Obama calls for LGBT equality in final UN speech
Barack Obama has called on the world to stop persecuting marginalised groups, including LGBT people, in his final address to the United Nations General Assembly as the US president. In an impassioned speech on Tuesday, he urged leaders and ordinary people to break out of restricted and outdated beliefs and ideologies that continue to hold […]
Report: Botswana hate church is no more as Anderson’s cronies detained
Mambaonline has received unconfirmed reports that the Botswana government has now detained other members of gay hate Pastor Steven Anderson’s church who travelled to the country to support him. It appears that 13 North American missionaries who flew in to help Anderson open their church in Gaborone will be deported, and that three Batswana who assisted the […]
Shock as Soweto Pride postponed, threatened with shutdown
For the first time in its 12-year history, Soweto Pride has been postponed after the authorities threatened to shut it down. The historic Pride, located in one of South Africa’s largest and most iconic townships, was set to take place this Saturday 24 September in Meadowlands. On Tuesday, the NGO behind the event, FEW (Forum […]
Gay Durban councillor victim of resident’s homophobic campaign
An openly gay councillor in the EThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has finally responded to a resident who has been repeatedly sending him homophobic hate mail. Speaking out on his Facebook page, DA Councillor Martin Meyer revealed that the “gentleman” had been harassing him for almost five months. “Since May you have been e-mailing,” Meyer said. […]
Botswana LGBT leader on hate pastor deportation: “I am proud of my government”
Botswana’s LGBT rights group has applauded President Ian Khama for personally ordering the arrest and deportation of American gay hate pastor Steven Anderson. On Tuesday, Anderson was taken into custody by immigration officials at the Gabzfm radio station, where he had just conducted a hate-filled interview. The preacher said on air that gays and lesbian […]
Breaking: Yes! He’s being deported! Gay hate pastor drama in Botswana
Following claims of assault, protests and more hate speech, Pastor Steven Anderson has now been officially banned by Botswana and will be deported. The drama began with claims that he assaulted Tony Benn, a 59-year-old man, in his church on the weekend, whilst members of the Botswana Humanist Society protested outside. Benn says he went […]
LGBT community celebrates hate pastor ban by eating at Wimpy and Spur
A number of LGBT people ate at Wimpy and Spur restaurants on Sunday to celebrate the banning of gay hate pastor Steven Anderson and to show their support for the companies. When it was revealed in July that Anderson was coming to the country, plans were put in place to protest his “Soulwinning Marathon”, which […]
Report: LGBT blog in New York bomb attack a hoax
According to a report, investigators have dismissed a mysterious LGBT blogger who claimed responsibility for the blast in New York over the weekend. On Saturday a pressure cooker bomb detonated in Manhattan’s Chelsea district. an area popular with the gay community in the city, injuring 29 people. A second nearby device was defused. In the […]
Soweto Pride 2016 to march for safety, justice and freedom
UPDATE: For the first time in its 12-year history, Soweto Pride has been postponed after the authorities threatened to shut it down. Read all the details here. The 12th edition of Soweto Pride will take to the streets on Saturday 24 September in Meadowlands. Organised by the Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), the […]
Report: Anderson’s gay hate missionaries blocked in bid to get to South Africa
It appears that members of Pastor Steven Anderson’s church, who were also banned by the South African government, have tried to fly to Johannesburg. While Anderson managed to get to Gaborone to open his Botswana church by bypassing South Africa, GaySA Radio received reports this week that some members of Anderson’s group planned to come […]