Pink boycott works! Beer fair moves event from anti-gay wedding venue
It’s an impressive example of the impact that the LGBT community can have on discriminatory businesses. Joburg’s Craft Beer, Food and Wine Fair has announced that it will change venues after it was alerted that its original location, Oakfield Farm, is anti-gay. Located in Muldersdrift, Oakfield Farm was thrust into the spotlight in February after it refused to […]
Cape Town refuses to support Mr. Gay World 2015
Despite appearing to endorse the event last year, the City of Cape Town has backed out of supporting the upcoming Mr. Gay World™ (MGW) contest. Local organisers of the international competition, which is expected to bring contestants and officials from more than 30 nations to the country, announced the surprising news on Thursday. The week-long […]
Books: SA’s first transgender teen novel published
A local novel about a transgender teen coming to grips with his true identity has been released in South Africa. It’s believed to be a first. Miscast, written by Charmaine Kendal, is published by Junkets Publisher. In it, Kendal tells the story of Cathryn, a teenager born as a biological girl, who has always felt that […]
Updated: Russia fails to block UN same-sex partner benefits
In a victory for international LGBT equality, Russia has been defeated in its bid to reverse UN rules that give married gay and lesbian staff members equal benefits. The policy was announced by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in July last year. It grants spousal partner benefits to gay and lesbian staff who’ve legally married […]
Woman lives as man for 43 years to support daughter
An Egyptian woman has been honoured after she lived as a man for more than four decades so that she could make a living to support her daughter. According to reports, Sisa Abu Daooh, 65, was 21-years-old and six months pregnant when her husband died. While her family tried to set her up with another […]
Uganda wasted millions on PR after passing anti-gay law
It’s been revealed that the Ugandan government spent millions in a bid to clean up its image following the enactment of the country’s anti-homosexuality law last year. According to the Ugandan media, the ministry of foreign affairs paid US public relations firm Scribe Strategies and Advisors 614 million Ugandan Shillings (R2,440,400 / $206,039). The firm […]
Jeb Bush slammed for backing religious-based LGBT discrimination
As same-sex marriage becomes increasingly accepted in the US, religiously conservative Americans are responding with cynical legislation that will allow them to avoid having to accept LGBT equality. On Monday, possible US presidential contender Jeb Bush was criticised for saying he backs religion-based legislation allowing individuals and businesses to discriminate against LGBT people. Bush, the […]
Durban gay sex blackmail accused granted bail
A Pietermaritzburg man who allegedly blackmailed a doctor with a gay sex tape has been granted bail. Panel beater Zaid Alli Hoosain, 29, is accused of extorting more than R300,000 from the doctor after he allegedly threatened to post the footage on social media and ruin the man’s career and family. According to the Sunday Tribune, it’s […]
Shameful! SA rugby star fined for homophobic slur
Former Blue Bulls player Jacques Potgieter has been fined for using an anti-gay slur during a match in Australia on the weekend. The Port Elizabeth-born Potgieter, 28, playing for the Waratahs, is believed to have called two Brumbies players “faggot” during a Super Rugby match at the Allianz Stadium in Sydney on Sunday afternoon. Brumbies flanker […]
KZN teacher sidelined for being gay reinstated
A gay teacher, who was not allowed to work by his KwaZulu-Natal school for four years, has been let back into the classroom. The Intshisekelo Secondary School in Inanda allegedly refused to let Sandile Ndaba, 36, to do his job because of his sexuality. Even though he reported for work and was paid, he was ordered to […]