US pastor asks court to dismiss Uganda gay hate charges
A Massachusetts court will this week consider a request by hate pastor Scott Lively to dismiss charges against him of crimes against humanity in Uganda. Lively is being sued by the Center for Constitutional Rights in the US on behalf of Ugandan LGBT rights group SMUG in a first-of-its-kind case. He has been charged with crimes […]
Watch: Manila von Teez takes 2nd place in SA’s Got Talent
Drag star Manila Von Teez was the runner up on Sunday night’s finale episode of SA’s Got Talent 2016. The Capetonian performed to the Christina Aguilera song Show Me How You Burlesque, along with her two ever-present backup dancers. There was a giant “M” that dropped onto the stage, feather fans, much shimmying and, of […]
Vatican rejects priest’s claim that gay unions cause earthquakes
A Catholic priest says that the recent earthquakes in Italy are God’s punishment for allowing same-sex civil unions. Speaking to Radio Maria on 30 October, the day of a 6.6-magnitude quake, Fr Giovanni Cavalcoli stated that the disaster was “divine punishment” for “the offence to the family and the dignity of marriage, in particular through […]
South Africa is working to sabotage UN LGBTI rights victory!
Update 11/11/2016: South Africa’s Department of International Relations has categorically denied that it supports efforts to suspend the recently appointed UN LGBT watchdog. Details here. Once again betraying its constitutional obligations, the South African government is working with other African countries to block a major LGBTI rights victory at the United Nations. It’s been revealed that […]
Outrage grows over “medieval” arrest of teen girls for kissing
As details emerge of the abuse faced by two girls arrested for kissing in Morocco, a leading writer has condemned the country’s “medieval” laws. On Friday, a number of human rights groups slammed the prosecution of the girls, who are both minors, known only as Sanaa (16) and Hajar (17). According to reports, the girls […]
Now Tanzania also ends vital HIV programmes targeting gay men
Tanzania’s embarrassing excuse for a health ministry has announced that it has blocked HIV programmes targeting men who have sex with men. “We have suspended MSM (men who have sex with men) community-based interventions pending (a) review,” Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. According to Reuters, she justified the move by claiming […]
Kissing teen girls arrested for homosexuality in Morocco
Morocco’s criminalisation of homosexuality has notched up yet more victims; this time a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old girl. According to local media, the teens were arrested by police after they were seen kissing one another in a house in the city of Marrakesh on 26 October. A cousin videoed the girls kissing and showed it […]
Number of LGBTQ characters hit record high on US TV
American television shows are including more LGBTQ characters than ever before, but lesbian and bisexual female characters continue to be arbitrarily killed off. LGBTQ media advocacy GLAAD’s latest annual report, released on Thursday, found that 4.8% of the 895 regular characters in the 2016-2017 TV season (including broadcast and cable networks and streaming services) are […]
Yes! Manila von Teez “breaks free” to SA’s Got Talent top 6
Cape Town’s Manila Von Teez has once again wowed viewers on SA’s Got Talent, ensuring she’s one of the top 6 finalists. On Sunday, the fashion designer and drag performer, 26-year-old Veon Wentzel, pulled off a slick and dynamic adaptation of Ariana Grande’s hit track Break Free. As always, the performance included a costume change […]
Will Johnny Depp play Dumbledore’s love interest?
There’s fierce speculation that Johnny Depp has been cast as Dumbledore’s love interest in the new Harry Potter spinoff movie series. On Tuesday, Deadline confirmed that Depp had officially joined the cast of the 2018 sequel to the upcoming Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, which will be released this month. While his role has […]