of the series. The show is described as a comedy-drama about a group of gay […]
COMMONWEALTH GAY RIGHTS ABUSES
As Commonwealth leaders prepare to gather for the upcoming Heads of Government meeting, a new report has documented the plight of LGBT people in most Commonwealth countries. Homosexuality is still illegal in 41 of the 53 Commonwealth member states, blighting the lives of citizens in these countries, says the Speaking Out report. Testimonies from LGBTI […]
RUSSIA GAY HATE LEADER FLEES
The man behind the racist and anti-gay group that recently kidnapped and tortured a young South African student in Russia has left the country. Maxim Martsinkevich is the founder of the neo-Nazi Occupy Paedophilia movement. The group conducts “sting” operations in which it lures young gay men into being abused and humiliated. Videos of the […]
GAY RUGBY FILM TO SHOOT IN SA
The much anticipated film about the life of Gareth Thomas, the first openly gay international rugby player, is set to be shot in South Africa. In an interview with Sportlobster TV, Thomas confirmed that funding for the film is now in place and pre-production is about to begin. South Africa will be a main location, along […]
17 SAVED FROM GAY “CURE” CLINIC
Seventeen people – including a 15-year-old boy – have been rescued from an illegal horror “gay addiction” clinic in Ecuador. AFP reported that police found the patients in the Union and Hope drug, alcohol and homosexuality rehabilitation clinic in Pisuli being held captive in inhumane conditions. Some of the victims were said to be “barely […]
LIRA CELEBRATES 1ST DECADE
South African songstress Lira will be celebrating her first decade in the music business with two shows at Carnival City in Johannesburg at the end of November. With five studio albums, two live DVDs and two live CDs and multi-platinum sales, Lira is one of the biggest names in the business and has much to […]
GAY TURKISH REF FIGHTS FOR JOB
A referee from Turkey’s Black Sea region who was fired for being gay by the Turkish Football Federation in 2009 is fighting to reclaim his job. After 14 years, Halil Ibrahim Dincdag’s career came to an end when he told the army that he is gay, leading him to be diagnosed with a “psychosexual disorder”. This not […]
SALVATION ARMY AGAINST GAY BIAS
The Salvation Army in Kenya has apparently called for an end to discrimination against gays and lesbians. The Star reported that the organisation’s General Andre Cox stated at a thanksgiving service in Nairobi on Sunday that churches should not be judgmental towards the LGBT community. According to the publication, he said that homosexuality was a social challenge […]