CT GAY SHOOTING TRIAL DELAYED
The hate crime trial of two men accused of brutally beating and shooting a 23-year-old gay man in Cape Town failed to get off the ground as scheduled today. In April, Lunga Woko was attacked by a group of men at a petrol station in Luzuko, Phillipi East, when walking home with his friends. The […]
UGANDAN GAYS ON HIGH ALERT
Uganda’s LGBT community is facing a possible new crackdown after a leading figure in the gay rights movement was arrested. Facebook updates by activists revealed that Samuel Ganafa – executive director of Spectrum Uganda Initiatives and board chair of Sexual Minorities Uganda – was arrested on Tuesday. According to Erasing 76 Crimes he was arrested after […]
5 WOMEN ARRESTED FOR BEING LESBIAN
Despite official denials that LGBT people are persecuted in Senegal, five women have been arrested on charges of homosexuality in the capital city. According to AP and local reports, the women were detained at a birthday party at the Piano Bar in Dakar’s Yoff district, said to be a popular meeting area for gays and lesbians. […]
GAY MARRIAGE COMES TO HAWAII
Hawaii has become the next American state to legalise marriage for lesbian and gay couples. On Tuesday, the Hawaii state Senate passed a marriage equality bill; the proposed law’s final legislative hurdle. The legislation now heads to the desk of Governor Neil Abercrombie for his signature. Abercrombie has indicated that he will sign the bill, […]
MAYOR: NO GAYS IN MY TOWN
A newly-elected Israeli mayor has thanked God that there are no gay people in his “holy and pure” town, reports The Times of Israel. In a television interview on Friday, Moshe Abutbul – who won the post of mayor of Beit Shemesh in October elections – told Channel 10 that when it came to gay […]
MORE GAY ARRESTS IN EGYPT
Following a similar incident last month, another ten people are believed to have been arrested in Egypt on charges of homosexuality. According to a report by American activist Scott Long, police raided a party of around 200 people on 5 November in 6th of October City, outside of Cairo. Police arrested mainly young men who […]
RUSSIA ATTACK STUDENT NOT SOUTH AFRICAN
The student abused and humiliated on camera by racist and anti-gay thugs in Russia appears not to be South African after all. On Monday, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) confirmed that the youth, believed to be 20-years-old, is not a South African citizen as originally believed. DIRCO Spokesperson Clayson Monyela told Mambaonline […]
COMMONWEALTH GAY RIGHTS ABUSES
As Commonwealth leaders prepare to gather for the upcoming Heads of Government meeting, a new report has documented the plight of LGBT people in most Commonwealth countries. Homosexuality is still illegal in 41 of the 53 Commonwealth member states, blighting the lives of citizens in these countries, says the Speaking Out report. Testimonies from LGBTI […]
RUSSIA GAY HATE LEADER FLEES
The man behind the racist and anti-gay group that recently kidnapped and tortured a young South African student in Russia has left the country. Maxim Martsinkevich is the founder of the neo-Nazi Occupy Paedophilia movement. The group conducts “sting” operations in which it lures young gay men into being abused and humiliated. Videos of the […]
GAY RUGBY FILM TO SHOOT IN SA
The much anticipated film about the life of Gareth Thomas, the first openly gay international rugby player, is set to be shot in South Africa. In an interview with Sportlobster TV, Thomas confirmed that funding for the film is now in place and pre-production is about to begin. South Africa will be a main location, along […]