GAY BOXER LOSES TITLE FIGHT
Orlando Cruz, the word’s first openly gay professional boxer, failed to win the featherweight world title on Saturday night. Cruz was knocked out by Mexican opponent Orlando Salido in the seventh round of the fight in Las Vegas, reported ESPN. The Puerto Rican boxer proudly wore rainbow shorts and pink gloves and his supporters waved […]
NIGERIA:12 GAYS IN PRISON OR ON TRIAL
There are currently at least 12 LGBT people on trial or already in jail in Nigeria on charges of homosexuality. This according to the Erasing 76 Crimes blog, following the recent arrest of two men, Emeka Eze, 35, and Jonathan Akatin, 22. Local media reported that the men have been accused of “engaging in homosexuality” […]
RETAILER MARKS SPIRIT DAY IN SA
Branches of the Jay Jays Australian clothing brand in South Africa are selling purple wristbands to mark Thursday’s international Spirit Day anti-bullying campaign. The wristbands cost only R20 for five at all Jay Jays stores, located in numerous malls across the country. “As a brand, Jay Jays is synonymous with free-thinking young people, which is […]
1ST LADY TO LUNCH WITH SA GAYS
France’s First Lady, Valerie Trierweiler, who is also a political journalist, is expected to have lunch with gay and lesbian groups in Johannesburg today. According to AFP, Trierweiler – accompanied by French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira – will also meet with a lesbian couple. The meetings are expected to deal with the plight of many lesbian […]
VAN HEERDEN’S KILLERS GUILTY
Two men have been found guilty of killing Barney Van Heerden following an orgy at his Johannesburg home in September 2011. On Friday, Mthokozisi Ndlovu and Themba Maseko were found guilty by the Palmridge Circuit of the South Gauteng High Court of the horrific killing of the 39-year-old Orange Grove resident. A third man, Maxwell Nyathi, earlier […]
IRAN ARRESTS ‘GAYS & SATANISTS’
A so-called ‘network of homosexuals and Satanists’ has been arrested at a birthday party in the city of Kermanshah in Iran. According to The Guardian, on Tuesday night the Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps raided a hall that had been rented for the party. Around 80 people, gay and straight, were attending the event. At […]
ASYLUM SEEKERS NEED SEX TAPES
It’s come to light that some gay and lesbian asylum seekers in the UK have had to present footage of themselves having sex to the authorities to prove their sexuality. The shocking revelation is included in a report by the UK’s Home Affairs Committee which slams the asylum system for being based on a ‘culture […]
US TO RELEASE HARVEY MILK STAMP
Following a letter writing campaign launched in 2009, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is set to issue what is believed to be the first stamp of an openly gay politician, the iconic Harvey Milk. On Thursday, the Harvey Milk Foundation announced the news on its Facebook page via a message from Milk’s nephew. “Breaking! […]
FORMER MR GAY NAMIBIA FOR MP?
Controversial former Mr Gay Namibia Wendelinus Hamutenya says that he intends to become Namibia’s first openly gay parliamentarian Hamutenya told Gay Star News that he is aiming to be placed on the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) party’s parliamentary election list at its national convention next month. “I want to be the voice of […]
DID POPE BLESS GAY CATHOLICS?
There are reports that Pope Francis has broken new ground by apparently blessing a group of Italian gay Catholics. According to a number of translations of an article published by Italian newspaper La Repubblica, members of the Kairos group were shocked when they received a response from the Vatican to one of their letters calling […]