17 SAVED FROM GAY “CURE” CLINIC
Seventeen people – including a 15-year-old boy – have been rescued from an illegal horror “gay addiction” clinic in Ecuador. AFP reported that police found the patients in the Union and Hope drug, alcohol and homosexuality rehabilitation clinic in Pisuli being held captive in inhumane conditions. Some of the victims were said to be “barely […]
GAY TURKISH REF FIGHTS FOR JOB
A referee from Turkey’s Black Sea region who was fired for being gay by the Turkish Football Federation in 2009 is fighting to reclaim his job. After 14 years, Halil Ibrahim Dincdag’s career came to an end when he told the army that he is gay, leading him to be diagnosed with a “psychosexual disorder”. This not […]
SALVATION ARMY AGAINST GAY BIAS
The Salvation Army in Kenya has apparently called for an end to discrimination against gays and lesbians. The Star reported that the organisation’s General Andre Cox stated at a thanksgiving service in Nairobi on Sunday that churches should not be judgmental towards the LGBT community. According to the publication, he said that homosexuality was a social challenge […]
BOY SUSPENDED OVER PURSE
A 13-year-old Kansas boy has reportedly been suspended by his school for carrying a purse to class. Skyler Davis, a student at the Anderson County Senior-Junior School, told KCTV5 News that after he refused to take off the colourful designer bag slung over his shoulder, he was sent home by the assistant principal. Davis, who […]
EU COURT RULES ON GAY ASYLUM
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that gay people who face the real threat of being jailed have the grounds to request asylum in the EU. The court ruled on a request by the Netherlands to decide if under the terms of the Geneva Convention foreigners who are homosexuals may be […]
GOV MUST ACT ON SA GAY YOUTH ATTACK
Following a racist and homophobic attack on a South African student in Russia, attorney and leading figure in Pretoria’s LGBT community Coenie Kukkuk has called on the government to issue a travel advisory to gay South Africans travelling to Russia. Kukkuk, who has been behind events such as Mr. Gay South Africa and publishes the […]
ZAMBIAN 1ST LADY BACKS GAY RIGHTS
In an unexpected development, the wife of Zambian President Michael Sata, Dr. Christine Kaseba-Sata, has called for an end to discrimination against LGBT people. Ricahard Lee from the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa reported on Wednesday that Kaseba-Sata – an obstetrics and gynaecology specialist and a World Health Organisation Goodwill Ambassador against Gender-based Violence […]
GAY SA YOUTH ABUSED IN RUSSIA
Russian homophobia may have claimed a South African victim. It’s been reported that a young South African man has been targeted by brutal anti-gay Russian thugs. According to Buzzfeed, the 20-year-old student was lured by a homophobic group in the city of Belgorod with the promise of meeting up with a 15-year-old boy. The group claims this […]
LAWYER DISPUTES GAY SEX TESTS
The lawyer representing two men on trial for homosexuality in Zambia has challenged anal tests that were forced on his clients. According to earlier reports, barber Philip Mubiana (21) and bricklayer James Mwape (21) were made to undergo medical tests at Kapiri Mposhi District Hospital when they were arrested in April to “prove” that they […]
BOTSWANA DENIES ANTI-GAY PLAN
The Botswana government has denied reports that it is planning to arrest gays and lesbians as part of its new HIV plan for vulnerable groups. Last week, the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) accused the government of including a plan to arrest local men who have sex with men (MSM) and sex […]