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June 19, 2013
My dad sent masked men with machetes to murder me for being gay

Gay man in Freetown, Sierra Leone, said he was attacked by masked men after he refused to marry the woman his father wanted. Link to imam father not proved

A gay taxi driver in his mid 20s has narrowly escaped an attack by two men armed with machetes who he believes were sent by his father to kill him.

The unidentified men, who covered their faces with black masks, vowed to kill Mohamed Barrie for being gay as they assaulted him at his apartment on Sibthorpe Street, central Freetown, Sierra Leone.

The west African nation is known for its homophobic laws which criminalize gay sex.

Barrie, a taxi driver, went home at 11:30pm local time on 7 June after working all day.

June 9, 2013
Ghana religious sect leader blames fires at markets on gay sex

A self-styled prophet in Ghana has said that God is starting fires at market places because he is upset about gay sex

The self-self styled prophet of a Ghanaian church is blaming a recent spate of fires at markets in Accra on gay sex and other sins – saying the fires are divine punishment from God.

Prophet Kwabena Tawiah of the Church of Rabbi claims to have predicted last year that God would punish Ghana with fires and told Ghana’s Peace FM that God would continue to judge Ghana with fires until July unless people in the country turn to God.

May 13, 2013
Italian educator working in North Africa deported for being gay

Eritrea has labeled professor Paolo Mannina ‘a dangerous individual who is potentially destabilizing to the moral order and public of the country’

An Italian teacher working in the North African country of Eritrea has been deported for his sexuality.

The International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) reported that Paolo Mannina was working as a literature professor in an Italian school located in the capital city of Asmara.

Authorities reportedly forced the professor from his job and made him leave the country without offering an official explanation.

April 15, 2013
Mr Gay Namibia proudly marries his husband from Botswana

Ricardo Raymond Amunjera and Marc Omphemetse have wed in Johannesburg and plan their official wedding reception in Namibia this weekend

Mr Gay Namibia, Ricardo Raymond Amunjera and his partner Marc Omphemetse Themba and have tied the knot in Johannesburg.

The official wedding reception ceremony will take place at Namibia`s Hilton Hotel, this Saturday (20 April), where the gay couple will also celebrate Amujera`s 30th birthday.

Gay marriage is illegal in Namibia and in Botswana, Themba’s home, forcing the couple to travel to South Africa’s Johannesburg where they had a civil ceremony.

April 3, 2013
'Nothing wrong' with taking anti-LGBT musical to schools, says Malaysian education minister

Deputy education minister Mohd Puad Zarkashi said a musical with negative stereotypes of LGBT people can help 'our children to understand it'

Malaysian deputy education minister Mohd Puad Zarkashi said yesterday that 'there is nothing wrong' with taking a musical with negative stereotypes of LGBT characters (who turn straight in the end) to schools and universities.

'We don't want our children to be involved in such activities and if the content of the musical helps our children understand it, then there is nothing wrong,' said Puad to the Malay Mail.

March 28, 2013
Cameroon 'gay' 'Baileys liqueur drinkers' freed into danger

After three days in police custody in Cameroon, two men arrested for wearing feminine attire released yesterday, but their daily life remains a nightmare

Jonas Singa Kumie and Franky Djome, two men from Cameroon who were attacked and arrested for wearing female attire have been freed.

Their safety, however, remains at best precarious, reveals a report published today (28 March) by the 76 Crimes blog.

February 25, 2013
Police in Sudan arrest and beat nine gay men

Sudan court case begins of nine gay men arrested in police raid on famous singer’s flat

A public order court in Khartoum, Sudan has begun deliberating a case of nine men who were arrested and beaten for being gay.

According to LGBT rights activists in Sudan, a private gathering of gay friends at a well-known singer’s flat was raided. Those attending were arrested and beaten by Sudanese police, leaving them badly bruised.

In the first court hearing police stated that a flat in Al-Safia neighborhood, in Khartoum, was raided after neighbors spotted and were ‘angered’ by the attire of the men.

January 11, 2013
Olympian Tasha Danvers climbing Kilimanjaro for HIV charity

Olympic medalist to raise money for east London HIV charity Positive East by climbing Africa's highest mountain

Olympic medalist Tasha Danvers will climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for a British HIV charity.

The athlete who finished in third place in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics has pledged her support to east London's Positive East charity by agreeing to trek Africa’s highest mountain.

'As an Olympian you often spend time having to be very selfish in order to achieve your goals,' she said. 

September 6, 2012
Egypt bans gay film from festival

Censors of the Cairo International Film Festival have banned a gay themed film from being screened in this year's festival 

The censorship committee of the 35th Cairo International Film Festival has rejected three of the 60 films it has reviewed so far, one of them dealt with a gay theme.

Of the two other films were censored, one dealt with the theme of adultery, while the other had scenes of sex and nudity.

April 27, 2012
Cape Town gay bar murder case postponed

The trial of men accused of murdering Bronx club owner Bruno Bronn postponed until summer

The trial of four men accused of killing a gay club owner in Cape Town, South Africa, has been postponed until 4 June, the City's Magistrate's Court decided on Thursday (26 April).

John Frederick Coetzee, 36, Achmat Toffa, 35, Fareez Allie, 29 and Kurt Erispe, 35 are all charged with the murder of Bruno Bronn.

Allie and Erispe were granted bail last month (March, 2012).

Bronn, 50, was found dead in his home on 7 February.

April 5, 2012
Mr Gay World finals start in South Africa

Mr Gay World contestants gather ahead of the grand finale in Johannesburg, South Africa on 8 April

Hunks and hotties from around the world have descended on South Africa to represent their countries in the Mr Gay World (MGW) contest.

The finals will take place on Sunday (8 April) at the Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City, Johannesburg.

The MGW contest is held annually and claims it allows gay men representing their nation to compete to become ambassadors for equality.

MGW calls their winners ‘genuine and positive role models that will champion equality and diversity in society and the media both gay and mainstream’.