RUSSIA BANS SELENA GOMEZ
It’s been reported that Russia has refused to grant American pop singer Selena Gomez a visa over fears that she’ll speak out for LGBT rights. Gomez was as a result forced to cancel her two concerts in Russia, planned for 23 and 25 September, reported the Moscow Times. The young star had been urged by […]
FIREMAN’S BALL DUMPS PRIDE
The annual Fireman’s Ball party will not take place during Johannesburg’s Pride season this year, in part because of the dissent and confusion that has surrounded multiple Prides. The event, which has been held as an unofficial Joburg Pride after-party for the last six years, has traditionally been the gay community’s biggest bash in the […]
SPICE GIRL’S LESBIAN AFFAIRS
Spice girl Mel B has confirmed that she had a lesbian affair with another woman The singer, real name Melanie Brown, took the opportunity of the release of her first single in eight years – For Once in My Life – to make the revelation. In an interview with American shock jock Howard Stern, the […]
POPE: BACK OFF THE GAYS
Pope Francis has continued to present a more accepting approach to homosexuality in an extensive new interview with America magazine. In it, the Pontiff acknowledged that the Catholic Church has a history of being obsessed by dogma and pettiness. “The church sometimes has locked itself up in small things, in small-minded rules. The most important […]
PM COULD BLOCK GAY MARRIAGE
Australia’s newly elected Prime Minister Tony Abbott says that he’s considering blocking legislation that would legalise same-sex marriage in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). ACT is a self-governing territory located in the south east of Australia and in which Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is located. This week it introduced a gay marriage bill into […]
PASTOR PROUD OF ANTI-GAY ROLE
American evangelist Scott Lively says he’s proud to have been behind anti-gay movements in both Russia and Uganda. Lively recently proclaimed Russian President Vladimir Putin “the defender of Christian civilization” for having enacted Russia’s internationally reviled ‘gay propaganda’ law. The legislation is being blamed not only for stifling the LGBTI community’s right to free expression […]
SODOMY CHARGES “POLITICAL”
The Malaysian government has been accused of using its colonial–era “sodomy” law to target the head of the opposition. The authorities have refused to accept MP Anwar Ibrahim’s acquittal on sodomy charges and have appealed the verdict. On Wednesday, Ibrahim appeared in the Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur to again fend off claims that […]
RUSSIAN GAY TEACHERS FIRED
While President Putin insists that gay people are not discriminated against in Russia, at least two gay teachers are reported to have either been forced to resign or been fired because of their sexual orientation. The website Colta.ru published interviews with the two teachers, who have opened up about their plight. The Straight Alliance for LGBT […]
HATE CRIME BILL SET FOR 2014
For the first time, the government has given an indication of when it hopes South Africa’s hate crime legislation will move forward, with the intention of tabling the long anticipated bill in parliament next year. This news emerged from a meeting – the first in a year – of the LGBTI National Task Team on […]
RUGBY HUNK SOUGHT MALE DANCER
Retired English rugby hunk and gay ally Ben Cohen apparently wanted to pair up with a male dance partner for his current stint on Strictly Come Dancing. The Mirror reported that one of the show’s male professional dancers, Robin Windsor, confirmed that Cohen had told him: “I hope they put me with you.” Sadly, it […]