MADRID PRIDE SUED FOR HATE SPEECH
A religious family group is suing the organisers of Madrid Pride for hate speech against Catholics and the Pope.
PRESS OMBUDSMAN: SUNDAY SUN MUST APOLOGISE
While falling short of calling the article hate speech, the Press Ombudsman has demanded that the Sunday Sun apologise for John Qwelane’s recent controversial column.
JOBURG DEMANDS QWELANE BE FIRED
Around 200 people protested in Johannesburg today against the Sunday Sun’s recent publishing of the controversial homophobic Jon Qwelane column.
CLAIM: UGANDA POLICE TORTURE GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST
It’s been reported that a leading gay rights activist in Uganda was arrested and tortured in Kampala on the weekend.
ANOTHER HOMOPHOBIC SNICKERS BAR AD?
Mars Inc has pulled another Snickers bar TV ad in the US – almost a year and a half after it flighted a homophobic controversial ad.
CAPE TOWN PROTESTS QWELANE
Over 200 people took part in a protest against the homophobic Sunday Sun column by writer Jon Qwelane in Cape Town on Friday.
MAN WINS GAY FACEBOOK LIBEL CASE
A UK man has been awarded £22,000 after a former friend created a false Facebook profile which made untrue statements about him.
VODACOM DISTANCES ITSELF FROM QWELANE
Cell phone network Vodacom has distanced itself from Jon Qwelane’s views following complaints that it advertised underneath his homophobic column.
QWELANE JOBURG & CAPE TOWN PROTESTS
A protest against Jon Qwelane’s homophobic article is taking place in Cape Town on Friday 25 July, followed by a protest in Joburg on Tuesday.
QWELANE RESPONDS
An unrepentant Jon Qwelane has told The Times that he stands by his homophobic article published in the Sunday Sun on the weekend.