A Ugandan court charged 67 people with causing a nuisance on Tuesday after they were arrested in a gay-friendly bar, in a move condemned by activists as the latest “homophobic” attack. The 67 – who were among 127 arrested at Ram Bar, in the capital, Kampala, on Sunday – could […]
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Africa is largely intolerant of homosexuality so much so that the majority of the continent’s 54 countries has criminalized the activity, and while others have no law against it, there is high intolerance. Many Africans and their governments argue that homosexuality is a foreign import from the West, that is, […]
There is no such thing as a single “gay gene” researchers have said, but genetics – along with environmental factors – can influence a person’s sexual preferences. The largest ever study of its kind examined data and DNA information of about 500,000 people and found there were thousands of genetic variants […]
Africa has been studied by scholars all over the world intrigued by the many cultural and traditional practices that have several meanings and significant impact on people. While some practices have gone extinct due to exposure to westernization, others have been stopped for the dangers they pose to victims while […]
Jide Macaulay is an opened gay and a priest in the church of England. The church allows him to practice his sexuality but marrying his partner is not permitted. That’s where the problem starts fro Macaulay who can’t wait to marry his partner who is also a Nigerian. The 53-year […]
Liberal Party leader Mounir Baatour, an openly gay lawyer, announced on Thursday he would stand in Tunisia’s presidential elections, marking a first for the Arab world. Baatour’s candidacy marks “a first which will without doubt be a benchmark in history”, his party said. A lawyer at the Court of Cassation, […]
Julius Malema, the former President of the African National Congress Youth League in his speech at the Vodacom Durban July after-party, told the event’s patrons to go to their hotel rooms and have sex with their waiting partners. The video shared by a branch of the ANC Youth League, shows Malema […]
The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, Most. Rev. Dr Paul K. Boafo has urged the public to disregard news that all Methodist Churches across the globe have unanimously decided to support same-sex marriage. According to him, the church was concerned about publications by one TV station and other […]
A former pastor Joshua Harris wrote a bestselling book on traditional relationships has confirmed the end of his marriage, apologized for opposing LGBTQ rights and announced he is no longer a Christian. Joshua Harris’ book “I Kissed Dating Goodbye,” which railed against sex before marriage and homosexuality, sold over 1 […]
