Gay activist attacked in Port Elizabeth tavern
A well-known Cape Town gay activist says he was attacked and thrown out of a night club on 21 January in Port Elizabeth He now plans to sue the owner of the club for alleged discrimination against gay people. He says he will also sue the local police for refusing to open a docket at […]
Empire, Carol and Caitlyn Jenner up for GLAAD Media Awards
Caitlyn Jenner’s reality series is among the nominees announced for GLAAD’s upcoming media awards in Los Angeles. The GLAAD Media Awards recognise and honour media for “their fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives.” On Wednesday, the list of nominees for the 27th annual event was […]
Mozambique accused of “double speak” on LGBTI Rights
While Mozambique has been praised for having legalised homosexuality last year, its government continues to refuse to recognise the country’s biggest LGBTI group. On Monday, Human Rights Watch accused the nation of “double speak” following a review of its human rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. In June, Mozambique new […]
Zim killer uses gay panic defence & Mugabe’s homophobia to justify murder
The Zimbabwean man who killed a Moroccan diplomat in Pretoria has justified the murder on the basis of his hatred of gay people, inspired by President Robert Mugabe. Nigel Kahari, 21, has admitted to stabbing Fatmi Noureddine 42 times with a knife at the Waterkloof guest house on 6 October 2014. Kahari was late last […]
Oklahoma – the state of hate
It’s been revealed that lawmakers in the US state of Oklahoma are set to consider an astonishing 26 anti-LGBT bills this year. The groups Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Freedom Oklahoma described the pending raft of legislation as “a barrage of egregious anti-LGBT bills being pushed in the Oklahoma state legislature by anti-equality activists.” They […]
Five years on: David Kato remembered
The life of Ugandan LGBTI activist David Kato was honoured around the world yesterday, the fifth anniversary of his murder. Kato was the advocacy officer for Sexual Minorities Uganda (Smug) and is considered one of the founders of Uganda’s LGBTI human rights movement. He was bludgeoned to death with a hammer in his home on […]
Ian McKellen joins Oscars diversity fray over gay actors
Openly gay acting icon Ian McKellen has questioned why no openly gay actor has ever won an Oscar for best actor. The continued lack of racial diversity in the Oscars’ acting category came to a head this year, with luminaries such as Spike Lee, and Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith announcing a […]
Toya Delazy wins international LGBT music award
Ground-breaking South African pop star Toya Delazy has won an international LGBT music award in New York. Delazy was on Sunday announced as the winner of Best International Song for her 2014 track Forbidden Fruit at the 9th Out Music Awards. The video for the song, from the album Ascension, features same-sex couples kissing and was seen […]
Portugal’s president blocks gay adoption bill
As he prepares to leave office, Portugal’s President Cavaco Silva has vetoed a bill passed by parliament to legalise adoption by same-sex couples. The legislation was approved by a majority of lawmakers in November to great celebration by the country’s LGBT community. Silva’s move on Monday will undoubtedly be a frustrating development. The president justified […]
2016 Pan Africa Regional LGBTI Conference for Joburg
The African chapter of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has revealed that the third Pan Africa ILGA Regional Conference (PAI 2016) will be held in Johannesburg in May. It was announced at a launch in the city on Friday that the event will be themed, “Breaking Ground and Building Bridges,” […]