FNB SAYS FLOYD ISN’T GAY
FNB has dismissed complaints that its ‘Floyd the florist’ radio ads are offensive and suggested that the character is not actually gay, but is just “highly creative”.
SHOCK AS MR GAY NAMIBIA STRIPPED OF TITLE
Just days before the end of his reign, Wendelinus Hamutenya, the current Mr Gay Namibia, had been stripped of his title.
SA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE ANTI-GAY PASTOR
The South African Human Rights Commission has confirmed that it will investigate a notoriously anti-gay Western Cape pastor over his alleged hate speech.
LINDSAY LOHAN TALKS LESBIAN RELATIONSHIP
Actress and tabloid star Lindsay Lohan has said that her high profile failed lesbian relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson left her heartbroken.
SOUTH AFRICA BACKS HISTORIC UN VOTE
Human rights groups have praised last week’s landmark United Nations vote condemning extrajudicial killings that for the first time included killings based on gender identity.
MAMBA BOOKS: MY ‘FUNNY’ BROTHER
My ‘Funny’ Brother, by Robin Malan, is that rare thing in South African literature: a teen novel for all ages. It’s rare in another respect: it’s a novel for all teens in which a couple of the characters happen to be gay.
HELEN ZILLE: ‘DA NOT A PARTY FOR HOMOPHOBES’
Helen Zille, the leader of the official opposition, has unequivocally stated that the DA will not tolerate homophobes in its ranks.
MORGAN FREEMAN NARRATES GAY MARRIAGE AD
Acclaimed actor Morgan Freeman has narrated a new video celebratintg recent wins in the US in favour of same-sex marriage rights. Watch it here.
ARE FNB’S ‘FLOYD THE FLORIST’ ADS HOMOPHOBIC?
A complaint has been laid with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) about two First National Bank radio ads that feature a lisping florist.
JUDGE THROWS OUT MADONNA ‘GAY PROPAGANDA’ CASE
A judge has thrown out a $10 million damages case against pop star Madonna for violating a St. Petersburg law banning “gay propaganda”.