Archbishop of Wales: Stop using the Bible to condemn homosexuality!
The head of the Anglican Church in Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, has expressed his support for same-sex marriage and gay sexuality. He made the comments during a remarkable final address to the Governing Body of the church ahead of his retirement. Morgan said that it was important to understand that “Biblical texts are not God’s words, […]
LGBT Australians angry over national poll on same-sex marriage
The Australian government has introduced a contentious new bill, which if passed, will see Australians voting on whether or not to legalise same-sex marriage. On Wednesday, Prime Minster Malcom Turnbull said that the proposed national poll or plebiscite would take place on 11 February next year but would be non-binding; still requiring parliament to make the […]
Soweto Pride bans HIV testing for not being a “feminist principle”
In a controversial move, organisers of Soweto Pride have decided to not allow voluntary HIV testing at the event later this month. Pride gatherings have become an important “safe space” in which to target LGBT people when it comes to HIV awareness and testing. South Africa is faced with one of the world’s most devastating […]
Pastor Steven Anderson’s devious plan to sneak into SA foiled by the UK
His hate is being rejected at every turn. The UK has stymied ‘kill-the-gays’ pastor Steven Anderson’s attempt to sneak into South Africa early. On Tuesday, the LGBT community celebrated Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba’s historic decision to bar Anderson and his followers from entering South Africa due to his hate speech. Despite this, the bigoted […]
Huge sports boycott of North Carolina over anti-LGBT law
The organisation that regulates college sports in the US is boycotting the state of North Carolina because of its reviled anti-LGBT law. On Monday, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced that it was relocating the seven championship events scheduled to take place in the state during the 2016-17 academic year. The NCAA oversees athletes from […]
Victory! Gay hate pastor Steven Anderson banned from South Africa
Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba has announced that American gay hate pastor Steven Anderson, and his followers, will not be allowed into South Africa. The historic move follows a determined campaign by LGBT activists, led primarily by GaySA Radio, to stop the preacher, who calls for the execution of gay people, from spreading his […]
Zanele Muholi’s Faces and Phases turns 10
A new exhibition is celebrating Zanele Muholi’s remarkable Faces and Phases series of photographic portraits, spanning 10 years and more than 250 black lesbians and transgender individuals from South Africa and beyond. The exhibition opens at the Stevenson Gallery in Johannesburg on 15 September, two days after South Africa marks a decade since the introduction […]
Alexis Arquette was “a delight” when she visited South Africa
As the world mourns the death of transgender actress, painter and activist Alexis Arquette, we remember her brief visit to South Africa. Arquette was known for her roles in films like Pulp Fiction, Bride of Chucky and The Wedding Singer, as well as for her famous family: She was the sibling of actors Rosanna, Patricia, and David. […]
Religious leaders slam gay hate pastor as Gigaba prepares to announce decision
The Department of Home Affairs says that Minister Malusi Gigaba will announce his decision on banning American pastor Steven Anderson on Tuesday. The news comes in the wake of Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Njongonkulu Ndungane asserting his support for blocking the hate evangelist from coming into the country. “Our Constitution‚ of which we are all immensely […]
Time to boycott Zanzibar as Tanzania threatens to ban groups that support LGBTI equality
Another senior government official has lashed out at groups that lobby for the rights of LGBTI people in Tanzania, a popular holiday location for South Africans. According to Thomson Reuters Foundation, the Deputy Minister for Health, Community, Development and Gender, Hamisi Kigwangala, said that the government was determined to “always protect” so-called traditional values. “I […]