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 […]
Scared parents plead with Trump to protect their trans kids
Almost 800 parents have pleaded with President Trump to uphold their transgender children’s rights at school. Their call was in response to a decision by the Department of Justice to no longer fight a national injunction issued by a federal court to suspend a previous Obama administration order that stopped federally funded schools from discriminating against tran students. […]
A world without Conchita Wurst may be imminent
The man who created the iconic bearded drag persona Conchita Wurst says that it’s time to retire the character. Speaking to Germany’s Die Welt newspaper, singer Tom Neuwirth declared that, “I don’t need her any more” and “I have to kill her”. The Austrian explained: “I feel like I want to create a new person… […]
Victory as Church of England rejects homophobic bishop’s report
The rejection by the Church of England of a controversial Bishops’ Report has been hailed as a “victory for LGBTI love and equality”. On Wednesday, the church’s General Synod voted against endorsing the report which sought to affirm the church’s opposition to same-sex marriage. The report, compiled by the House of Bishops, was put to […]