Iran, Egypt object to LGBTQ-themed branding of World Cup match
Tehran – Iran and Egypt have both objected to plans by local organisers in the United States to brand... Read more
10 Dec
Kenyan LGBTQ community vogues despite threat of repressive law
Nairobi – Before a cheering audience in Nairobi, the performer gets the ball going with a string of acrobatic... Read more
4 Jul
US Supreme Court to hear case against LGBTQ books in schools
Washington – The conservative-dominated US Supreme Court is slated to hear a case on Tuesday about whether parents have... Read more
22 Apr
Lesotho says ‘shocked and embarrassed’ by Trump comments
Maseru – Lesotho was taken aback by US President Donald Trump’s mockery of the southern African nation, its foreign... Read more
6 Mar
‘World’s first gay Imam,’ Muhsin Hendricks, assassinated in Gqeberha
Johannesburg – Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s first openly gay imam, was shot dead on Saturday near the southern... Read more
16 Feb
Trump signs order barring trans athletes from women’s sports
Washington — US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating... Read more
6 Feb
Georgia signs into law bill seen by EU as anti-LGBTQ
Tbilisi— Georgia on Thursday signed into law measures that will curb LGBTQ rights, despite warnings from the EU that... Read more
3 Oct, 2024
‘Victory for the people’: Thailand approves same-sex marriage
Thailand – Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic... Read more
18 Jun, 2024
Nigeria’s repressed LGBTQ party people let ‘true self’ out at Lagos ball
Nigeria – Performers strutted their stuff onstage at an LGBTQ community dance party in Nigeria’s Lagos, publicly celebrating their... Read more
11 Jun, 2024
Burundi president calls for stoning of gay couples
Nairobi – Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye launched a virulent anti-gay tirade on Friday, saying same-sex couples should be publicly... Read more
30 Dec, 2023
