Contralesa chief: Un-African gay couples will not get rural land
Contralesa Eastern Cape Chairman Chief Mwelo Nonkonyana says that married same-sex couples will not be allocated residential land as their unions are ungodly. Speaking at the funeral of AmaXhosa senior royal member and Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders Executive Member Chief Mthetho Ngubesizwe Sigcawu on Sunday, he proclaimed that same-sex marriage is against traditional […]
An African first – LGBT business network to be launched in South Africa
In a major boost for South African LGBT businesses and entrepreneurs, an agreement to start an LGBT business network has been struck with the US National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). Headed by The Other Foundation, a task team has been set up to begin the process of establishing the network – an […]
Move to address HIV among transgender people welcomed
New guidelines have been published to help address HIV among transgender people, a community that’s disproportionately affected by the epidemic. An analysis of HIV among transgender people across 15 countries, undertaken in 2013, indicated that a transgender woman in those countries was 49 times more likely to be living with HIV than the general, non-transgender […]
Yes, Zika can be transmitted through gay sex
America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a case of a man who likely contracted the Zika virus through sex with another man. It appears that the Dallas man caught the virus after having unprotected anal sex with his partner, who had recently returned from a trip to Venezuela. Other cases of […]
Fear as Kenyan activists turn to courts in bid to end gay sex ban
An LGBT rights group in Kenya has closed its offices as a security precaution after filing a law suit to overturn the country’s gay sex ban. In an unprecedented move, the Kenyan National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) is challenging the constitutionality of sections of the penal code that outlaw same-sex intimacy. According […]
Health: Scientists say circumcision does not reduce penis sensitivity
Circumcised? Good news: you’re not losing out in the pleasure department after all. It’s been widely believed that men who are circumcised experience some degree of loss of sensitivity in the penis, but new research suggests this is not the case. Jenn Bossio, a clinical psychology PhD candidate at Queen’s University, studied 62 men between […]
Tim Cook & Ellen DeGeneres are most powerful LGBT people
The openly gay CEO of Apple and a lesbian talk show host have been named as the two most powerful LGBT people. OUT magazine’s annual list of the 50 most influential LGBT people in American culture placed Tim Cook in first place, followed by Ellen DeGeneres. “…we take into account a variety of criteria: everything […]
Trevor Tutu: LGBTI equality is one of my father’s most important fights
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s son has described his father’s efforts to liberate the LGBTI community as one of his most important struggles. On Thursday, Trevor Tutu accepted the 2016 Chair Award from the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) in Cape Town. The organisation is hosting its annual global conference in the city. The award is presented to […]
Tourism minister says South Africa is open to the world’s LGBT travellers
South Africa’s Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom says that the country is eager to receive LGBT tourists from around the world. Hanekom spoke at the opening of the first-ever international LGBT business conference to be held in Africa: the 33rd Annual Convention of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) in Cape Town on […]
Court blow to same-sex marriage hopes in China
An attempt to secure same-sex marriage rights through the courts in China has failed. On Wednesday, a judge in the city of Changsha dismissed a historic marriage equality case brought by Sun Wenlin, 27, who hoped to marry his partner, Hu Mingliang, 37. Sun had sued the civil affairs bureau after it refused to recognise their relationship. […]