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 […]
Majority of Americans support LGBT equality law
A survey has found that a majority of Americans support a bill like the pending Equality Act, which would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people. The independent poll, by the non-partisan Public Religion Research Institute, involved more than 42,000 interviews in all 50 US states. Nationally, support for a bill along the lines of the Equality Act […]
Cape Town Pride 2016 criticised for excluding lesbians and black LGBTI people
The organisers of Cape Town Pride have once again come under fire, with claims that the event is not representing the interests and needs of lesbian women and black LGBTI people. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Free Gender, a self-described black lesbian organisation based in Khayelitsha, confirmed it would maintain its stance, first announced […]
Manny Pacquiao just can’t stop hating on gay people
Despite insisting he “loves” us and after being dumped by Nike, homophobic boxer Manny Pacquiao has continued to attack lesbian and gay people. In his most recent bigoted statement on homosexuality, the Filipino eight-time world champion appeared to support the killing of LGB people. On Thursday he posted Biblical quotes from Leviticus on Instagram, one […]
Cape Town Pride 2016 – all the details
It’s time once again for Cape Town’s LGBTI community to take to the streets to mark Pride. Amid much controversy, the Cape Town Pride Festival is back, under the theme of “Brave Enough”, and will be held from 19 to 28 February. The parade and mardi gras take place on Saturday 27 February at Green […]
Indonesia’s LGBT censorship crackdown widens
The LGBT community in Indonesia is under siege as it faces expanding government efforts to erase it from television and on the internet in a misguided bid “to protect” children. Human Rights Watch revealed that broadcasting officials met with the Indonesian Child Protection Commission last week and agreed that they need to block any content […]
Magic Johnson welcomes Nike dropping Manny Pacquiao
Nike has ended its ten-year-long sponsorship of eight-time world champion boxer Manny Pacquiao over his anti-gay comments. The Filipino sportsman turned politician was condemned around the world for saying in a recent interview that gay people are “worse than animals”. In a statement, Nike said that it found Pacquiao’s comments “abhorrent”. The sportswear company explained: […]
Politician: Mugabe government is “full of gays”
A Zimbabwe politician says President Robert Mugabe is a hypocrite for condemning homosexuality when he is “surrounded” by gay people in his government. At a press conference on Monday, former Zanu PF MP, Temba Mliswa, said: “I am not against homosexuality, but our own President must not lie to the world and castigate those who […]