BABYLON CO-OWNER PASSES AWAY
Graham McLeroth, a prominent figure in Gauteng’s gay community and one of the owners of Babylon nightclub in Centurion, has passed away unexpectedly. McLeroth, who lived in Blairgowrie in Johannesburg, tragically died from a heart attack last week. Known by some as “Mr Karaoke”, he was just 41-years-old. In addition to his part in creating one of the most […]
NIGERIA: MAN WHIPPED FOR GAY SEX
As LGBT Nigerians face an increasingly desperate future, a Muslim man has been spared the death sentence and instead received 20 lashes after a Sharia court found him guilty of homosexuality. According to BBC News, Mubarak Ibrahim (20) was given the more “lenient” sentence because the judge said that his crime had taken place seven […]
HAS UGANDAN PRES REJECTED ANTI-GAY BILL?
There are reports from Uganda that President Yoweri Museveni is not willing to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill that was passed by Parliament late last year, although he remains firmly bigoted when it comes to his views on homosexuality. The Daily Monitor has published parts of a letter by Museveni to Parliament, dated 28 December 2013, […]
EU ACCUSED OF PROMOTING HOMOSEXUALITY
Russia has accused the European Union of promoting an “alien view of homosexuality and same-sex marriages as a norm of life”. The claim is included in an official report by the Russian government on the state of human rights in the EU. According to RIA Novosti, the reports slams “the aggressive propaganda of homosexual love” […]
NIGERIA: SA GOV MUST SPEAK OUT
The DA says that the South African government must end its ‘quiet diplomacy’ on LGBT rights and speak out against Nigeria’s shocking new anti-gay law. MP Bill Eloff, the DA Shadow Deputy Minister of International Relations and Co-operation, intends to write to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, requesting clarity on the […]
NIGERIA: 5 IN COURT OVER GAY CLUB
Five men have appeared in an Islamic Sharia court in the Nigerian state of Bauchi on charges of forming a gay club. AFP reported that four of the men (all in their 20s) had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing while the fifth (a 47-year-old school principal) has denied the charge. They have been accused […]
JUDGE SLAMS OKLAHOMA GAY MARRIAGE BAN
A US district judge has ruled that the traditionally conservative American state of Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Judge Terence Kern said in his ruling that the ban was “an arbitrary, irrational exclusion of just one class of Oklahoma citizens from a governmental benefit”. He wrote that, “Equal protection is at the very […]
MR GSA FINALIST IN ‘UGLY’ FURORE
A Mr Gay South Africa 2014 finalist has been accused of being a bad role model after he posted a comment about “ugly” people on Facebook. Gordon Grieve, who placed in the top five of the competition late last year, was criticised for stating on his Facebook profile earlier this month: “There is nothing worse […]
STUDY: GAY COUPLES HAPPIER
A UK study has found that while gay couples still face some social stigma, they tend to be happier in their relationships compared to straight couples. Social researchers from The Open University conducted a two year study of 5,000 people in the UK who revealed how they keep their relationships on track. The Enduring Love? […]
NIGERIA: ELDERS URGED TO SPEAK OUT
The organisation behind the Gay Flag of South Africa has called on The Elders to speak out against Nigeria’s appalling new anti-gay law. The Elders is an independent group of global leaders, founded in 2007 by Nelson Mandela, who work together for peace and human rights. Archbishop Desmond Tutu served for six years as Chair […]