STIGMA STOPS ZIM GAYS FROM SEEKING HEALTH CARE
Following warnings from the recent World Aids Conference that anti-gays laws are hampering the global fight against HIV, a Zimbabwe gay rights activist has spoken out about how homophobia affects his community. According to New Zimbabwe, the unnamed senior official of Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) said that gay people face ongoing stigma and […]
GAY MURDER RAPPER: I’M JUST BEING A GOOD UGANDAN
A Ugandan rapper, who’s been dropped from planned UK shows because of his gay ‘murder lyrics’, has lashed out at his critics and gays and lesbians. A well-known celebrity in Uganda, Bobi Wine (real name Robert Kyagulanyi) has included hateful lyrics in his songs, urging the killing of gay people. He was set to perform […]
HOMOPHOBIC POLICE ATTACK TO BE INVESTIGATED
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) on Monday confirmed that it is investigating claims of police officers dragging a gay Congolese man to a back room of Claremont, Cape Town, police station and beating him with metal poles. The victim, 26-year-old refugee Junior Mayema, says police shouted homophobic slurs at him before and during the […]
UFC FIGHTER BENDS OVER FOR GAY RIGHTS
American mixed martial artist and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight Kyle Kingsbury found a unique way to stand up, or rather bend over, for gay rights. During a weigh-in ahead of his fight against Patrick Cummins in San Jose on Saturday night, the 33-year-old Kingsbury stripped down to his underwear, as is usually the case […]
OBAMA URGED TO CHAMPION GAY RIGHTS IN US-AFRICA SUMMIT
Nineteen leading LGBT and human rights groups have called on President Obama to use the upcoming US-Africa Leaders Summit to highlight the plight of LGBT Africans. The groups said in a letter to the president that in keeping with the theme of next month’s summit, “Investing in the Next Generation,” particular attention should be given […]
NIGERIA: “HOMOSEXUAL CROSSDRESSER” BLAMED FOR BOMB ATTACK
Nigerian security forces could be using an innocent “homosexual cross-dresser” as a scapegoat for a deadly suicide bomb attack last week. The explosion at the Kawo market in Kaduna is believed to have been an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate the country’s former military ruler Major General Muhammadu Buhari. Last Wednesday’s attack killed the bomber, injured […]
CONGRESSWOMAN: GAYS WANT TO PREY ON CHILDREN
High profile American Republican congresswomen Michele Bachmann has outrageously claimed that gay people intend to change the law to be able to prey on children. In an interview last week on the conservative radio show Faith & Liberty, Bachmann expressed her opposition to same-sex marriage and full LGBT equality in America, reports Right Wing Watch. […]
ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE MAYOR MARRIES GAY SON
It seems family ties are sometimes stronger than ideology. A French mayor has set aside his vocal opposition to same-sex marriage to officiate his gay son’s union. Last year, Raymond Bardet, mayor of the village of Ville-la-Grande, mocked gay marriage by performing a sham gay wedding, and affirmed that he would never marry a same-sex couple. […]
VILLAGERS CLAIM MAN IS GAY TO STEAL HIS LAND
The criminalisation of homosexuality and its associated fear and social stigma don’t just affect LGBT people, but are often used to scapegoat and target anyone for any number of reasons. This is illustrated by a distributing report that villagers in Cameroon have made up accusations of homosexuality against a man, apparently in order to steal […]
KENYA: COURT VICTORY FOR TRANS GROUP
In a major victory for LGBTI rights in Kenya, a court has slammed a government body for refusing to recognise a transgender advocacy group. The Daily Nation reports that high court Justice George Odunga ordered the Non-Governmental Organisations Coordination Board to register Transgender Education and Advocacy (TEA), which was established in 2008. In his landmark ruling, Justice […]