HOMOPHOBIC PTA PRINTER REJECTS GAY HEALTH CONTRACT
A Pretoria printing company has refused to print material for a national gay men’s health group because it has a “moral issue” with the content. Health4Men revealed that it had recently contacted a number printing companies, including Joyprint in Pretoria, for a quote to print coasters and posters. The materials aim to disseminate responsible sex […]
RUSSIAN GAY ACTIVISTS DISAPPOINTED BY OBAMA MEETING
Some Russian LGBT activists have expressed their disappointment at their meeting with President Obama in St Petersburg on Friday. Obama met the group of human rights activists,during his visit to the Russian city for the G20 summit, to show his support for their efforts to secure LGBT equality. Russia has recently passed a number of anti-gay […]
POLICE ARREST SUSPECT IN SOWETO GAY MURDER
Police have arrested another person in connection with one in a series of murders of gay men in Gauteng. The Star reported that a man who was wanted in connection with the murder of Siphiwe Selby Nhlapo is in police custody. Nhlapo was killed in his Kliptown, Soweto, home in September 2011. He had been […]
WENTWORTH MILLER TRIED SUICIDE AS CLOSETED TEEN
Openly gay actor Wentworth Miller says that he tried to commit suicide more than once as a teen while grappling with his sexuality. Miller (41) spoke openly about his struggles as a youth at a Human Rights Campaign dinner in Seattle on Saturday night, reported TMZ. “Growing up I was a target. Speaking the right […]
PTA RUSSIAN EMBASSY NO SHOW ‘AN INSULT’
Activists have expressed their anger that the organiser of Sunday’s shambolic LGBT protest outside the Russian Embassy in Pretoria failed to attend. The demonstration was intended to show solidarity with the beleaguered Russian LGBT community and was part of an international day of protest, with similar events planned in cities around the world. However, organiser […]
STEVE GRAND WANTS YOU TO ‘STAY’
Proudly gay American country singing hunk Steve Grand has released a video for his second single, Stay. The video confirms that Grand is continuing to unrepentantly express himself as a gay man through his music and videos, in a genre of music not known for being gay-affirming. The upbeat Stay clip shows Grand having fun […]
#THATSOGAY 2013 ARTS FESTIVAL
Where most gay festivals are big on glitter, sequins, camp shows and pink drinks THATSOGAY, this September and October at the University of Johannesburg, is the exception. Why would a festival that aims to promote human rights, respect and equality use homophobic language in its title? The phrase “that’s so gay” is a derogatory expression […]
CELINE DION ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM
From Gaga to Mariah, it’s turning out to be a fantastic year for new music from some of pop’s biggest divas – and now Celine Dion has joined the fray. This week, Columbia Records announced that Dion will release Loved Me Back To Life, her first English-language album in six years, in November. For Loved […]
AUSSIE PM’S PRO GAY CHRISTIAN ANSWER GOES VIRAL
A video of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd powerfully defending homosexuality to a Christian pastor has gone viral. Rudd was asked about his changing position on same-sex marriage by Matt Prater, a pastor from Brisbane, during a television Q&A on ABC News, ahead of this weekend’s elections in Australia. Prater asked how Rudd could call […]
CANADIAN HIV VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE
A possible HIV vaccine has shown promising results in the first phase of its clinical trials, say Canadian researchers. Results of the tests show that the vaccine appeared to have no adverse effects in the patients and resulted in an increase in antibodies. Developed by Dr. Chil-Yong Kang and his team at Western’s Schulich School […]