US, COSTA RICA PRESIDENTS PAY TRIBUTE TO LGBTI COMMUNITY
The presidents of the United States and Costa Rica have commemorated Saturday’s International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). In statement issued on Friday through the White House, President Barack Obama said: “…as we commemorate the 10th annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, we recommit ourselves to the fundamental belief that all people should be […]
GAY FLAG OF SA SHOOTING ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA VIDEO
The Gay Flag of South Africa team is coordinating a YouTube video shoot to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) tomorrow, 17 May, and they want you to take part! IDAHOT is commemorated around the globe every year on May 17 to honour the day that homosexuality was removed from the International […]
MOROCCO: SIX MEN JAILED FOR HOMOSEXUALITY
Six Moroccan men have been jailed for up to three years after they were found guilty on homosexuality charges. AFP reported that they were convicted in the city of Faqih Bensalah on Monday after one of the men’s father accused the others of “coercing” his 19-year-old son to engage in homosexuality. The men received prison […]
HUNKY EURO FOOTBALLERS IN GAY SMOOCH
Two European footballers have caused an international stir after they celebrated a victory by smooching each other in front of the cameras. While a quick joyous peck between soccer players is not unheard of in the game, the kiss between Spain’s Ivan Rakitic and Portugal’s Daniel Carrico from Sevilla was a much more lingering, and […]
GAY PENGUINS ARE “BEST PARENTS”
A same-sex penguin couple in the UK are reportedly the best penguin parents in the zoo. According to BBC News, the two male Humboldt penguins, named Jumbs and Kermit, stepped in to incubate an egg after the biological father refused to do so. The healthy chick hatched on April 12 and the two dads, who […]
POPE WILL BAPTISE ALIENS, WONT MARRY GAY HUMANS
Pope Francis has revealed that he’s open to baptising aliens from another planet, although he still wouldn’t marry a gay human couple. In his morning mass on Monday, the pontiff said: “If, for example, tomorrow an expedition of Martians came, and some of them came to us, here… Martians, right? Green, with that long nose […]
AMERICANS IN FURORE OVER GAY FOOTBALLER TV KISS
A joyous kiss between gay footballer Michael Sam and his boyfriend shown on national television has enraged homophobes across the US but will undoubtedly have a massive cultural and social impact in years to come. On Saturday, an emotional Sam kissed boyfriend Vito Cammisano after hearing the news that he’d become the first openly gay […]
LIMPOPO PRIDE MARRED BY LESBIAN TEEN RAPE
This weekend’s third annual Limpopo Pride in Polokwane was marred by the horrific rape of a teenage lesbian girl. The event was held under the theme of “LGBTI rights are human rights.” Cindy Molefe, from the Limpopo LGBTI Proudly Out group, told Mambaonline that the 17-year-old schoolgirl was trying to get home in the early […]
UGANDA: HORROR SPIKE IN ANTI-GAY ATTACKS
While no-one has yet been prosecuted under Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, there has been a shocking spike in attacks against LGBT people in the country since it was passed. A report compiled by Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) recorded 162 incidents since December last year, when Parliament passed the draconian law. In comparison, the organisation only recorded […]
REPORT: CASTER SEMENYA PAYS LOBOLA FOR GIRLFRIEND
It’s been reported that South African Olympic silver medallist Caster Semenya is set to marry her fiancée Violet Raseboya. The Sunday Sun claims that Caster’s elders visited Raseboya’s family in Polokwane two weeks ago to discuss lobola ahead of tying the knot. Lobola is a Southern African custom in which traditionally a man pays the family […]