UGANDA HOLDS 2ND GAY PRIDE
Members of Uganda’s LGBT community have managed to hold their second annual gay Pride event this weekend, despite living in one of the most homophobic countries in the world. On Saturday, a group of around a hundred LGBT people gathered for a parade on a beach in Entebbe to proclaim their existence to their country […]
GOLDIN, BLOOM ATTACKERS PAROLE HEARING DELAYED
While the two men who attacked and hijacked Brett Goldin and Richard Bloom, which led to their deaths, will remain in jail for now, the victims’ families face yet more uncertainty. Jade Wyngaard and Nurshad Davids’ parole hearing, set for last week, has been postponed until December. This means that Goldin and Bloom’s loved ones […]
SA-BORN NEW ZEALANDER WINS MR GAY WORLD
South African born Chris Olwage (27) scooped the 2013 Mr Gay World title for New Zealand on Sunday in Antwerp, Belgium, while Steve Williams failed to reach the top 10. This was the second year in a row that New Zealand bagged the title. Last year’s competition in Johannesburg was won by German-born Andreas Derleth, […]
GAY CATHOLICS CAUTIOUSLY WELCOME POPE’S STANCE
LGBT groups and gay and lesbian Catholics have welcomed Pope Francis’ conciliatory stance towards gay people, although most say it’s not enough. Francis was recently quoted as saying: “If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge him?” He went on to say that although the Catholic […]
POPE FRANCIS: GAYS SHOULD BE OUR ‘BROTHERS’
In what has been seen as a conciliatory move, Pope Francis has said that while homosexual acts may be sinful, gays and lesbians should not be discriminated against or marginalised. During a discussion with journalists on a plane returning to the Vatican from his trip to Brazil, Francis said: “If a person is gay and […]
QUEEN GIVES NOD TO GAY MARRIAGE
In a largely symbolic move, Queen Elizabeth has officially given her royal assent to same-sex marriage being legalised in England and Wales.
MEET HEAT’S SEXY MANWATCH WINNER
For the first time in the history of the popular heat ManWatch competition, the winner of the 2013 title hails from the Mother City. Meet him here.
CAMEROON GAY GROUPS TOO SCARED TO OPERATE
Following the murder of activist Eric Ohena Lembembe, terrified LGBT groups in Cameroon have said that they are suspending their vital work in combating HIV/AIDS.
MUGABE SLAMS SOUTH AFRICA OVER GAY RIGHTS
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has continued to attack gays ahead of the country’s elections, this time targeting South Africa’s support for gay rights and also threatening to decapitate gay men.
COULD SA GET A GAY TV CHANNEL?
A new player in the pay-TV market in South Africa hopes to launch with the country’s very first gay television channel.