Jamaica’s first Pride won’t include march
Jamaica’s LGBT rights group, J-FLAG, has dismissed claims that it controversially intends to hold a Pride march. According to The Gleaner, reports on social media suggested that the parade would be held in August. Dane Lewis, J-FLAG’s Executive Director, has now denied the claims, telling the newspaper that “Jamaica is not ready for such an event.” […]
Hillary Clinton, Ellen comfort weeping gay boy
Hillary Clinton and Ellen DeGeneres have spoken out in support of a young gay boy who fears for the future because of his sexuality. The boy was featured in a Facebook post last week by the Humans of New York photoblog which documents everyday people and their lives in the city. The image of the […]
Doctor testifies about football official’s genitals in gay trial
A former Uganda national football team official and club manager, Chris Mubiru, has had the state of his genitals discussed in his gay sex trial. Mubiru was the subject of a 2012 “exposé” by the notoriously anti-gay Red Pepper tabloid, which published screen grabs it alleged were of a video of him having sex with […]
Study: bisexuals have poorer health, lesbians do best
Bisexual males and females report poorer health than gays, lesbians and heterosexuals, according to a new study from sociologists at Rice University. The study examined the self-rated health of 10,128 sexual minorities (gay, lesbian and bisexual adults) and 405,145 heterosexual adults in the US to see how it differed across sexual orientation. It found that […]
US bakery must pay $135,000 for refusing to serve gay couple
A bakery in Portland has been ordered to pay a same-sex couple a whopping $135,000 in damages for refusing to serve them. In January 2013, Sweet Cakes by Melissa turned away Laurel and Rachel Bowman-Cryer, who had asked the shop to bake their wedding cake, because of owners Aaron and Melissa Klein’s Christian views. The […]
Breaking! Religious bigotry vs LGBT equality goes to Con Court next month
A landmark case pitting faith-based discrimination against the equal rights of LGBT people will finally be heard by the Constitutional Court. After almost five years of legal struggle, fired lesbian Methodist minister Ecclesia de Lange will present her case to the highest court in the land on 28 August. De Lange was dismissed by the Methodist […]
Christian party defends UCT’s homophobic SRC leader
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) has come to the defence of UCT’s suspended SRC Vice-President, Zizipho Pae, who’s at the centre of a homophobia storm. ACDP President, Rev Kenneth Meshoe, said in a statement that the party is “shocked” by the furore resulting from Pae’s Facebook status describing the US Supreme Court’s decision to […]
Nigeria: A small shift in gay and lesbian acceptance
While the vast majority of Nigerians continue to support the country’s anti-gay law, a new survey reveals that tolerance towards lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people is slowly on the rise in Africa’s largest democracy. The poll of 1,000 Nigerians on the subject of homosexuality was conducted by the Initiative for Equal Rights in partnership […]
Watch: Little girl faces off with gay hate preacher
In a remarkable incident caught on camera, a brave seven-year-old girl has stood up to a gay hate preacher spewing religious condemnation. Zea Bowling was filmed by her father, Ryan, at a music festival in Columbus, Ohio, walking up to the fire and brimstone street preacher and holding out a small rainbow flag. In the […]
Robert Mugabe: I will marry Obama
Taking another opportunity to lash out at LGBT people, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has slammed America’s legalisation of same-sex marriage. In an interview with the state-owned ZBC radio on Saturday, Mugabe reverted to typical sarcasm to criticise President Obama for his support of marriage equality, reports New Zimbabwe. “I’ve just concluded since President Obama endorses […]