Another Gauteng wedding venue snubs gay couple
A gay couple have been turned away from a leading Gauteng wedding venue because of their sexual orientation.
Bank courts gay community with camp “GAYTMs”
Who knew banking could be so glam! A forward-thinking bank is showing its support for New Zealand’s gay and lesbian community by rolling out, what it calls, GAYTMs. ANZ Bank transformed four popular ATMS in Auckland and Wellington with colourful and flamboyant artist-commissioned designs, that even include rhinestones According to The New Zealand Herald, the move was […]
US to announce LGBT envoy to promote global rights
The Obama administration will soon announce a special envoy to oversee the US government’s efforts to promote LGBT rights around the world. According to The Boston Globe, the department is already in the process of reviewing candidates and will announce the appointee, who is likely to be gay or lesbian, later this month. An official […]
Here’s SA’s best LGBT blog…
The winners of the annual South African Blog Awards have been announced, including the best LGBT blog of 2014. The Gay Warfare blog by Pretoria forensic investigator Pierre LeRoux-DuPisani took the top spot in the category, while the overall winner was the music blog YoMzansi. Organisers said they look forward to continued interest in the […]
Urgent need for hate crimes laws in South Africa
Civil society organisations, under the umbrella of the Hate Crimes Working Group (HCWG), have reiterated the urgent need for specific laws to address hate crimes in South Africa. In a statement, HCWG said that ongoing violence spurred by prejudice, from xenophobia to homophobia, is unlikely to abate without focused effort from all stakeholders. The group […]
Transgender children “not confused” about their gender
In a ground-breaking study, researchers have found that transgender children are not confused or unsure about their gender identity, as many people believe. The ongoing research, the first large-scale, national study of socially-supported transgender kids in North America, has challenged stereotypes about these children with its first remarkable findings. “We found that gender cognition in […]
Angola in an uproar over gay TV kiss
Television viewers in Angola are outraged over a gay kiss that aired during an episode of popular telenovela Jikulumessu. The Jamaican Observer reports that the kiss between two men was broadcast late last month after the evening news. According to the BBC, the scene led to a public uproar and the suspension of the soap’s broadcast […]
Cape Town Pride 2015 to “Return to the Rainbow”
The Cape Town Pride Festival has announced the theme for its 2015 edition, set to take place later this month. Festival Director Matthew Van As said that the theme ‘Return to the Rainbow’ was chosen “to remind all Capetonians of their very special role in, and the contribution they can make towards, the Rainbow Nation […]
John Legend pulls out of Hollywood party over gay rights
Musician John Legend has pulled out of a pre-Grammy entertainment industry party in his honour because the venue is owned by the anti-gay Sultan of Brunei. Legend was to be the guest of honour at Los Angeles Confidential magazine’s bash at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday night to celebrate him as its latest cover […]
“Not a moffie” cannibal killer pleads guilty to murder
A man who said he ate another man’s heart to prove he isn’t gay has pleaded guilty to murder. At the start of his trial on Monday, Zimbabwean Andrew Chimboza, 35, admitted to killing Mbuyiselo Manona, 62, in Gugulethu in June 2014, as part of a plea agreement in the Western Cape High Court. The […]