BREAKING: JAILED GAY BRITISH TOURIST RETURNS TO UK
Jailed gay British tourist Ray Cole has been sent back to the UK and has promised to help his friend who remains in prison. Cole, 70, was met by his tearful family and members of the media at Gatwick Airport on Wednesday morning. It was earlier announced by the Moroccan Embassy in London that he […]
49 ANTI-GAY INCIDENTS IN ZIM IN 12 MONTHS
There were 49 reported anti-gay incidents in Zimbabwe over a 12 month period, but the real number could be much higher. According to a report released by Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (Galz) this week, the incidents include 42 violations against individuals and seven recorded incidents of hate speech by public officials. The reports aims […]
GAY BRITISH TOURIST RELEASED FROM MOROCCO JAIL – FOR NOW
The 70-year-old British tourist jailed on homosexuality charges in Morocco has been released pending the outcome of his appeal. Pink News reports that the Moroccan Embassy in London confirmed that retired publisher Ray Cole has been given conditional freedom. His appeal is expected to be heard today. Cole was arrested after he went to Marrakesh […]
KENYA MUST ALLOW GAY RIGHTS GROUP TO REGISTER
Human Rights Watch has called on the Kenyan government to allow a gay rights group to be registered as an NGO. An application by the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) to register was denied in 2013 because the Non-Governmental Organisations Coordination Board deemed the group’s name “unacceptable.” The board also said that it […]
GRINDR A SECURITY RISK FOR THE QUEEN
The Queen of England’s security team is concerned about palace staff using GPS dating apps to meet sex partners. The Daily Mail claims that live-in staff using Grindr and Tinder to invite dates for overnight trysts have “sparked internal security fears.” While the 800 or so staff members cannot bring guests into Buckingham Palace, they […]
GAY MARRIAGE BIGOTS FURIOUS AT US SUPREME COURT
Conservative US leaders are outraged that the Supreme Court has allowed gay marriage to eventually become legal in more than half of the nation’s states. On Monday, the court surprised Americans by refusing to hear petitions against lower court rulings legalising same-sex marriage in five states. Its ground-breaking lack of action has major implications for […]
ZIMBABWE: STOP USING ‘GAY’ AS AN INSULT
Zimbabwe’s gay rights group has condemned the ongoing use of the word “gay” by the country’s politicians to insult one another. The word has most recently been used by politicians from President Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zanu PF party in internal succession squabbles about who will run the organisation. Last week, Zanu-PF MP Themba Mliswa slammed […]
GAY MARRIAGE COMING TO 11 MORE US STATES
In a surprise move, the US Supreme Court has declined to hear cases challenging court rulings legalising gay marriage in five states. The result is that the lower court rulings backing same-sex marriage, which opponents had asked the Supreme Court to overturn, will be allowed to stand. This means that same-sex couples in Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, […]
BRITISH TOURIST JAILED ON GAY CHARGES IN MOROCCO
A 69-year-old British man has been jailed for being gay, while on holiday in Morocco. According to Pink News, retired publisher Ray Cole was arrested after he went to Marrakesh last month to visit a Moroccan man, Jamal Jam Wald Nass. The men were approached at a bus stop on September 18 by police officers […]
GAY-FRIENDLY OPEN MOSQUE DEFIANT DESPITE FIRE ATTACK
Cape Town’s controversial “gay-friendly” Open Mosque won’t shut down despite an arson attack over the weekend. It was reported that the front door of the Wynberg mosque was set alight at around 1am on Saturday morning. Windows were also reportedly damaged in the attack. It is believed that the vandalism was captured on CCTV. A […]