METRO’S DURBAN GAY PRIDE RESPONSE REJECTED
The openly gay DA councillor who was allegedly subjected to homophobic insults by an ANC member of the Ethekwini Metro Council has rejected an explanation by the Speaker. Councillor Martin Meyer last week claimed that Council Speaker Logie Naidoo refused to allow him to proclaim his support for Durban Gay Pride and then allowed an […]
NAMIBIA’S EFF WANNABE PARTY IS PROUDLY ANTI-GAY
A new Namibian political party launched this week is inspired by Julius Malema’s EFF, with one significant difference: It’s openly homophobic and already spouting anti-gay rhetoric. According to the Mail and Guardian, the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) is a “populist movement sporting red berets, using military ranks and demanding nationalisation of all the land […]
STUDY: RELIGIOUS ‘HELP’ LINKED TO GAY SUICIDE
A US study has found that seeking help from religious or spiritual sources when coming out could be very bad for your health. According to the unsettling research, getting help from health care providers doesn’t seem to make much difference as to whether lesbians, gays and bisexuals (LGBs) attempt suicide. But even more disturbingly, the […]
MOTHER ACCEPTS RELEASE OF GOLDIN, BLOOM ATTACKERS
After years of campaigning against their parole, the mother of slain actor Brett Goldin has accepted the release of two of the men who hijacked her son. Jade Wyngaard and Nurshad Davids were released on parole from the Drakenstein Correctional Centre on Wednesday after serving two-thirds of their 12-year sentence. In April 2006, the naked […]
ANOTHER BLOW TO AFRICAN GAY RIGHTS: GAMBIA PLANS ANTI-GAY BILL
The Gambian government is working on a new bill that will further outlaw gay people and will ban groups lobbying for African gay rights. On Sunday, the Gambia Consultative Council reported that the country’s Secretary General and Minister for Presidential Affairs Momodou Sabally confirmed plans to submit the bill to parliament. It will ban all […]
METRO WON’T SUPPORT DURBAN GAY PRIDE, ALLOWS HOMOPHOBIA
The eThekwini Municipal Council has apparently refused to express its support for Durban Gay Pride and has been accused of instead allowing a council member to display shockingly homophobic behaviour. At a meeting at City Hall this morning (25 June), DA Councillor Martin Meyer attempted to ask the Council to congratulate Durban’s LGBTI community on this week’s […]
POPULAR LOCAL ACTOR ATTACKED IN KNYSNA
Much-loved South African actor and soap star Terence Bridgett has been injured by two assailants while shooting a movie in Knysna. According to various news sources, Bridgett, who is well known in the gay community, was staying at a home rented for the duration of the shoot when he was attacked by the suspects. The […]
UGANDA ANTI-GAY ‘ETHICS’ MINISTER WINS RIGHTS CASE
There’s been another victory for the Uganda anti-gay camp. A campaign by the homophobic minster of ethics to shut down LGBT groups has been firmly backed by the courts. On Monday, the Uganda High Court ruled that Ethics and Integrity Minister Simon Lokodo was legally justified in conducting a February 2012 raid on a private LGBT rights workshop […]
PINK LOERIE HANDS OVER CHEQUES TO 3 CHARITIES
Organisers of the Globeflight Pink Loerie Mardi Gras & Arts Festival have handed over more than R20,000 to charities in Knysna. The annual event, which took place in May, not only entertained and enlightened festival visitors to the Western Cape town but also hosted a number of fundraising functions. Last week, those culminated in O’Neil […]
BOY SCOUTS TO LEAD NY PRIDE PARADE
In a historic first, Boy Scouts will lead the 44th annual New York City Pride March on Sunday, speaking out against the ban on openly gay Scout leaders. According to GLAAD, three generations of gay Boy Scouts and Scout leaders, along with their straight scouting allies, will present the American flag during the national anthem […]