REPORT: ANOTHER LESBIAN MURDERED
In the same week that activists remembered LGBTI victims of hate crimes, comes a new report of another lesbian woman murdered on Joburg’s East Rand.
NEW ‘JOBURG PRIDE’ PLAYER EMERGES
In a surprise move, a former board member of the recently dissolved company behind Joburg Pride has announced her intention to put on a new LGBTI festival in the city.
RHODE ISLAND SET TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE
The Rhode Island Senate has approved a same-sex marriage bill, putting it on track to become the tenth US state to legalise gay marriage.
REMEMBERING NOXOLO NOGWAZA
LGBTI activists will today mark the second anniversary of the brutal murder of lesbian Noxolo Nogwaza in 2011, a hate crime that remains unsolved.
FRANCE SAYS ‘OUI’ TO GAY MARRIAGE
Amidst a wave of anti-gay violence, France has become the ninth European country and the 14th in the world to legalise gay marriage.
HORROR GAY MURDER IN PRETORIA
Two men have been knifed to death in a bizarre killing spree in Pretoria that has left friends and family puzzled as to the motive.
JOBURG PRIDE CRISIS: FUTURE STILL UNCERTAIN
Following another public meeting on the weekend that saw continued disagreement on numerous issues, the future of Joburg Pride remains unclear.
GAMBIA FURTHER CRIMINALISES LGBT PEOPLE
In addition to making male prostitution and being irritating in public illegal, the government of the Gambia has also criminalised men dressing in women’s clothing.
ZIM GAYS WRITE TO MUGABE
Zimbabwe’s gay rights group has written a letter to President Mugabe urging him to ensure that gays and lesbians are protected from violence, discrimination and hate.
BILL CLINTON CONTROVERSIALLY RECEIVES GAY AWARD
Despite having signed two anti-gay laws during his presidency, former US president Bill Clinton has been honoured by gay rights group GLAAD.