SAHRC: WEDDING VENUES CANNOT TURN AWAY GAY COUPLES
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has confirmed that it is illegal for wedding venues to turn away customers because they are gay or lesbian. The CEO of the SAHRC, Kayum Ahmed, told Mambaonline on Thursday that the Kilcairn wedding venue’s policy of not hosting same-sex weddings is not acceptable, no matter what the […]
LESBIAN WEDDING VENUE SNUB STORY GOES VIRAL
Our story on the refusal of a Western Cape wedding venue to host gay and lesbian marriage ceremonies has taken on a somewhat disturbing life of its own. On Wednesday, we recounted engaged couple Leanne Brown-Waterson and her partner Christelle’s experience of being rejected by the Kilcairn farm wedding venue in the Riebeek Valley, near […]
CAPE WEDDING VENUE DUMPS LESBIAN COUPLE
An engaged lesbian couple have been left humiliated by a Western Cape wedding venue that told them to go somewhere else because they won’t host same-sex weddings. Leanne Brown-Waterson and her partner Christelle approached the Kilcairn farm wedding venue in the Riebeek Valley, near Wellington, last month brimming with enthusiasm for their upcoming nuptials. They […]
ZIM REGGAE & DANCEHALL STARS EMBRACE HOMOPHOBIA
Zimbabwean reggae and dancehall performers have started publicly expressing anti-gay views to their fans, emulating some of their infamous international counterparts. Jamaican artists in the genre have come under fire for their homophobic performances and song lyrics since the early 1990s. They’ve faced boycotts and concert cancellations in Europe and the US due to their […]
ISRAEL PROTECTS GAY STUDENTS FROM DISCRIMINATION
The Israeli parliament has approved a law protecting gay and lesbian school pupils. The law, which was passed last week, outlaws discrimination by schools against pupils because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. According to The Jerusalem Post, the bill’s sponsor, Dov Henin, has pointed out that this is the first-ever bill to prohibit […]
ETHIOPIA TO BAN PARDONING OF GAY PEOPLE
Ethiopia is set to pass a bill that will make homosexuality a non-pardonable offence. Male and female same-sex sex is illegal in the country and is punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The new bill, however, seeks to ensure that no-one convicted of homosexuality could get away with it by being pardoned by […]
ANTI-GAY THUGS ATTACK ST. PATRICK’S DAY REVELLERS, BY MISTAKE
A group of anti-gay Russian thugs have mistakenly beaten up students dressed up for St. Patrick’s Day. The students from the Easy School language school were preparing to take part in flashmob at a mall in the city of Irkutsk on Monday to belatedly celebrate the Irish holiday when they were attacked. It appears that the […]
COLUMNIST: “GAY SEX LEADS TO WEARING ADULT DIAPERS”
A misguided Nigerian columnist has claimed that many gay men are forced to wear “diaper-like products” because of their sexual activities. Benedict Hart’s Protecting children from the scourge of homosexuality was published on Saturday by the Nigerian Vanguard daily. In the article, he backs President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to sign an oppressive new anti-gay law […]
UGANDAN CLERGY IN GAY HATE MARCH
A number of what appear to be Christian leaders have taken part in a “hate march” against gay people in Uganda. According to Gay Star News, the march took place in West Budama, east Uganda on Sunday. In a video posted on YouTube, one pastor is heard shouting out “No gays!” which is repeated by […]
GAY MARRIAGE LEGALISED IN MICHIGAN – FOR ONE DAY
On Friday, Michigan became the latest US state to have its ban on same-sex marriage lifted – but only for a day. While dozens of gay and lesbian couples managed to get married on Saturday after a federal judge ruled the ban was unconstitutional, the celebrations were short-lived. Hours later a federal appeals court put the issuing […]