Malaysia opposition leader’s ‘sodomy’ conviction condemned
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed Tuesday’s sentencing of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to five years in jail on charges of “sodomy”. Following seven years of legal battles, the Federal Court of Malaysia upheld a lower court ruling and jailed Anwar, a former deputy prime minister, for violating section 377 of the penal code. HRW […]
Bloody pics & video of Ghanaian man being gay-bashed
Shocking evidence of the homophobic beating of Ghanaian music event promoter Kinto Rothmans has emerged online. According to local media, Rothmans, real name Albert Appaih, was attacked over claims that he had sex or attempted to have sex with another man, Salim Abubakar. In a video (see below), a terrified and already bloody Rothmans appears […]
This is the US Navy’s first gay ceremonial “first kiss”
A San Diego sailor and his partner have become the US Navy’s first male same-sex couple to share a ceremonial homecoming “first kiss”. Traditionally, a couple is selected for the kiss via a lottery aboard a ship when it returns from a long stint at sea. NBC San Diego reports that Petty Officer 2nd Class […]
Italy’s highest court says gay not entitled to marry
In a blow to Italy’s LGBT community, the country’s highest court has ruled against an effort to legalise same-sex marriage in the predominantly Catholic country. On Monday, the Court of Cassation ruled that Italy’s constitution does not give same-sex couples the automatic right to marriage equality. It did, however, comnfirm that gay and lesbian couples […]
Fury over chain store’s gay holocaust tapestry
American chain store Urban Outfitters is once again in hot water, this time for selling a tapestry that looks disturbingly similar to uniforms that the Nazis forced gay men to wear in concentration camps. The tapestry, which is being sold online and in stores, is made of white and grey striped fabric with a pink inverted […]
Fired Cape Town lesbian minister goes to Constitutional Court
In what could be a landmark development, a lesbian Western Cape Methodist minister fired for marrying a woman is taking her five-year-long battle for equality to the Constitutional Court. Ecclesia de Lange was dismissed by the Methodist Church of South Africa (MCSA) in January 2010 after she announced her intention to marry her partner at the time. De Lange has […]
Tunisia jails Swedish man on gay charges for two years
A Swedish man has been jailed in Tunisia after being found guilty of engaging in “homosexual acts”. According to AFP, the unnamed man, presumed to be a tourist, is in his fifties and received a two year prison sentence last week. The country ignored protests by the Swedish government opposing his prosecution. “(Sweden) highlighted its […]
US Supreme Court indicates it’s likely to legalise gay marriage
A technical ruling by the US Supreme Court on same-sex marriage in Alabama has major significance for same-sex marriage across the US, say LGBT rights activists. On Monday, the court denied a request by Alabama state officials to suspend a recent federal court ruling striking down the state’s ban on marriage equality. The Human Rights […]
Boy killed, two arrested as high school riots over ‘gay’ students
Ghanaian police have killed a boy after a school mob went on the rampage, attacking two pupils accused of being gay. According to local media, the two unnamed students at St Paul’s Boys Senior High School were apparently caught having sex by their colleagues on the weekend. Teachers attempted to protect the boys from the […]
Low turnout in anti-gay referendum a blow to the Pope
Slovakians have rejected a controversial anti-gay referendum supported by the Catholic Church by not turning out to vote. Saturday’s referendum asked voters three questions: If they agreed with limiting marriage to only being between a man and a woman; barring same-sex couples from adopting children; and allowing children to opt out of being taught about […]