GAY MILITARY COUPLES GET TIME OFF TO MARRY
Tuesday saw same-sex couples in the US military being granted new federal benefits, including special leave to get married. All legally-married military spouses became eligible for a slew of benefits, including military I.D. cards, healthcare coverage, housing allowances and survivor benefits. These benefits were previously only available to opposite-sex married couples. In addition, un-married gay […]
GAY RUSSIAN SINGER’S ‘LOVE PROPAGANDA’
A Paris based performance artist and costume designer is promoting an oh-so-camp video for his song Sexual Obsession in protest against Russia’s gay propaganda law. “I’m a Russian boy, I did a sexy music video to do some love propaganda,” Igor Dewe told Mambaonline. “And if you like it, I will be glad that you […]
MUHOLI DEDICATES AWARD TO SLAIN LESBIAN
South African lesbian photographer and activist Zanele Muholi has been honoured for her acclaimed photography of the LGBT community. At a glittering ceremony in Kyalami on Thursday last week, Muholi received a Mbokodo Award in the category of “creative photography”. The Mbokodo Awards, now in their second year, celebrate outstanding South African women in the […]
RECORD BREAKING SWIMMER IS PROUDLY LESBIAN
Diana Nyad, who became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage or swimming fins, is a proudly lesbian woman. On Monday, Nyad reached a Key West beach after swimming for almost 53 hours in shark infested waters. The endurance challenge was something that she’d dreamed of for more than […]
WITS PRIDE 2013
The University of the Witwatersrand is hosting its annual Wits Pride this September; a week-long series of events, culminating in a march on the university campus. And everyone in welcome! Wits Pride 2013 takes place in and around Wit University between 7 and 14 September 2013 under the theme Being Me, a week-long dedication to merge the […]
DAVID CAMERON TO ADDRESS GAY RIGHTS WITH PUTIN
It’s been revealed that UK Prime Minister David Cameron will address the issue of LGBT rights in Russia with President Putin at this week’s G20 meeting in St Petersburg. Openly lesbian Conservative Party MP Margot James said in a tweet that this was confirmed to her by the Foreign Office. “Europe Minister confirms that PM […]
JAMAICAN POLICE: GAYS NOT BEING TARGETED
A senior police official has denied claims that gays are being targeted in Jamaica, despite a recent spate of hate attacks. Assistant Commissioner of Police Devon Watkis told The Gleamer newspaper that there is no evidence the LGBT community faces higher levels of violence compared to other Jamaicans. “Our numbers generally show that we have […]
GAY TRIAL MEN FACE 5TH MONTH IN JAIL
Two Zambian men accused of being gay continue to languish in jail after almost five months as their trail is further delayed. Barber Philip Mubiana (21) and bricklayer James Mwape (21) have been accused of living as ‘husband and wife’ and have been charged with four counts of having “carnal knowledge against the order of […]
QUEER AS FOLK ACTOR TAKES 50 SHADES LEAD
Charlie Hunnam, who became famous as a gay teen in the original British version of Queer as Folk, has scooped one of the most coveted roles in Hollywood. On Monday, it was announced that Hunnam will star as 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey, the lead male character in the highly anticipated film adaptation of Fifty Shades […]
ALEXEYEV LOSES ALL CREDIBILITY: ATTACKS ‘JEWISH MAFIA’
Russian LGBT activist Nikolai Alexeyev has lost all remaining credibility with a slew of anti-Semitic rants attacking the so-called “Jewish mafia”. Alexeyev was once a highly respected figure when it came to LGBT right in Russia but he’s increasingly alienated many of his supporters thanks to recent bizarre Facebook and Twitter posts. He’s slated the […]