LGBTQ world mourns as Gilbert Baker Rainbow Flag creator dies
The creator of the iconic LGBTQ Rainbow Flag that’s become a global symbol for sexual and gender minorities has died. Gilbert Baker, an artist and activist, passed away in his sleep at the age of 65 on Thursday night in New York City. The Kansas-born Baker designed the first Rainbow Flag for the 1978 Gay […]
Amazing! You must watch this moving trans-affirming Vicks ad
Released ahead of the International Transgender Day of Visibility, Vicks India has produced a heart-warming ad that stands up for trans equality. The three-minute-long advert tells the true story of transgender activist Gauri Sawant, who adopted Gayatri, a young orphaned girl. Directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, the Touch of Care video shows Gayatri on her way […]
“We just want to love!” Gay Kenyan couple brutally beaten by mob
A seriously injured gay couple in Kenya have been saved from a brutal mob attack by police, although their assailants were allowed to go free. According to Standard Media, the two men from Garissa County, Ahmed and Noor, were in a hotel room in the town of Mororo when a group of youths stormed in […]
Porn star comes out of retirement for LGBTQ charity
Popular gay porn star Markie More has found a novel way to support his favourite charity – have lots of sex on camera! The hunky performer announced that he’s decided to stay in the adult video business, just weeks after tweeting that he was retiring. Speaking at an industry trade show in Arizona, he promised […]
Fury over “shameful” North Carolina anti-LGBTQ law repeal deal
LGBTQ groups are outraged that a secret deal to repeal North Carolina’s reviled anti-LGBTQ law is little better than the original legislation. On Thursday, the state’s lawmakers and Governor Roy Cooper passed a so-called “repeal” of the discriminatory HB2 law, which had led to a slew of damaging boycotts against North Carolina. Activists say, however, that […]
Activists want answers from Trump about LGBTQ census exclusion
Activists have filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in a bid to get answers as to why the Trump administration has excluded LGBTQ identity from two major national surveys. The move is in response to the US Census Bureau apparently dropping plans to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” data collection in its […]
Gay entertainer in fear after LGBTIQ hate speech attack
Doniel Jansen, a young entertainer and poet from Tulbagh who identifies as a gay man, has become the victim of a homophobic bigot who’s called him a “dog from hell”. Jansen, 23, who is also known as Bouncy, recently posted a gender non-conforming picture of himself on Facebook wearing a turban and red lipstick. […]
Passersby join in on 5th annual Free State Pride march
The Free State’s LGBTIQ community celebrated Pride on Saturday with a defiant march and a celebration in Bloemfontein. Around 500 people took to the city’s streets to demand equality and freedom from discrimination and stigma under this year’s theme, “I Am Pride”. Zenny Kgolokwane from LGBTIQ group Free State Rainbow Seeds, which organises the event, […]
The price of bigotry – LGBT discrimination costs Indonesia $12 billion a year
Discrimination against LGBT people in Indonesia is pervasive and limits their ability to fully contribute to the economy, says a new report. LGBT Exclusion in Indonesia and Its Economic Effects shows that the cost of discrimination to the Indonesian economy could range from nearly 900 million to 12 billion US dollars. In the report, researchers […]
Isis gay execution as man thrown off roof and stoned by mob (Graphic)
Another LGBT victim of Isis brutality has come to light after he was pushed off a building and stoned to death for the “crime” of being gay. Images of the horrific execution in the war ravaged Iraqi city of Mosul have been posted online. They show a blindfolded and bound young man surrounded by a […]