POLICE ARREST SUSPECT IN SOWETO GAY MURDER
Police have arrested another person in connection with one in a series of murders of gay men in Gauteng. The Star reported that a man who was wanted in connection with the murder of Siphiwe Selby Nhlapo is in police custody. Nhlapo was killed in his Kliptown, Soweto, home in September 2011. He had been […]
WENTWORTH MILLER TRIED SUICIDE AS CLOSETED TEEN
Openly gay actor Wentworth Miller says that he tried to commit suicide more than once as a teen while grappling with his sexuality. Miller (41) spoke openly about his struggles as a youth at a Human Rights Campaign dinner in Seattle on Saturday night, reported TMZ. “Growing up I was a target. Speaking the right […]
PTA RUSSIAN EMBASSY NO SHOW ‘AN INSULT’
Activists have expressed their anger that the organiser of Sunday’s shambolic LGBT protest outside the Russian Embassy in Pretoria failed to attend. The demonstration was intended to show solidarity with the beleaguered Russian LGBT community and was part of an international day of protest, with similar events planned in cities around the world. However, organiser […]
STEVE GRAND WANTS YOU TO ‘STAY’
Proudly gay American country singing hunk Steve Grand has released a video for his second single, Stay. The video confirms that Grand is continuing to unrepentantly express himself as a gay man through his music and videos, in a genre of music not known for being gay-affirming. The upbeat Stay clip shows Grand having fun […]
AUSSIE PM’S PRO GAY CHRISTIAN ANSWER GOES VIRAL
A video of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd powerfully defending homosexuality to a Christian pastor has gone viral. Rudd was asked about his changing position on same-sex marriage by Matt Prater, a pastor from Brisbane, during a television Q&A on ABC News, ahead of this weekend’s elections in Australia. Prater asked how Rudd could call […]
CANADIAN HIV VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE
A possible HIV vaccine has shown promising results in the first phase of its clinical trials, say Canadian researchers. Results of the tests show that the vaccine appeared to have no adverse effects in the patients and resulted in an increase in antibodies. Developed by Dr. Chil-Yong Kang and his team at Western’s Schulich School […]
WATCH KATY PERRY ROAR!
Katy Perry has released the stunning new music video for her hit self-empowerment anthem Roar. The colourful and upbeat clip sees Perry stranded in a jungle after a plane crash with a vain male counterpart, who is quickly dispatched by a tiger. She soon goes on to become a Tarzan-like queen of jungle, with a […]
RUSSIAN LAWMAKER PLANS TO TAKE KIDS FROM GAY PARENTS
In a shocking development, Russian lawmakers may soon vote on a measure to forcibly take children away from their gay parents. The RT news network reported that the deputy of the Russian State Duma, Alexey Zhuravlev, submitted amendments to the Family Code to the Duma on Thursday. These amendments would allow for the termination of […]
PUTIN SAYS HE’S FRIENDLY WITH THE GAYS
President Vladimir Putin says that he has “absolutely normal relations” with gay and lesbian people. In an interview with AP and Russia’s state Channel 1 television, he addressed the international controversy surrounding his country’s recently enacted gay propaganda law and other policies affecting the rights of gays and lesbians. “I assure you that I work […]
KILL GAYS BILL CHAMPION GETS COMMONWEALTH JOB
MP Rebecca Kadaga, who has publicly championed Uganda’s gay death bill, has been elected chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP). Kadaga, who is also Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, in November 2012 promised anti-gay religious activists to have the horrific Anti-Homosexuality Bill passed as “a Christmas gift” in order to protect Uganda’s children from […]