Gambia Foreign Minister: Gays are satanic & detrimental to human existence
In an extraordinary diatribe, Gambia’s Foreign Minister has told the West that the country will not negotiate on the issue of LGBT equality, insisting that gay people are un-African and satanic. According to Gambia Affairs, Minster Bala Garba Jahumpa read out an official statement on the subject on prime time television on Saturday night. “We […]
Anni’s parents to sue Dewani over his sexuality
Regardless of the outcome of his murder trial, the parents of Anni Dewani will sue her husband Shrien Dewani because he lied about his sexuality. Dewani previously confirmed to the court in a statement that he is bisexual and secretly paid for sex with S&M rent boys before the marriage. Anni’s parents, Vinod and Nilam […]
Hundreds of “revolting” gays march through Hillbrow
Around 500 LGBTI people marched through the streets of Hillbrow and Braamfontein in Johannesburg on Saturday, demanding justice for all people. The second People’s Pride was a festive political demonstration, filled with song, anger and moving performance pieces that spoke out against persecution, violence and exclusion. The at-first small crowd gathered at Constitution Hill in […]
Uganda gay activist in intensive care after mob attack
A well-known Ugandan human rights activist has been attacked by a mob in Kampala. The details of the assault are unclear, but according to US-based blogger and activist Melanie Nathan, Kelly Mukwano was rushed to the hospital emergency room following the attack. Nathan reported that Mukwano had multiple wounds, including a badly injured eye, and […]
Concern over Slovakia’s gay marriage referendum
There are fears that a referendum on same-sex marriage in Slovakia is designed to ban gay marriage rights in the largely Catholic central European nation. On Tuesday, the country’s Constitutional Court ruled that Slovakians can be asked to effectively vote on limiting the rights of LGBT people. The court said that three out of four […]
Transgender woman stabbed in Walvis Bay
A transgender woman was beaten and stabbed in an apparent hate crime attack in Namibia. According to the Windhoek Observer, which described the woman as “a transsexual,” 24-year-old Dorothy was walking home from a bar in Walvis Bay when she was harassed by a group of men because she did not “walk like a man.” […]
New bid to legalise gay marriage in Australia
New proposed same-sex marriage legislation has been introduced in Australia’s Parliament in another bid for federal marriage equality. The Freedom to Marry Bill was sponsored by Senator David Leyonhjelm, who introduced it on Wednesday. He earlier told Parliament: “All my bill does is prevent the government from stopping two people from getting married on the […]
Lesbian politician gives Pope ‘gay’ present
The openly lesbian Vice President of the European Parliament has presented Pope Francis with a uniquely gay gift. Austrian Green MEP Ulrike Lunacek said she gave the pontiff a colourful rainbow scarf “for gays, lesbians, and for peace.” In video footage of the incident at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, the Pope is […]
Botswana gay group re-applies for registration
Following its stunning court victory, Botswana’s only LGBT rights group has re-applied to be registered as an NGO by the government. Two weeks ago, the Botswana High Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for the government to continue to refuse to recognise Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana (Legabibo). On Tuesday, Legabibo Co-ordinator, Caine Youngman, […]
Michael Sam wouldn’t have come out to the public
American football player Michael Sam has revealed that if he had a choice he wouldn’t have come out the way he did. In an interview with GQ, as one of the magazine’s ‘men of the year’, the 24-year-old said that he would have preferred to have only come out to his team-mates. “If I had […]