Two high school students attacked and expelled for being gay in Kenya
Two boys have been beaten and expelled for having sex with each other at one of Kenya’s oldest high schools. According to local media, students at the Maseno boys boarding school in Kisumu County allegedly found the two having sex in the dormitory toilet. The boys were badly beaten by their colleagues before being turned […]
Caster Semenya honoured with Athlete of the Year award
A week after winning an Olympic Gold medal, Caster Semenya has been honoured as South Africa’s Athlete of the Year, at the SPAR gsport Awards. The awards, held at The Venue in Melrose Arch on Saturday night, aim to raise the profile of South African women in sport, and to encourage corporate South Africa to […]
South Africans among top (and most popular) Grindr users at Rio Olympics
Could one of our best ever Olympic performances have been boosted by South Africans getting it on via gay dating apps? According to Grindr, South Africans were among its top users during the Olympic Games in Rio, where it tracked a whopping 14 million messages during the two-week-long event. South Africans were also among the […]
Jon Qwelane homophobic hate speech trial returns to court – 8 years on!
An astonishing eight years after writing his infamous homophobic article, disgraced journalist Jon Qwelane will once again face hate speech charges in court. Qwelane was convicted for hate speech in 2011, but has challenged the ruling on the basis that sections of the Equality Act, under which he was convicted, infringe on his constitutional right […]
Greensleeves: Still stuck in the Middle Ages?
The Greensleeves venue in Johannesburg has been hosting medieval-themed experiences since 1974. Patrons enjoy lavish feats, alongside a baron and his troubadours, while decked out in era-appropriate costumes. There’s much dancing, revelry and audience interaction. A recent patron, Bernard C (not his real name), however, believes that it’s time for the venue to drop its outdated and offensive take […]
Update: Pastor Steven Anderson’s new secret plans for Joburg trip already crumbling
American “kill-the-gays” Pastor Steven Anderson’s latest secret plans for his visit to South Africa have been leaked. Anderson, who heads up Tempe’s Faithful Word Baptist Church, is set to visit Johannesburg in a missionary style evangelical excursion on 18 September to “win souls” for his hateful cause. The vile proselytiser preaches that gay people should be […]
This man got 40 years in jail for pouring boiling water over gay couple
A US jury has sentenced a Georgia man to 40 years in prison for attacking and maiming a sleeping gay couple with scalding water in February. Anthony Gooden, 23, and Marquez Tolbert, 21, were in bed when Martin Blackwell, 48, who was in a relationship with Gooden’s mother and shared her apartment, poured a pot of boiling […]
Final Feather Awards Dialogue comes to Langa in Cape Town
The eighth and final Chevrolet Feather Awards Dialogue takes place in Langa, Cape Town on Saturday 27 August. This year, the annual awards ceremony has marked its eighth anniversary by travelling to eight provinces to engage with communities about LGBTI issues and challenges. The dialogues are hosted in partnership with long standing sponsors Chevrolet and […]
Late partner’s family fights gay man over inheritance
A gay man is embroiled in a potentially landmark Constitutional Court dispute with the family of his late partner of 12 years. Eric Duplan and Cornelius Laubscher were in a committed and permanent relationship from 2003 until February 2015, when Laubscher died, without leaving a will. Although they lived together as life partners they never […]
WikiLeaks denies outing gay Saudi man as criticism grows
WikiLeaks has dismissed claims that it put a gay Saudi man in mortal danger by outing him in its release of classified government documents. According to the Associated Press (AP), WikiLeaks disclosures have not only targeted and embarrassed governments and agencies, but they have inadvertently also exposed the “personal information of hundreds of people”. This, […]