AFRICAN AIDS DELEGATES WON’T LEAVE AUSTRALIA
Around 25 African delegates who attended the recent 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne haven’t yet left Australia and plan to apply for asylum. According to Radio Australia, the delegates are currently staying in crisis accommodation. The conference, which ended on 25 July, saw some 12,000 delegates from 200 countries taking part. It’s unclear if […]
GAY MAN FIGHTS ‘BEAR’ BAR OVER DRAG DOOR POLICY
It would seem odd for an LGBT venue to deny entry to members of the LGBT community, but that’s what happened in the US city of Denver. There, a gay bar for ‘bears’ has lost the first round in a dispute over its policy of barring effeminate men or men dressed in drag. Vito Marzano, […]
AUSTRALIA SET FOR HISTORIC GAY MARRIAGE VOTE
Despite Australia being one of the most gay-friendly nations in the world, marriage equality has remained elusive. That may soon change with news that the county’s Parliament may again vote on the issue. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Senator David Leyonhjelm is planning to introduce a draft bill to legalise same-sex marriage. Significantly, government […]
GAYS SHOULD LEAVE ME ALONE, SAYS ACTOR
Nollywood actor Augustine Okoye says he’s being harassed by gay people after he played a gay role in a movie. Okoye reportedly appears in film called The Black Skull as gay man, which he told Diamondcelebrities.com was his most challenging role. The Vanguard newspaper noted in another interview with the star that he played “the […]
ANGER AS MUSEVENI & OBAMAS POSE IN WHITE HOUSE
Uganda’s homophobic president can now hang a glamorous portrait of himself hobnobbing with the Obamas in the White House on his wall. President Museveni – who defiantly signed the now-annulled Anti-Homosexuality Act into law and has condemned his gay and lesbian citizens as perverts and deviants – was photographed with President Obama and the First […]
ANGLICAN SHAME: ARCHBISHOP WANTS NEW VOTE ON ANTI-GAY LAW
In a disgrace to the Anglican Church, Uganda’s Anglican Archbishop, Stanley Ntagali, has publicly called for a new parliamentary vote on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The law was struck down last week by the Constitutional Court because there were not enough MPs present when it was passed in December last year. RNS reports that Ntagali expressed […]
NANDO’S STAFF MEMBER GRILLED OVER ANTI-GAY RANT
A staff-member at a UK branch of Nando’s is in hot water after he posted an anti-gay rant on Facebook. Last week, Steven McKee, employed at a Belfast outlet of the South African-based eatery, revealed that he was less than impressed that he’d have to deal with gay customers during the city’s Pride celebration. “Raging […]
GHANA: TOP MUSIC PRODUCER COMES OUT… OR MAYBE NOT
A renowned Ghanaian music producer has unleashed a fire-storm after he “came out” as gay on Facebook, but it’s unclear what his motivation was. On Monday last week, Panji Anoff – who has over 25 year experience in the music industry and runs the Pidgen Music label – wrote on his Facebook page: “I wish to announce […]
LGBT YOUTH FACE 3 TIMES MORE ONLINE BULLYING
A US report has revealed that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth experience nearly three times as much online bullying and harassment as non-LGBT youth (42% vs. 15%). LGBT youth were also twice as likely to say they had been bullied via text message (27% vs. 13%). The GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) […]
UGANDAN CURRENCY GAINS AFTER ANTI-GAY LAW AXED
The Ugandan shilling responded favourably to last week’s Constitutional Court ruling striking down the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act. The law, which was signed by President Museveni in February, was condemned internationally and led to limited aid cuts and some sanctions by the US. It was declared invalid on Friday because it had been passed without a quorum of […]