Newspaper outs 18 men arrested for cruising in Florida parks
A newspaper in Florida has needlessly published the photos and names of 18 men arrested in a four-day gay sex sting operation. The men, aged 28 to 78, were arrested by undercover officers in a number of parks in Volusia County, apparently following complaints of lewd behaviour. “If you insist in going in our parks and […]
Hope for Gambia as Minister of Foreign Affairs backs ending gay ban
Gambia’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ousainou Darboe, has admitted that the former regime used anti-gay hysteria as an excuse to oppress his compatriots. The country’s dictatorial and deeply homophobic ruler of 23 years, Yahya Jammeh, only gave up power and went into exile in January after losing the presidential election to President Adama Barrow […]
Free! Kidnapped Nigerian writer Chibụìhè Obi has been released
Nigerian writer Chibụìhè Obi has been released, reportedly after being kidnapped and held to ransom for writing an anti-homophobia essay. On Monday, Obi’s concerned friends put out an alert on social media calling for help in finding the teacher, poet and photographer, who had been missing since the 1st of June. It’s believed that he […]
What? Here are the latest crackpot theories about why we’re gay or lesbian
A trio of new bizarre theories about why some people become gay or lesbian have recently come to the fore. In the UK, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Susan King claimed that it all boils down to chemicals from plastics in the environment that are turning men gay. “There are a lot of feminising hormones getting into […]
Nigeria | Has writer been kidnapped for speaking out against homophobia?
UPDATE 06/06/2017: Chibụìhè Obi has been released by his captors. Below is the original story about his disappearance. There are fears for the safety of Nigerian writer Chibụìhè Obi after he wrote an essay in support of African LGBTIQ people and literature. Obi, who describes himself as a teacher, poet and photographer, wrote the piece titled […]
Here’s the man who’s about to become the world’s newest gay prime minister
Leo Varadkar, a 38-year-old gay man of Indian descent, will become Ireland’s new prime minister. On Friday, the country’s governing Fine Gael party elected Varadkar as its leader, after he received 60% of the votes. He is set to be formally made prime minister (or Taoiseach, as the title is known in Ireland) of the […]
Trump ignores Pride Month, Ivanka blasted when she steps in
Reflecting once again the vast difference between him and his predecessor, President Donald Trump has failed to proclaim June as LGBTQ Pride Month in the US. Pride is traditionally celebrated in the country in June, marking the June 28, 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City; seen by many as the start of the LGBTQ […]
Opinion: Let boys play with dolls so they don’t grow into Trash
It’s easy to think society has “a long way to go” before solving its problems. But we’re just a paradigm shift away from where we tell ourselves we want to be. One simple step towards ending gender-based violence would be encouraging boys to play with dolls. Now, this sounds too easy — it wouldn’t cost […]
Miss Gay Jozi 2017 Gallery
Boene Ntshilo, a banker from Northcliff, recently competed against 15 other finalists to be crowned Miss Gay Jozi 2017 at the Simply Blue nightclub. Under the theme of a “Festival of Colours” the 5th annual pageant kicked off with a Bollywood-influenced introduction to the contestants, who also took part in swimwear and evening wear segments. […]
Brenda Fassie immortalised in comic book
An anthology of comic books featuring notable women from all over the world, Femme Magnifique, has included a South African. The late singer, Brenda Fassie, gets her own comic book. South African music icon Brenda Fassie is one of the women featured in a comic book anthology, Femme Magnifique. These comics “celebrate women who crack […]