LGBT Zimbabweans have NOT given up
Misleading headlines in the media have suggested that LGBT Zimbabweans have stopped fighting for equality. The original report by New Zimbabwe featured the headline: “Gays Give Up Fight for Same Sex Marriages, Say Zimbabwe Not Yet Ready.” That article’s content was repeated by numerous other outlets around the world under the headline of: “Homosexuality – […]
Aussie Prime Minister not welcome at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
The organisers of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras say they don’t want Prime Minster Malcom Turnbull at next year’s parade. On Saturday, the iconic event held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and passed a motion criticising Turnbull for his role in delaying same-sex marriage in Australia. The motion reads: “The AGM of Sydney […]
Q&A: The Feather Awards’ Thami Kotlolo
This year marked the eighth anniversary of the influential Feather Awards. Initially a glitzy exercise in celebrity worship (honouring actors, singers, politicians and other public figures who found favour with the gay community) it’s since grown to include LGBTI role models and activists. In 2016, the Feathers added further gravitas to its purpose; travelling across […]
Shrien Dewani rent boy takes his own life
In a tragic turn of events, the British based fetish rent boy who testified in the sensational Shrien Dewani murder trial has committed suicide. The British media revealed last week that Leopold Leisser, 45, was found hanged in his Birmingham flat in September. It was claimed in an investigation into his suicide that Leisser had […]
Trump says he accepts marriage equality as the law
President-elect Donald Trump says he’s not planning to actively challenge marriage equality in the US. In his first post-election television interview on Sunday, Trump appeared to reverse previous comments in which he suggested he would back reversing the June 2015 Supreme Court ruling that made same-sex marriage legal across the country. “It’s law,” he told […]
SA called out for playing “double game” in anti-LGBTI moves at UN
Human rights experts have questioned the South African government’s claim that it did not support other African country’s demand that the UN’s LGBTI watchdog be suspended. Last week Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO) spokesperson Clayson Monyela told Mambaonline that South Africa would not vote in favour of blocking the recently appointed Independent Expert on Protection […]
Major LGBT rights court victory in Uganda
The Constitutional Court of Uganda has scrapped a section of the law that blocked LGBT people from fighting against discrimination. On Thursday, the court ruled that a blatantly unjust provision in the Equal Opportunities Commission Act was unconstitutional. The provision effectively barred the commission from investigating “any matter involving behaviour which is considered to be […]
Same-sex couples more likely to have a fulfilling sex life
New research suggests that same-sex couples are more likely use strategies that allow their sex lives to remain fresh. According to the study, the secret to a happy sex life in long-term relationships is the belief that it takes hard work and effort, instead of expecting sexual satisfaction to simply happen if you are true […]
President’s marriage equality bid fails in Mexico
An attempt by Mexico’s president to legalise same-sex marriage has been thwarted by conservative lawmakers. On Wednesday, a congressional committee voted to reject the proposed legislation which would have made marriage equality a reality across the nation. President Enrique Peña Nieto had introduced the bill in May to mark the International Day Against Homophobia. Same-sex marriage […]
NG Kerk backs away from same-sex unions in “disgusting” decision
The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC), or NG Kerk has formally reversed its lauded vote last year to allow the recognition of same-sex unions. At an extraordinary meeting of the General Synod this week, the DRC decided to no longer accept same-sex relationships, even if they are legal civil unions. In a statement, the church proclaimed […]