Thousands march against homosexuality in Gambia
Thousands of Gambians, including the country’s anti-gay President, Yahya Jammeh, have held a mass rally against homosexuality in the capital Banjul on Tuesday. According to Gambia’s Daily Observer, the marchers denounced “attempts by outside forces – development partners – who advocate for homosexuality and lesbianism; vices forbidden by the laws of The Gambia.” The protest march, […]
Gay men drop condoms in favour of HIV drugs
A new study has revealed that some gay men who use PrEP medication to avoid becoming infected with HIV reduce their use of condoms. The San Francisco Business Times reports that the study by the Kaiser Permanente AIDS prevention program found that none of the 500 HIV negative people in San Francisco who started taking the […]
Gay marriage divorce rate lower than straight couples
It’s been revealed that same-sex couples in the US have almost half the divorce rate of their heterosexual counterparts. According to the Williams Institute, the annual divorce rate for married gay and lesbian couples is on average 1.1%. This compares to the 2% divorce rate for married different-sex couples. If one includes other forms of […]
Website for MSM launched in East Africa
Men who have sex with men (MSM) living in East Africa, where homophobia is on the rise, now have access to a unique website, Afya4Men.info, which contains comprehensive sexual health information targeted to their specific needs. The site came about after South Africa’s Health4Men, an innovative project of the Anova Health Institute, partnered with the […]
Horror as Isis throws gay man off roof & stones him to death (graphic)
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) has proudly announced that it has horribly executed a man found “guilty” of being gay. “The Islamic court in Wilayet al-Furat decided that a man who has practised sodomy must be thrown off the highest point in the city, and then stoned to death,” said the group […]
Is Namibia’s new president gay-friendly?
The President-elect of Namibia is said to be supportive of equal rights for gays and lesbians. In last month’s elections, SWAPO’s Hage Geingob – who is currently prime minister – received almost 87 percent of the vote for the presidency. Wikipedia notes that in his Ph.D. thesis Geingob “examined the efforts of Namibians to build […]
IOC adds sexual orientation protection to Olympic Games
In a ground-breaking move, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has voted to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in its charter. On Monday, IOC members unanimously agreed in Monaco to redraft the 6th Fundamental Principle of Olympism, adding a reference to sexual orientation. It now reads: “The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms […]
Cartoonist apologises for ‘homophobic’ Shrien Dewani tweet
A South African cartoonist has been berated for tweeting a “homophobic” comment about the Shrien Dewani murder trial. Jeremy Nell, better known as Jerm, posted a tweet in response to the sensational dismissal of Dewani’s murder case by the Western Cape High Court yesterday. “What’s more gay: Shrien Dewani or the South Africa justice system?” […]
Dozens arrested, paraded naked in bathhouse raid
Between 40 and 50 men were arrested at a bath house in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday night on suspicion of “perversion.” According to reports, the raid took place at 10pm in the city’s Ramsis area. The men were taken outside in the nude, before being loaded onto trucks. Some were allegedly beaten during the incident. […]
Shrien Dewani walks free
In a stunning development, the court case against murder accused Shrien Dewani has been thrown out. Judge Jeanette Traverso dismissed the case due to lack of evidence on Monday in the Western Cape High Court. The British millionaire businessman had been accused of arranging to have his new wife Anni Dewani murdered in 2010 in […]