ANELE UNDER FIRE FOR ANTI-TRANS COMMENTS
Highveld Stereo DJ Anele Mdoda has been accused of making transphobic comments about a Canadian transgender pageant contestant during one of her shows.
ZIM TELLS PILLAY ‘GAYS WILL BE ARRESTED’
Zimbabwe’s Justice Minister has told the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that the country will continue to arrest gays.
MAN WHO SPIED ON GAY SUICIDE STUDENT GETS 30 DAYS
A man who was accused of playing a part in the suicide of a gay university student has been sentenced to 30 days in jail.
GAY SOUTH AFRICANS PROTEST AGAINST TRADITIONAL LEADERS
Gays and lesbians took part in four protests across South Africa this weekend, demanding that traditional leaders keep their hands off the Constitution’s sexual orientation protection.
UKRAINE: ACTIVISTS BEATEN, PRIDE CANCELLED
The first-ever Pride parade in the Ukrainian capital was cancelled at the last minute on Sunday as LGBT activists were beaten and gassed.
LESBIAN COUPLE ARRESTED OVER HATE CRIME CLAIMS
Two lesbian women in Colorado have been arrested by police for allegedly faking a hate-crime attack.
BREAKING: MALAWI TO OVERTURN GAY BAN
Malawi’s new president has promised to overturn the country’s ban on homosexual acts, the first African country to do so since 1994.
GAY GROUPS RALLY BEHIND WEEKEND PROTESTS
A number of long-standing LGBT groups have come out in support of planned weekend protests to keep sexual orientation equality in the Constitution.
LESBIAN PHOTOGRAPHY STAR VICTIM OF ROBBERY
Zanele Muholi, the acclaimed photographic chronicler of LGBT life in South Africa, has lost cameras and her archives following a robbery.
WILL SMITH, JAY-Z BACK GAY MARRIAGE
Two of the entertainment world’s biggest African American stars have come out in support of Barack Obama’s stance on same-sex marriage.