Gay kiss sees South Africa’s homophobia seep to the surface
The WeTheBrave HIV awareness campaign says that homophobia is always close to the surface in South Africa after one of its ads featuring two men kissing came under fire. In a statement issued on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, WeTheBrave said that a slew of complaints were submitted to the Advertising Standards […]
Activists: no justice for LGBTI victims of hate crimes
Marking the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), South African activists have highlighted four hate crime cases that remain unresolved. “These LGBTI victims of deadly hate crimes have yet to receive justice,” commented OUT LGBT Well-being’s Hate Crimes Manager, Lerato Phalakatshela. The cases, which go as far back as March 2014, all reflect […]
Gay group to sue Facebook, YouTube and Twitter over homophobic posts
Three French human rights groups say they will take the world’s biggest social media companies to court for allowing hate speech on their platforms. SOS Homophobie, the Jewish Students’ Union (UEJF) and SOS Racism have accused the companies of hypocrisy for being obsessed with banning images of topless women but not cracking down on discriminatory posts. The […]
Nigerian police parade six men arrested on homosexuality charges for media
Six men arrested on homosexuality charges in southern Nigeria have been put on display for journalists by the police. Despite not having been found “guilty” of the charges, the men, whose ages range from 20 to 48, have had their names and images published by local media. Nostringsng.com reported that the Anti-Vice Section of Zone […]
Mariah Carey gives fabulous new explanation for the term LGBTQ
Music icon Mariah Carey has been awarded the Ally Award at the annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York. The singer, songwriter and actress was honoured on Saturday night for voicing her support for the LGBT community over the years, in particular backing marriage equality and campaigns against LGBT bullying. Fresh from her tour in […]
Jacaranda’s Rian van Heerden slammed in gays and God furore
Openly gay Jacaranda FM radio presenter Rian van Heerden has been vilified for saying that a homophobic God isn’t worth following. Van Heerden made the statement during the breakfast show on Wednesday after he brought up Johannesburg gay rugby team, the Jozi Cats, which has been in the media thanks to its controversial new ad […]
Obama praised and attacked for school transgender bathroom guidelines
Human rights activists have welcomed the Obama Administration’s new guidelines on the use of bathrooms by transgender students, but others are outraged. In a letter on Friday, the Departments of Education and Justice, directed federally funded schools to allow transgender students to have equal access to facilities such as bathrooms and locker rooms that are […]
GaySA Radio drops Azealia Banks over homophobic tweets
Azealia Banks’ most recent racist and homophobic social media tirade against Zayn Malik has seen her thrown off Twitter and South Africa’s gay radio station. Earlier this week, the always controversial Banks, 24, claimed on the social media platform that Malik, 23, had stolen her ideas and looks for his new music video. Infuriated by […]
This is our Fight Song: UN’s inspiring new video to mark IDAHOT 2016
The United Nations’ Free & Equal campaign has honoured LGBT activists around the world in a moving new video. To celebrate the International Day against Homophobia & Transphobia (IDAHOT) on 17 May, the campaign asked LGBT activists and their allies to help create a video that captures some of the strength and spirit they bring […]
Mr Gay Syria defies Isis after it beheaded his boyfriend.
The winner of Mr Gay Syria is refusing to cower in the shadows, despite his boyfriend’s beheading by Isis militants. Hussein Sabat, who now lives in exile in Turkey, has revealed that his first boyfriend was executed by the radical group in Syria. Despite still fearing for his safety, Sabat won’t hide his sexuality any […]