Over a million people in Gauteng support violence against gays
A survey has found that up to 1,2 million people in South Africa’s most populous province are likely to support violence against gays and lesbians. The chilling statistic was uncovered by the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) Quality of Life Survey, which is run every two years. Field workers asked over 27,000 Gauteng residents to agree […]
Nicaragua bans gay marriage and adoption
Nicaragua has taken a step backwards by defining marriage as only being possible between a man and a woman. On Wednesday, the Central American country’s new Family Code, including this exclusionary definition, came into effect. The law, which was approved by the Nicaraguan Congress last year, also bars the adoption of children and the use of […]
Obama backs banning anti-LGBT conversion therapy
President Obama has signalled his support for efforts to outlaw so-called conversion therapy for LGBT minors. The practice seeks to “cure” or “convert” LGBT people to heterosexuality or traditional gender identities. On Wednesday, the White House responded to a We the People petition signed by over 120,000 people that was launched in response to the […]
Do you buy it? SABC presenter says Twitter account hacked
SABC sports presenter Coudjoe Amankwaa claims that recent homophobic comments on his Twitter account were posted by someone else without his authority. On Wednesday, the SABC finally issued a formal statement in response to the furore over Amankwaa’s series of homophobic tweets on the weekend. These included stating that homosexuality is “a problem” and an […]
UK judge says asylum seeker faked being lesbian despite sex tape
A British High Court has dismissed an appeal by a Nigerian LGBT asylum seeker, concluding that she pretended to be lesbian in order to stay in the UK. Aderonke Apata, 47, came to the UK more than a decade ago after she fled Nigeria because of her sexual orientation. She’s been threatened with deportation as Home Office officials […]
Transgender women killed, raped in Pakistan
Two transgender women have been killed while another was raped by a group of armed men in Pakistan. AFP reported that the attack occurred in the Swabi District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday. The women were on their way home in the early hours of the morning after performing at a wedding party […]
Reggae singer lauded for fighting murder music homophobia
Reggae singer Mista Majah P has been lauded as a lone voice for tolerance in the traditionally homophobic Jamaican music genre. Also known as The Maverick and The King of Tolerance, Majah P has released two videos (see below) condemning the often violence-promoting homophobia in the reggae and dancehall scene; known as “murder music.” The […]
Russian court secretly rules against LGBT youth group
In an astonishing miscarriage of justice, a Russian court has ruled against an online support group for LGBT youth after secretly changing the court date. On Monday, representatives of the Deti-404 (Children-404) online group arrived at the St. Petersburg court to attend a scheduled hearing on charges that its site had violated Russia’s anti-LGBT “propaganda” […]
Obama urged to address LGBT rights during Jamaica visit
Human Rights groups have urged President Obama to publicly raise concerns about the human rights of LGBT people during his trip to Jamaica this week. Obama will travel to Jamaica to meet with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders on Thursday ahead of the Summit of the Americas in Panama. The call came in a letter signed […]
Almost a million dollars raised for anti-gay businesses
Two small American businesses that refused to serve gay clients have hit the jackpot after received over a million dollars in donations. Conservatives have came to the rescue of Barronelle Stutzman, a Christian florist in the state of Washington, who was fined $1,000 for refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding in 2013. She’s […]