Apple, Google, Nike & 300 companies tell US Supreme court to legalise gay marriage
Hundreds of companies, including major multinationals, have told the US Supreme Court that it should legalise same-sex marriage across the United States. The 379 companies filed an amicus brief document with the court last week, indicating their support for marriage equality. The justices are expected to hear arguments on the issue in late April and […]
World urged to act on “barbaric” Isis gay murders
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is urging the UN to take a stand against the ongoing cold-blooded murder of gay people by Isis. The organisation has drafted a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the governments of Canada, France, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States […]
Die Antwoord calls Drake “a massive faggot”
Die Antwoord, under fire for their acting in the new film Chappie, are also making headlines for calling Canadian rapper Drake a gay slur. The South African rap-rave group and Drake are currently sharing the stage in the Future Music Festival in Australia. Just over a week ago, Die Antwoord’s Yolandi Visser took to Instagram to offer […]
Exclusive sneak peek: Three Africans to compete in Mr Gay World 2015
Braving possible persecution, three African men are set to compete in the 2015 Mr Gay World contest, being held in the Western Cape in April and May. Coenie Kukkuk, Mr Gay World Director for Africa & Middle East, told Mambaonline that the men will represent South Africa, Zimbabwe and Cameroon. He said that while four […]
PE pastor blames gays for Cape Town fires
A pastor in Port Elizabeth believes that the fires that have devastated Cape Town this week are the fault of gay and lesbian Capetonians. In a Facebook update posted on Wednesday, Pastor Vincent Wienand from Revelation Ministries proclaimed that Cape Town is “The gay city – the burning lake of fire!” Along with a montage of images […]
Russia tries to reverse UN same-sex partner benefits
Russia is actively trying to overturn a UN policy granting equal benefits to the same-sex partners of gay and lesbian staff. The progressive policy was announced by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, a vocal supporter of LGBTI equality, in July last year. It grants spousal partner benefits to gay and lesbian staff who’ve legally married or entered […]
Human Rights Watch slams “unfair” jailing of men for gay sex in Morocco
Human Rights Watch and Morocco’s Aswat Group for Sexual Minorities say that two men have been jailed for consensual homosexual activity, despite their constitutional right to private life. According to the organisations, a court in the Moroccan Mediterranean city of al Hoceima convicted the men of sodomy in a very brief trial held only five days […]
Psychology Today agrees to stop advertising gay cure therapists
Psychology Today magazine has agreed to stop advertising and listing mental health practitioners who offer “gay cure” conversion therapy. The American publication came under pressure from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest LGBT rights organisation in the US, to stop including these services in its directory. An HRC staff member last month noticed a […]
Meet the 2015 Mr Gay South Africa finalists!
Here they are! Meet the 12 out and proud guys who will compete for the coveted 2015 Mr Gay South Africa title. The annual pageant, now in its sixth year, aims to get young men from different backgrounds “involved in the process of initiating positive change” and promoting “gender equality, gay rights and unity.” The […]
Africa’s most famous gay married couple deny split
Following reports that their marriage is on the rocks, one of the men who famously married in a same-sex traditional African wedding has spoken out. The Sunday World claimed on the weekend that audit manager Tshepo Cameron Modisane and IT specialist Thoba Calvin Sithole, whose marriage two years ago made international headlines, had split up. […]