HIV infections down in the US, but not for young and latino gays
Despite a drop in the HIV infection rate over the past six years in America, young men who have sex with men are not seeing the same progress. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of annual HIV infections in the US fell 18 percent between 2008 and 2014 — […]
Gay boxer Yusaf Mack beats up homophobe in barber shop (video)
This gives new meaning to “fighting” for gay rights! Openly gay American boxer and porn actor Yusaf Mack has beaten up a homophobe who trolled him on Twitter. A video has emerged of Mack attacking the man, identified as Hector Echevarria, in an LA Clippers barber shop in Philadelphia on Saturday. The 37-year-old is seen punching […]
Legalising same-sex marriage reduces suicide among LGB teens
Researchers say that laws legalising same-sex marriage are associated with a significant reduction in the rate of suicide attempts among LGB young people. According to a study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, marriage equality policies in US states have led to more than 134,000 fewer adolescent suicide attempts per year. The research, published […]
Is this the end of the road for gay rightwing star Milo Yiannopoulos?
Milo Yiannopoulos, one of the poster boys for the alt-right movement, has been dumped by his publisher and some supporters after his past inflammatory comments about child abuse came to light. The openly gay British writer, journalist and editor has become an unlikely celebrity in the right wing world thanks to his extreme and hostile […]
Danny Watts, British racing driver comes out as gay
Danny Watts, the recently retired British professional racing driver, has broken new ground in the macho world of motor car racing by coming out as a gay man. The 37-year-old two-time Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race winner revealed that he had girlfriends and married a woman out of a desire to “pretend to be straight”. “I […]
Outrage over attempt to block anti-gay discrimination in Zambian football
Church leaders in Zambia are up in arms over a proposed national football body policy to bar discrimination against gay people. The current constitution of the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) states that discrimination is not allowed in the game on the basis of “ethnic origin, gender, language, religion, politics or any other reason…” A […]
Tanzania health minster lashes out, threatens to publish ‘gay list’
As the Tanzanian government cuts off HIV services for men who have sex with men, it has now also threatened to publish a list of gay people who “sell sex”. Writing on Twitter, Deputy Health Minister Hamisi Kigwangalla said: “I will publish a list of gay people selling their bodies online. “Those who think this campaign […]
New Mexico moves to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy
A law to ban dangerous attempts to change LGBTQ youths’ sexual orientation or gender identity has moved a step forward in New Mexico. On Thursday, the senate overwhelmingly approved bill 121, which would bar so-called “conversion therapy” by doctors and mental healthy professional targeting those under the age of 18. The proposed legislation must still […]
We love Diesel’s stunning new ‘Make Love Not Walls’ ad campaign
Photographer and director David LaChapelle has celebrated diversity and love in all its forms in a sexy new short film for Diesel. The video comes in the wake of growing conservatism in many countries towards immigrants, refugees, the LGBT community and other minorities. In the US, President Donald Trump has promised to build an enormous […]
This must end – action taken against homophobic educators in KZN
It’s been confirmed that lecturers and a teacher have been suspended in KwaZulu-Natal over two separate incidents of alleged homophobia. In the first, two lecturers at eThekwini Coastal College were suspended this week following widely reported allegations by 20-year-old gay administration student Bheka Khanyile. He claimed he was subjected to homophobic verbal abuse by the […]