Kenyan court legalises forced anal exams
In a shocking travesty of justice, the Mombasa High Court has ruled that the Kenyan authorities can continue to force anal exams on men accused of homosexuality. The court also found that forced HIV and Hepatitis B tests of men suspected of homosexual conduct are also constitutional. The ruling allows the government to continue these […]
Hundreds of South Africans gather to remember Orlando victims
Hundreds of LGBTI South Africans and their friends gathered in Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban and Bloemfontein to honour the victims of the Orlando massacre. In Centurion on Thursday, in the parking lot of the popular Babylon nightclub, a large crowd solemnly lit candles in the colours of the rainbow flag. The event was attended by […]
Nigerian sports chief: Lesbians “killing” women’s football
A senior Nigerian sports official is under fire after claiming that lesbians are ruining women’s football in the country. First Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Seyi Akinwunmi was quoted as saying: “Lesbianism kills teams. People are afraid to talk about it.” Speaking on the sports programme Hot Seat, he went on to […]
Did this Joburg man just say that gays should be shot?
In the wake of the Orlando massacre, a Johannesburg man appears to have called for gay men to be shot. On Wednesday, Gerhard de Bruyn reacted to an article posted on the 702 Facebook page about the film Chemsex; documenting the link between drugs and sex among gay men. The post includes a picture of […]
SA band GoodLuck talk about their new gay love story music video
Popular South African electronic music band GoodLuck’s latest music video features a gay love story between two men. In the clip for the song Thinking About You, a cover of the 1990 Londonbeat hit, a man lies in bed and reminisces about his love affair with another man, which appears to have come to an […]
SABC censors Orlando victims’ pictures on Morning Live
The SABC’s disturbing move to ban newspaper headlines has seen its Morning Live show refusing to broadcast images of the victims of the Orlando massacre. The incident was witnessed by veteran LGBTI activist and filmmaker Bev Ditsie. On Wednesday, she wrote on Facebook: “So shocked on Morning Live this am. I was in a timewarp […]
Durban and Joburg Orlando massacre vigils announced
Two vigil events honouring the victims of the Orlando massacre will be held in Durban and Johannesburg on Thursday and Saturday. These community events add to those vigils planned for Bloemfontein, Pretoria and Cape Town. DURBAN This event, co-hosted by the Deo Gloria Family Church, is on Thursday, 16 June (Youth Day) at Club Altitude […]
South African actor comes out in response to Orlando killings
South African actor Jacques Pepler, best known for his role as Eben on Villa Rosa, has come out as gay in the wake of the Orlando massacre. On Monday, the 25-year-old star of Kyknet’s popular and long running soapie, which recently ended, posted a picture on Facebook of himself kissing his partner of six months, Ruan Van […]
Orlando vigils planned for Pretoria and Bloem
Vigils to remember the 49 victims of Sunday’s gay club massacre in Orlando, Florida are now also planned for Pretoria and Bloemfontein. These two events are in addition to Thursday’s candlelight vigil in Cape Town and Durban and Joburg. BLOEMFONTEIN Mr. Mardi Gras SA, aleXander Steyn, is calling on everyone in his hometown Bloemfontein and surrounding […]
Was this Orlando massacre victim from South Africa?
There are reports that one of the victims of the Orlando gay nightclub massacre was born in South Africa. Peter O. Gonzalez-Crus was listed among the fatalities in Sunday morning’s horror attack on the city’s Pulse club. According to his Facebook page, the 22-year-old was from “Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa”. He also lived in Batam, […]