Amazing! Record-breaking Team LGBT won 25 medals at Rio Olympics
More than half of the 53 openly LGBT athletes who took part in the Rio Olympics won a medal; a larger haul than any country that criminalises homosexuality. According to OutSports, taking into account the medals handed out for team sports (for example, gold medals were won by four out women on the US basketball […]
Namibia’s ombudsman calls for same-sex marriage amidst UN report furore
John Walters, the Ombudsman of Namibia, has urged Namibians to respect the rights of gays and lesbians and questioned why they should not be allowed to marry. Walters, whose office is mandated to promote and protect human rights, told The Namibian that people should be free to live their lives as they deemed fit. He […]
Isis militants execute four men for homosexuality as cleric calls for end to anti-LGBT violence
Isis militants have ignored a condemnation of anti-gay violence by prominent Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and executed four men on charges of homosexuality and sodomy. Iraqi News reports that the four victims, two of whom were Isis members, were thrown off the top of the former National Insurance building in Mosul in Iraq on […]
J.K. Rowling defends Tom Daley against religious bigots
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has slammed a religious group for suggesting that British diver Tom Daley failed to win a gold medal in Rio because he “turned” gay. On Saturday, the UK’s Christian Voice ministry tweeted about the openly gay sportsman missing out on gold at the Olympics, commenting: “Turning gay doesn’t seem to […]
Texas judge’s ruling a blow to transgender students’ rights and safety
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked President Obama’s guidelines allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice. In Texas, US District Judge Reed O’Connor ordered a nationwide injunction on enforcing the recommendations, as demanded in a lawsuit filed by a number of states. The states claim that the Obama Administration is aiming […]
Major changes as Johannesburg Pride 2016 moves to Melrose Arch
In a major development for South Africa’s longest running LGBT Pride event, Johannesburg Pride 2016 will be held at the upmarket Melrose Arch precinct on Saturday 29 October. “We are making changes to the entire format,” said Pride’s Kaye Ally. “We will have a shorter parade as we have found that people are more interested in […]
Gay South African couple make international headlines with rare triplets
A gay South African couple are believed to be the first same-sex couple to have triplets using a surrogate. New parents Christo and Theo Menelaou from Pretoria have been featured in the UK media after they took home their children from the hospital following their complex birth last month. Not only is having triplets using […]
Jamaican gold medal winner hit with anti-gay slur
Jamaica’s president has stepped in after a Jamaican company posted an anti-gay slur about one of the country’s new Olympians. Omar McLeod, who won gold in the men’s 110-meter hurdles last week Tuesday, was celebrated by many of his compatriots for his fantastic victory. Things turned sour, however, when the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper asked its […]
Africa’s 2nd LGBT medal! Caster Semenya takes gold in Rio
South Africa’s Caster Semenya has won the 800m gold medal at the Olympic Games – the second LGBT African athlete to win in Rio this year. The 25-year-old ran a national record time of 1:55.28 to beat Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba in second place (1:57:69) and Kenya’s Margaret Nyairera Wambui in third place. South African Sunette […]
Victory as Scottish church agrees to cancel SA anti-gay preacher’s talk
The church that invited homophobic South African preacher Angus Buchan to speak in Scotland has cancelled the event following international condemnation. The evangelical Hope Church in Tweedbank was set to host Buchan on 22 August at the Volunteer Hall in the town of Galashiels as part of his UK tour, from 21 to 28 August. Activists […]