Is Jon Qwelane now prepared to apologise to the LGBTI community?
In a surprising development, Jon Qwelane’s advocate has told the Johannesburg High Court that his client might be willing to apologise for his infamous homophobic article. According to Times Live, Judge Dimpheletse Moshidi on Tuesday asked advocate Musatondwa Musandiwa how Qwelane should be punished if found guilty of hate speech. Musandiwa replied: “I do not think Mr […]
Two youths jailed in Tunisia because they ‘looked gay’
Two young men in Tunisia have been sentenced to eight months in prison after they were arrested for simply “looking gay” and tortured. Achref, a 20-year-old student, and Sabri, 22, were given the jail sentence on Friday in the city of Sousse for having allegedly engaged in “sodomy”. They were stopped by police in December on suspicion […]
Humiliated! Man says he was mocked for being gay by Woolies employees
A Johannesburg man claims he was ridiculed by Woolworths employees for being gay while shopping at the chain store’s Lifestyle Crossing branch in Strubens Valley. Rico Zaaiman, a marketing executive, wrote in a letter to the company that he popped into the shop on Monday evening when the incident took place. “As I left the store […]
More than new laws needed to curb and punish LGBTI hate crimes
With police seemingly uninterested in interviewing witnesses or watching video evidence, the killer or killers of LGBTI music student Bobby Motlatla continue to get away with murder. For laws to function, the authorities must do their work, write Prof Frans Viljoen and Raymond Leteswalo. Hate crimes, especially those targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex and transgender […]
Charlize Theron wows with steamy lesbian sex scene
Benoni will never be the same again! Our very own Charlize Theron is getting girls hot under the collar with her sizzling new lesbian sex scene. The South African born star is the lead in the just-premiered spy action thriller Atomic Blonde. Set in the late 1980s, Theron plays British superspy Lorraine Broughton, who is […]
Cher & fireworks! That’s Colton Haynes’ incredible marriage proposal
Openly gay Arrow star Colton Haynes is one lucky man, judging by boyfriend Jeff Leatham’s incredible beach marriage proposal. The Los Angeles celebrity florist, 46, decided to pop the question to the 28-year-old actor in Los Cabos, Mexico on Saturday night. Amazingly, he arranged to have Cher appear in a personalised video message projected on […]
Nigerian man charged with running a gay bar – faces 10 years in jail
A court in Nigeria has issued an arrest warrant for a man who’s been accused of running a gay bar and could now face ten years in jail. According to a report by the Daily Trust newspaper, the High Court in the town of Badagry, in the state of Lagos, ordered the “immediate arrest” of […]
Kristen Stewart: Being bisexual or sexually fluid is NOT confusing
Kristen Stewart, one of the most high profile LGBT stars in Hollywood, says that bisexual people are not confused. “I don’t want to seem presumptuous, because everyone has their own experience,” she told The Guardian. “The whole issue of sexuality is so grey. I’m just trying to acknowledge that fluidity, that greyness, which has always […]
Gay military veterans allowed to march in parade after mayor’s boycott threat
Attempts by homophobes to ban gay military veterans from marching in Boston’s famous St. Patrick’s Day parade have been thwarted. On Wednesday, OUTVETS announced that it had been unexpectedly denied entry into the 116-year-old procession by the organisers, the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council. “This is a sad day for the LGBTQ community and […]
Breaking! Equality Court rules in favour of transgender learner
In a major LGBTI rights victory, the Seshego Equality Court has sided with a transgender Limpopo woman who was the victim of abuse when she was at school. On Friday, the court ruled in favour of Nare Mphela, who was represented by the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), and against a former high school principal […]