GAMBIA OUT OF COMMONWEALTH
Gambia has withdrawn from the Commonwealth after 48 years, with some suggesting that the surprise move could be related to homophobic President Yahya Jammeh’s campaign against LGBT people. The news was announced by state media last week. The government gave little information for its reasons but stated that Gambia will “never be a member of […]
KUWAIT TO BAR GAY WORKERS
It’s been reported that gay expatriates could be barred from coming into Kuwaiti and other neighbouring nations. According to Gulf News, a senior Kuwaiti official has declared that medical tests may be used to “detect” homosexual foreign workers. “Health centres conduct the routine medical check to assess the health of the expatriates when they come […]
MARC JACOBS PORN STAR BREAK UP
American fashion designer Marc Jacobs’ high profile relationship with adult film star Harry Louis has apparently come to an end. Louis announced the news on Instagram alongside a photo of the couple with a dramatic shattered glass effect. The Brazilian model wrote an explanation with the image: “So I would like to be the first one […]
PRETORIA HAS PRIDE TOO
Pretoria, often associated with conservative Afrikaans culture, displayed its rainbow colours this Saturday with its first-ever gay and lesbian Pride event, held in Centurion. Braving the scorching heat, hundreds of LGBT people and their friends turned out for the festive event, which saw marchers parading through the streets. They were joined by a handful of […]
PEOPLE’S PRIDE TAKES TO HILLBROW
Saturday saw hundreds of LGBT people making a powerful statement as they boldly took to Johannesburg’s streets for the first Joburg People’s Pride. Let by a bloody and blinded “Lady Justice” the march kicked off at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein and wound its way through Hillbrow. The march was a lively and colourful demand for social and […]
GAY APARTHEID IN CAMEROON
There are reports that public venues in Cameroon are beginning to ban gay people. According to IPS Television, at least one venue in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, has announced it will not allow entry to gays and lesbians. The snack-bar has taken the astonishing step of posting a sign in French on the premises that […]
PRIDE’S KAYE ALLY RESPONDS
Kaye Ally, the woman heading up the team behind this year’s Johannesburg Pride, has responded to claims that the event was controversially postponed for reasons other than security concerns. The 24th Johannesburg Pride march and celebrations were set to take place on 28 September at the Mary Fitzgerald Square (MFS) in the Newtown district of […]
RYAN PHILLIPPE’S GAY KISS
A deleted kiss between actors Ryan Phillippe and Breckin Meyer from the film 54 has been posted online for the first time. The scene was removed by the studio from the 1998 movie, which focused on a bartender (Phillippe) at the infamous 1970s New York City nightclub Studio 54. It’s thought that the intimate moment […]
TASK TEAM MUST ACT NOW
A human rights group says that violence against LGBT people in South Africa is increasing and that the South African government must urgently address the problem. The Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos South Africa) has released a study showing that LGBTI people face harrowing experiences on a daily basis in South Africa […]
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR PUTIN?
President Vladimir Putin, who has backed the oppression of LGBT people in Russia, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. A Russian group, International Academy of Spiritual Unity and Cooperation of Peoples of the World, has nominated the homophobic president for the award. The nomination relates to his efforts in averting an American military […]