Anger as Italy prepares to drop gay adoption from same-sex union bill
It’s being reported that following stiff opposing from lawmakers, a bill to allow same unions in Italy will no longer legalise limited gay adoption. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has told his Democratic Party to “water down” the controversial bill so that it has a chance of being passed by parliament. The country is the last major […]
Russia plans to open LGBT “treatment” facilities across the nation
Russia is proposing opening special exam rooms in hospitals and clinics to “treat” people with “gender identity disorders” and “disorders of sexual preference”. In addition, the facilities would also address children with “psychological and behavioural disorders associated with sexual development and orientation”. Staff, consisting of a doctor (sexologist) and a nurse, will “diagnose and treat these disorders” […]
Half of black gay and bi men in US face HIV infection
Despite advances in prevention options and treatment, the LGBT community in the US still continues to face alarming rates of HIV infection. In a new report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that while the risk of infection in general had decreased in the US, gay and bisexual men remain disproportionately affected by […]
Here’s Kenya’s first LGBT music video that’s just been banned
A music video dedicated to same-sex love and the plight of LGBT people in Africa has predictably been banned by the Kenyan authorities. The track, a reworking by Art Attack of the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ song Same Love, features new lyrics and a video boldly depicting the lives of LGBT people in Kenya. The […]
Canada’s Prime Minister will be first to march in Pride parade
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to make history when he becomes the first head of a nation to march in a Pride parade while in office. Trudeau, 44, has previously taken part in Toronto Pride but that was before he assumed the position of prime minister in November last year. On Monday, he […]
Huge backlash against transgender people in the US
Activists in the USA have warned of an “alarming onslaught of legislation nationwide targeting transgender people, and particularly children.” As the gay and lesbian community celebrates advances in marriage equality and as trans issues are increasingly highlighted in the mainstream media, conservative lawmakers in the county have responded with a bitter backlash against the LGBT […]
Southern Africa Anglican Church welcomes gays but won’t bless our unions
Bishops attending the Synod of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa have failed to agree on blessing same-sex couples, but will otherwise not discriminate against LGBT people or their families. In a statement from the synod, which has been meeting outside of East London in South Africa, the bishops said they had addressed the issues […]
30 HIV positive gay men charged with having condomless sex
In an outrageous development, officials in the Czech Republic are planning to prosecute 30 gay men living with HIV for having sex without a condom. In 2005, the country’s Supreme Court ruled that citizens can face criminal charges for spreading an infectious disease such as HIV by not using a condom during sex. According to […]
Huge MSM sexual health campaign launched in Cape Town
WeTheBrave, the largest sexual health campaign targeting gay men and MSM (men who have sex with men) in South Africa, was launched in Cape Town on the eve of the city’s Pride festival. On Thursday, the campaign’s arrival in the Western Cape was celebrated at a function at the Ritz Hotel in Seapoint. It was previously […]
Surprise as Mr Gay South Africa loses Mr Gay World license
Will there be a Mr Gay South Africa in 2016? In a blow to the national contest, the organisers of Mr Gay South Africa (MGSA) have lost the license to send their winner to the Mr Gay World (MGW) competition. On Friday, it was announced that this year’s South African delegate to the international contest in […]