Slovenia legalises same-sex marriage & adoption
The Slovenian Parliament has voted to give full marriage equality to same-sex couples, making the country the 21st in the world to do so. On Tuesday, 51 lawmakers voted in favour and 28 against amending the country’s family law, to not only legalise same-sex marriage but also to allow adoption by gay and lesbian couples. […]
California attorney proposes kill all gays law
A US attorney has filed an official proposal for Californians to vote on a proposed law to execute all gays and lesbians. According to Raw Story, Matthew McLaughlin has filed the ballot initiative, called “The Sodomite Suppression Act,” with the California Attorney General’s Office, along with the required $200 fee. The filing describes homosexuality as […]
Egypt arrests seven for “gay debauchery”
The Egyptian authorities continue to target members of the LGBT community, with seven more people arrested on Thursday for so-called gay debauchery. The Egyptian media identified the victims as “transsexuals.” The site Video Youm7 posted a video showing the seven people, although their faces were blurred out. The individuals were reported to be part of […]
Russell Tovey slammed for effeminate gay men comments
Openly gay Looking star Russell Tovey’s comments that he’s happy he didn’t turn out effeminate have not gone down well. In an interview with The Guardian, the British actor spoke about his father’s refusal to allow him to go to theatre school, hinting at, what some might say is, internalised homophobia. “I was so envious […]
Isis revels in another barbaric murder of gay man
New images have emerged of another shocking “execution” of a man accused of being gay by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis). In the latest photos, the bound and blindfolded man is shown being pushed off a high building rooftop, said to be the Islamic Court building in Tel Abiad in Raqqa, Syria. […]
Cape Town Pride Parade goes ahead despite protests
Hundreds of people paraded through Cape Town to celebrate their sexuality and gender identity on the weekend, despite a row about the event’s representativity. Under the theme of ‘Return to the Rainbow’, the nine-day LGBTI festival culminated in Saturday’s annual parade, which, according to organisers, attracted approximately 2,500 people. Festival director Matthew Van As said […]
A quarter of UK homeless youth are LGBT
A shocking report has found that 24% of the homeless youth population in the UK identify as LGBT. The disturbing statistic was included in a report by the Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), which was released on Thursday. The report also revealed that of 77% of LGBT homeless youth said that their homelessness was in large part […]
“Gay cure” camp rangers found guilty of murder
Two men behind a brutal South African masculinising and gay cure youth camp have been found guilty of murdering a 15-year-old boy. Emaciated and dehydrated, teenager Raymond Buys died in hospital in 2011 with brain damage, a broken arm, bruises and cigarette burns on his body. On Friday, the Vereeniging Regional Court found Alex de […]
Mountain village of Hogsback gets its own Pride festival
The Eastern Cape village of Hogsback, described as a “hidden gem in the Amathole Mountains,” hopes to boost pink tourism to the area by unveiling its first Parrot Pride Festival this March. The event has been launched by the Hogsback Community Tourism Organisation. It said in a media statement: “Hogsback has a lot to be […]
Watch: Activist speaks about continued LGBTI inequality in SA
Activist Jabu Pereira has passionately spoken out about LGBTI people’s continued lack of access to equality and their constitutional rights in South Africa. In a talk delivered as part of The Daily Beast’s series of Quorum: Global LGBT Voices video discussions, Pereira addressed “the intersections of racial and gender oppression” in the country. The founder […]