CATHOLIC CHURCH SAYS GAYS HAVE “GIFTS” TO OFFER
Catholic bishops meeting about issues concerning the family have issued a statement that appears to offer growing acceptance of gays and lesbians. On Monday, the Church’s Synod on the Family released a report stating that “Homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer the Christian community.” The document, which is being acknowledged for its “change in […]
GAY BRITISH TOURIST WANTS ASYLUM FOR MOROCCAN PARTNER
The Moroccan man who was jailed along with a British tourist on homosexuality charges has now also been released, but there is concern about his future. Ray Cole, 70, and Jamal Jam Wald Nass were arrested at a bus stop in Marrakesh on suspicion of homosexuality on 18 September. Cole had travelled to Morocco to […]
CHAD: PRESIDENT MUST SCRAP ANTI-GAY BILL
Amnesty International has called on the President of Chad, Idriss Déby, to scrap a bill which threatens to impose jail sentences of up to 20 years and heavy fines for people “found guilty” of same sex activity. The bill would see homosexuality becoming a criminal offence in the country for the first time, adding to […]
VICTORY FOR TRANSGENDER HUNGER STRIKER!
The South African transgender woman who embarked on a hunger strike to protest the Department of Home Affairs’ three year delay in correcting her ID has won her battle for equality. On Sunday, Home Affairs confirmed to Nadia Swanepoel, who began her transition four years ago, that her name and gender identity have been changed to female […]
ESTONIA IS 1ST FORMER SOVIET STATE TO LEGALISE GAY RELATIONSHIPS
Estonia has given Putin’s spreading regional homophobia the finger by becoming the first former Soviet state to legally recognise gay relationships. On Thursday, members of the country’s parliament voted 40-38 to approve a bill allowing all couples – including gay and lesbian couples – to register their relationships as civil unions. The Civil Partnership Act, which has been […]
CAMEROON: SEVEN DETAINED FOR BEING GAY RELEASED
Seven men arrested on suspicion of homosexuality and prostitution in Cameroon have been released. Police raided a Yaoundé home last week where the men were allegedly found engaging in gay sex acts. The authorities were informed by neighbours that the home was often visited by gay men. Police watched the location and waited for the group to gather […]
LESBIAN HOSEPIPE HATE MURDER TRIAL POSTPONED
The trial of the man accused of murdering lesbian Disebo “Gift” Makau in August in Ventersdorp, in the North West province, has been postponed to December. Pule Botlhokwane, 24, has been charged with the horror attack in which Makau was raped and strangled to death with a wire and had a running hosepipe shoved down […]
HOME AFFAIRS DRIVES TRANS WOMAN TO HUNGER STRIKE
Alleged incompetence and discrimination by the Department of Home Affairs has pushed a transgender Gauteng woman to the point of being prepared to end her life. Nadia Swanepoel from Florida, who began her transition four years ago, has embarked on a food and liquid hunger strike to protest the department’s alleged continued refusal to change […]
BOTSWANA: COURT TO RULE ON GAY GROUP’S REGISTRATION
The Gaborone High Court is expected to rule next week on whether the Botswana government will be forced to register a gay rights group. In February 2012, LEGABIBO (Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana) applied for registration under the terms of the Societies Act. A month later, the Department of Civil and National Registration rejected the application, […]
DEWANI WAS ON GAYDAR 2 DAYS AFTER WIFE’S MURDER
Shrien Dewani’s sexuality appears set to become a major focus of his murder trial, at least according to the world’s media. It was reported on Wednesday that Dewani had revealed in court documents that he visited the Gaydar dating site just two days after the murder of his wife Anni, using the name ASIANSUBGUY. It’s […]