TWO MEN FACE LIFE IN PRISON ON GAY CHARGES
Two men in Uganda are set to be the first to be tried on homosexuality charges since the country’s recent anti-homosexuality law was signed by President Museveni. Kim Mukisa, 24, and Jackson Mukasa, 19, face life imprisonment should they be found guilty of having had gay sex. The men were arrested in December last year […]
BOY SCOUTS PUNISH TROOP OVER GAY SCOUTMASTER
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has taken action against a Scout troop and a progressive church that backed an openly gay Scoutmaster. At the end of March, the BSA told Geoffrey McGrath that he could not continue as a Scoutmaster of the Seattle Council Troop 98 because he is gay. The Rainier Beach United Methodist […]
REPORT: NIGERIA GAY TEEN “CULT” FOUND
The governor of a Nigerian state has claimed that “a cult of teenage homosexuals” has been uncovered. Emmanuel Uduaghan, governor of Delta, one of 36 Nigerian states, made the pronouncement in his Easter message at the First Baptist Church in Warri on Sunday. According to the Vanguard newspaper, he claimed that the teenagers – between […]
SOUTH AFRICANS SAY HOMOSEXUALITY IMMORAL
The majority of South Africans continue to see homosexuality as morally unacceptable, according to the results of a global survey on morality. The Pew Research Centre’s 2013 Global Attitudes survey asked 40,117 people in 40 countries what they thought about eight topics often discussed as moral issues: extramarital affairs, gambling, homosexuality, abortion, premarital sex, alcohol […]
MORE DETAILS OF CERES GAY HATE MURDER REVEALED
The man accused of the horrific torture and burning to death of a young gay Ceres man last month will remain in jail. GroundUp reported that murder suspect Christo Oncker, 28, was denied bail at last week’s court hearing. He is accused of brutally beating a bloody David Olyne, 23, with a brick, jumping on […]
US PROTEST AGAINST ZUMA’S UGANDA GAY LAW INACTION
A group of American activists have accused President Jacob Zuma of betraying the South African Constitution and Nelson Mandela’s legacy by refusing to condemn Uganda’s draconian anti-gay law. South African born, US-based lawyer and activist Melanie Nathan reported on her O-blog-dee-o-blog-da blog that protesters on Thursday held up placards and rainbow flags next to a […]
ELECTION 2014: POLITICAL PARTIES TO DISCUSS LGBTI ISSUES
Political parties will, ahead of next month’s elections, address concerns and questions about the status of LGBTI equality at a discussion in Cape Town next week. Hosted by the Gender Equity Unit at the University of the Western Cape, in partnership with LGBTI and gender civil society groups, the event will take place on Wednesday, […]
PE: ALL MARRIAGE OFFICERS REFUSE GAY MARRIAGES
It’s been confirmed that none of the marriage officers at the controversial North End Port Elizabeth Home Affairs branch will officiate a same-sex marriage. Speaking to Provincial Manager Sonto Lusu, Mambaonline learned that all four marriage officers at the office had written letters objecting to conducting the ceremonies, which effectively entitles them under the law […]
WATCH: HUNDREDS CHEER AS MALTA LEGALISES GAY UNIONS
Hundreds of people celebrated in the streets of Malta’s capital Valletta as same-sex civil unions were legalised in the tiny European nation on Monday. Minutes earlier, the Maltese parliament had passed legislation allowing same-sex couples to enter into partnerships and adopt children. As pro-gay legislators, some waving small rainbow flags and one wearing a rainbow […]
ETHIOPIA REJECTS NEW ANTI-GAY PLANS
Ethiopia appears to be rejecting efforts to ramp up pressure against the gay and lesbian community in the country. Associated Press reported on Wednesday that a planned anti-gay rally has been cancelled and that the government confirmed that a proposed new anti-gay law will not be enacted. The rally, set to tale place on April […]