CAMEROON STAR ATHLETE REJECTED BY TEAM & FAMILY OVER GAY RUMOURS
Cameroonian athletics star Thierry Essamba has reportedly been expelled from the national team and evicted from his family home over suspicion that he is gay. Erasing 76 Crimes has been following the ongoing homophobic ordeal suffered by Essamba, 29, over the last few months. An unnamed LGBT activist wrote for the site that the athlete, […]
ANGER AS STRAIGHT MEN MARRY TO WIN PRIZE
Gay rights groups are outraged that two straight men in New Zealand have gotten married as part of a radio station competition. On Friday, childhood friends Travis McIntosh, a 23-year-old engineering student, and Matt McCormick, a 24-year-old teacher, tied the knot in a wedding ceremony at Eden Park stadium, in Auckland. The two men got […]
30 AFRICAN THEOLOGIANS AND SCHOLARS BACK GAY EQUALITY
More than 30 African scholars, theologians, faith leaders, activists and students have issued a powerful declaration in support of LGBT equality on the continent. The leaders from nine African countries gathered in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, between 28 to 31 August. They met for an “historic consultation on human sexuality, religion and equality,” wrote […]
COURT UPHOLDS BAN ON GAY “CURE TREATMENT” FOR MINORS
A US federal appeals court has upheld the state of New Jersey’s ban on so-called reparative or conversion therapy aiming to change the sexual orientation of gay and lesbian children. In August last year, New Jersey became the second US state after California to outlaw this kind of therapy for minors as a harmful practice. The […]
GAMBIA’S PRESIDENT URGED TO REJECT HARSH ANTI-GAY LAW
Human rights groups have urged President Jammeh of Gambia to not sign a new bill that would increase the punishment for “aggravated homosexuality” to life in prison. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday that if enacted the measure will further add to the climate of fear for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and […]
GAY FETISH STAMPS TO TEST RUSSIA’S GAY-BAN LAW
Packages plastered with the cheeky new Tom of Finland stamps have been posted to Russia to see if they’ll actually get delivered. The packages were sent by Yle, the Finnish broadcasting company, on Tuesday to gauge if the saucy stamps will fall foul of Russia’s gay propaganda law. In June last year, Russia’s President Putin […]
1ST MPUMALANGA GAY PRIDE A SUCCESS
The province of Mpumalanga made history when it hosted its first LGBTI Pride march and celebration in the provincial capital of Nelspruit (Mbombela) last month. The event was held on Saturday 9 August under the theme of “Moving Forward, Proud, Strong & United,” and was supported by numerous local LGBTI groups. It intended, according to […]
SOUTHERN AFRICAN LGBTI YOUTH MEET & LEARN IN JOBURG
Twelve young LGBTI people from across Southern Africa are taking part in a Queer Youth Exchange in Johannesburg this month. The exchange is hosted by Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA) and aims to support the development of youth leadership and to allow the activists to explore different approaches to LGBTI activism. The 12 […]
HATE CHURCH PICKETS GOD LOVES GAYS BILLBOARD
A billboard giving the middle finger to America’s notorious gay-hate Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) has been erected. The sign was conceived by an unidentified comedian behind a spoof “God” Facebook page, who crowd-sourced funds to put up the billboard in the church’s home town of Topeka, Kansas. The billboard, depicting fluffy clouds, a cartoon “God” […]
STEVE HOFMEYR WRITES TO GAY, WHITE EFF MEMBER
A recent article on a gay, white and Afrikaans student member of the EFF has inspired controversial Afrikaans singer and actor Steve Hofmeyr to respond with a homophobic and racist diatribe. In SAPA’s September 5 article on Jaco Oelofse, headlined by IOL News with “He’s gay, white and from the EFF,” the 23-year-old philosophy and […]