SPORTSCASTER ANGRILY DEFENDS GAY US FOOTBALLER
A TV sportscaster has lashed out at members of America’s National Football League (NFL) who have criticised up-and-coming footballer Michael Sam for coming out as gay. Sam, a star college player who was expected to be quickly snapped up by a professional NFL team this year, announced that he is gay on Sunday, possibly risking […]
BI SOCHI GOLD MEDALLIST SLAMMED FOR HUGGING PUTIN
Gay rights activists are furious that bisexual Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst happily shared a hug with homophobic Russian President Vladimir Putin. Wüst revealed that after winning the women’s 3,000 meters gold medal in Sochi on Sunday she gave Putin a hug at a post-victory party in her honour. “He congratulated me and asked if everything […]
CLAIM: BRONX OWNER & ALLEGED KILLER WERE LOVERS
The trial of the three men accused of killing Cape Town gay nightclub owner Bruno Bronn is now under way, with a startling claim coming to light on Wednesday. SAPA has reported that one of the accused, Frederick Willem John Coetzer, has been named as being Bronn’s lover as well as assisting him with maintenance […]
SKI JUMPER 1ST LESBIAN TO WIN MEDAL AT SOCHI
Austria’s Daniela Iraschko-Stolz has become the first openly gay athlete to win a medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics. The 30-year-old athlete took home the silver medal in Tuesday’s women’s ski jump, coming second behind Germany’s Carina Vogt. Her success follows the gold medal win by bisexual speed skater Ireen Wüst from the Netherlands on […]
GAY FORMER SKATER GIVES PUTIN FASHION MIDDLE FINGER
American figure skating commentator Johnny Weir is giving Russia’s anti-gay law the middle finger by wearing flamboyant outfits as he presents live from Sochi. Weir, who is an openly-gay former figure-skating world champion, has been criticised for taking on the job of commentating at the Winter Olympics for the NBC network and not speaking out […]
LGBT PRISONERS LANGUISH IN CAMEROON JAIL
At least 20 people are languishing in prison in Cameroon on homosexuality charges, with one awaiting trial for 16 months. A meeting on Sunday with six prisoners by a delegation of activists from the US and Africa was documented by journalist Andy Kopsa on her blog. The activists were able to arrange with prison authorities in […]
SA JOINS IN GLOBAL UGANDA GAY LAW PROTEST
South African activists protested outside the Ugandan High Commission in Pretoria on Monday as part of the Global Day of Action against Uganda’s pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill. Around a hundred members of groups including FEW, Gala and the One in Nine Campaign took part in the demonstration, which was organised by the Coalition of Africa Lesbians […]
LGBT SPEED SKATER TAKES GOLD IN SOCHI
One of the seven openly-LGBT athletes taking part in the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia has won a gold medal. On Sunday, bisexual speed skater Ireen Wüst from the Netherlands beat defending champion Martina Sablikova to score a gold medal in the women’s 3,000 meters. This is the third gold medal that the 27-year-old has […]
HOMOPHOBIC RESTAURANT OWNER MOCKED IN GAY CAMPAIGN
The proudly homophobic owner of a restaurant in Oklahoma is under attack by the gay community in a hilarious online campaign. Gary James, who runs Gary’s Chicaros in the city of Enid, last week told the KFOR TV channel that he doesn’t want any “faggot” or “freak” customers. “I’ve been in business 44 years, I […]
DOCTORS & SCIENTISTS TO MUSEVENI: GAYS ARE NORMAL
As Uganda’s President Museveni considers signing the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, a group of public health experts have warned him that the law will have a “disastrous impact” on the fight against HIV. In an open letter to Museveni, the doctors, researchers and academics said that higher HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men means […]