REPORT: UGANDAN LESBIAN IN COMA AFTER MOB AMBUSH
A Ugandan lesbian activist is in a coma after she was apparently lured into an ambush and was attacked by a mob in the town of Jinja. According to various unconfirmed reports, 25-year-old Jennifer Ikanza from the Gender Equality and Health Organisation (GEHO), received a call from a woman claiming to be bisexual and in […]
JUSTICE EDWIN CAMERON DEFENDS MALEMA
South Africa’s openly gay Constitutional Court Justice Edwin Cameron has defended controversial politician Julius Malema’s constitutionally protected right to say what he does. Cameron was speaking at a meeting on “The Rights of Ordinary South Africans” hosted by the Dikeletsong Citizens’ Advice Bureau in Pretoria. “When I see Mr Malema speak with the utter openness […]
COURT UPHOLDS BAN ON GAY CURE THERAPIES FOR MINORS
A US Court of Appeals has upheld California’s ban on efforts to change the sexual orientation or gender expression of minors. Last year, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that made California the first state in the US to outlaw “reparative” or “conversion therapy” for people under the age of 18 on the […]
AL-QAEDA KILLS GAYS IN YEMEN
AP has reported that Al-Qaeda gunmen have gunned down a man in Yemen because they believed that he was gay. “Armed Al-Qaeda suspects on a motorbike opened fire on 29-year-old Salem Ahmed Hasan in a market in Huta,” a southern town, the official told AP. He said that the man died immediately. Two other men […]
CAPE TOWN FASHION WEEK 2013 MENSWEAR GALLERY
A striking set of collections from designers such as Craig Port, David Tlale and Ruald Rheeder saw menswear come to the fore at the recent Mercedes Benz Cape Town Fashion Week.
GAY MURDERS CONTINUE IN JAMAICA
Following the recent killing of a trans teen in Jamaica comes a report of another possibly homophobic murder, this time of a 41-year-old gay man. Local media reported that the body of openly gay Dean Moriah, wrapped only in a towel, was found on Tuesday in Montego Bay outside of his burning home. Moriah was […]
RUSSIAN ACTIVIST QUITS AMIDST BIZARRE BEHAVIOUR
Nikolai Alexeyev, often described as Russia’s leading LGBT rights activist, has apparently quit over a critical article by an American adult film producer. For years, Alexeyev has been at the forefront of LGBT rights in Russia and has been repeatedly detained and harassed by the authorities in his efforts to secure the right to hold […]
COCA-COLA DEFENDS SPONSORSHIP OF RUSSIAN OLYMPIC GAMES
Coca-Cola has responded to protests against its sponsorship of the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Sochi over Russia’s anti-gay laws. On Wednesday, LGBT activists poured bottles of the popular soft drink down New York City drains in a demonstration in Times Square organised by Queer Nation. “By sponsoring the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Coca-Cola […]
QWELANE TO USE CONSTITUTION TO DEFEND HIMSELF
The hate speech case against homophobic journalist Jon Qwelane is set to continue to drag on into its sixth year without finality. In addition, Qwelane will be challenging the constitutionality of the Equality Act, under which he was convicted, in an effort to avoid facing up to the consequences of his actions. Qwelane was found […]
GAY COUNTRY HUNK HEADED FOR SA
Yee-haw! There are plans for Steve Grand, America’s first openly gay male country singer, to perform in South Africa this December. Following weeks of rumours, Bruce Walker from Pretoria nightclub Babylon confirmed to Mambaonline that negotiations are in their final stages to bring the hunky singer to the country. “He’s an inspiration,” said Walker. “Everyone […]