On Monday, 14th December 2020, The British Government announced that it would be letting go of its ban on blood donation by gay and bisexual men. Prior to this, gay and bisexual men have been considered too risky to donate and have not been allowed to donate blood unless they’ve abstained from sex for three…
To pledge support for the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement, gay dating app, Grindr announced that it will remove the ethnicity filter from the next release. Grindr made the announcement on their official Instagram page on the first day of PRIDE. The ethnicity filter on the app is a feature exclusive to premium subscribers and…
The blame game has been a function of society since the dawn of civilization and its intended use was to hold wrongdoers accountable for their actions. But there is a common use for the blame that has been weaponized to keep people controlled and in a state of oppression. Every gay person who grew up…
Award-winning Journalist and Reporter for BBC WhatsNew — an exciting weekly TV programme by the BBC for young people in Africa — Ben Hunte was recently announced as the new (and first) LGBT correspondent for the BBC. The news of his appointment was shared on the BBC’s official website and twitter handle on Thursday, 13th December 2018. According to…
Just a few months after his controversial scandal with Stephanie Otobo, the General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries; Apostle Suleman revealed why some people are gay. The Nigerian pastor who is said to command a congregation of almost 200 thousand revealed this while preaching at his church in Edo State. During his sermor, the…
Just when we thought nothing could top the rainbow, Portland designer; Daniel Quasar spiced pride month up with the launch for his newly designed LGBTQ Pride flag. Quasar’s flag features multiple new colors, each representing a gender identity/sexual orientation, as well arrows. Quasar’s proposed flag includes the colors of the Trans flag, as well as…
To say Nigeria’s media industry is a beacon of hope would be the biggest fallacy of the century. In a bid to continue the tradition of misguided reporting, Mr Ayo Onikoyi of Nigeria’s Vanguard Newspaper comes for Bobrisky, a popular celebrity cross dresser, with obvious attempts to out her and call on the attention of…
One of the most hilarious misconceptions about gay people in Africa is that they are all considered outsiders, and I say hilarious because it is funny that people don’t realize LGBT persons are their family members, friends and colleagues. Let me simplify it, your brother, your sister, you best friend, your cousin, your dad, your…
I was a good Christian kid, not the average one but the kind to walk into church and everyone would literally start calling him ‘Young Pastor’. But I was gay, and I knew this for sure as I was walking to Tony’s house because this was obviously not a friendly neighborhood visit, we were going…
In an Instagram post, Nigerian TV host; Denrele Edun, shares his horrific experience with a clubber in Lagos. He posted a picture of himself with friends out for a fun night at Hard Rock Cafe and narrated his experience with a violent homophobe who tried to beat him up for hugging his girlfriend. Read his…
Hornet, the world’s premier gay social network, announced the launch of the #DecriminalizeLGBT campaign, in an effort to raise awareness of global LGBT criminalization laws that must be abolished. With this social media campaign, Hornet will give voice to those impacted by these inhumane and unjust laws elevating stories through editorial content, conducting interviews, multli-media visuals and…
“He took a huge stick and started beating me” By Nompendulo Ngubane Dumisani Ngcobo (43) was assaulted and suspended from church after being accused of being gay. Photo: Nompendulo Ngubane A 43-year-old Pietermaritzburg man says he is one of 50 men beaten by the pastor of his church for being gay. Dumisani Ngcobo is a…
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