AFRICAN BISHOPS BLOCK GAY-AFFIRMING VATICAN DOCUMENT
African bishops have been blamed for watering down the final version of what could have been a ground-breaking gay-affirming Catholic document. Last week, a preliminary report from a two-week long meeting on the family by senior Catholic leaders made headlines for stating that gay people have “gifts and qualities” to offer Christianity, and calling for […]
PREP FOR GAY & BI MEN GETS ANOTHER BOOST
The use of anti-HIV medicine to prevent gay and bisexual men from becoming infected with HIV has been given further support. Known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, PrEP involves HIV-negative people taking antiretroviral drugs (that are usually used to treat HIV) to reduce their risk of becoming infected. Previous studies have shown that it can dramatically reduce […]
ANTI-GAY TELEVANGELIST WARNS OF AIDS ON TOWELS IN AFRICA
Veteran American televangelist Pat Robertson has warned television viewers that they could “catch AIDS” from towels in Africa. The 84-year-old, who is notorious for his anti-gay views, made the comment during an appearance on the Christian Broadcasting Network’s 700 Club programme on Thursday. An anonymous viewer wrote in to the programme asking if it was […]
GERRIE NEL ACCUSES OSCAR SENTENCING WITNESS OF HOMOPHOBIA
During Oscar Pistorius’ sentencing hearing on Wednesday, prosecutor Gerrie Nel appeared to accuse a witness of homophobia. Nel grilled social worker Annette Vergeer about her recommendation that Pistorius, who has been found guilty of the manslaughter killing of Reeva Steenkamp, be sentenced to correctional supervision. During the cross examination, Nel questioned her about a statement […]
KYRGYZSTAN VOTES FOR HARSH RUSSIAN-STYLE ANTI-GAY LAW
Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan have ignored international condemnation and overwhelmingly voted in favour of a harsh bill banning so-called gay propaganda. On Wednesday, the alarming legislation was passed in its first reading 79 to 7 by the predominantly Muslim former Soviet state’s parliament. The bill is said to be more severe than the Russian version adopted […]
SA CARDINAL & VATICAN BACKTRACK ON PRO-GAY STATEMENT
The Archbishop of Durban is among conservative Catholic leaders who are backing out of a ground-breaking Vatican statement on gays and lesbians. On Monday, the Church’s Synod on the Family released an interim report stating that “homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer the Christian community” and calling for flexibility when dealing with divorce, homosexuality, […]
DEWANI: JUDGE QUESTIONS RELEVANCE OF SEXUALITY
In a possibly major blow to the state’s case, the judge in the Shrien Dewani murder trial has ruled that e-mails about his sexuality are inadmissible. On Tuesday, the state introduced Mark Roberts, who was previously with the London Metropolitan Police cyber-crime unit, to testify. He analysed a hard drive from Dewani’s laptop and told […]
NIGERIAN ARCHBISHOP BACKTRACKS ON ANTI-GAY LAW
Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has made a remarkable about-turn on his country’s anti-gay law, saying that he does not support jailing gay people. Earlier this year, Kaigama, on behalf of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan for signing the draconian bill into law. The law outlaws any kind of same-sex relationships […]
DEWANI SAID HE’S GAY ON GAYDAR PROFILE
It’s been revealed that murder suspect Shrien Dewani described himself as gay, not bisexual, on his Gaydar profile. On Monday, Simon Johnson, a former employee of Gaydar, testified in the Western Cape High Court about the British millionaire businessman’s dating profile. Even through the profile was deactivated a week after his wife Anni’s murder in 2010, […]
MEET THE NEW GAY MARRIAGE SNAIL
Scientists have named a newly identified snail species in honour of the ongoing struggle for marriage equality. The snail was in the past thought to be part of the A. subchinensis species but following genetic tests was found to be a separate species in its own right. Researchers at the Department of Life Science, National […]