Senegal journalist faces jail time for homosexuality
Tamsir Jupiter Ndiaye, an eminent journalist in Senegal, has been sentenced to six months in prison for committing acts of homosexuality. The reporter was accused of attempted rape by another man, leading to his arrest. Homosexuality is a criminal offence in Senegal, fetching between 1 and 5 years imprisonment or fines up to 1,500,000 francs […]
Monday Conference – a facinating glimpse into our past
Last Thursday night the ABC played a new documentary ‘Between a Frock and a Hard Place’ about the creation of the film ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’. The film also provided a thorough insight into the long fight for LGBTIQ rights in Australia. One section that caught many viewers attention was a […]
Comic Character Archie Takes Bullet For Gay Friend
Iconic comic book character Archie, who had been featured on shelves for 74 years, met his heroic demise on Wednesday by taking a bullet for his friend Kevin Keller. In the series ‘Life with Archie’, Keller had been newly elected a senator and advocated for gay rights and gun control. In an assassination attempt on […]
Singapore Sling
A senior preacher of a Singaporean ‘megachurch’ has urged the countries Minister for Law not to repeal a law that prohibits intimate contact between two males. Lawrence Khong, a pastor at Singapore’s Faith Community Baptist Church said in an interview with state-run media that repealing the law would be “pivotal to the implementation of the […]
Gay in Africa – The Struggles of Living in Botswana
When Africa and homosexuality come up in the same sentence, there are often assumptions of extreme homophobia, imprisonment, and death. Although these labels can be correctly applied to various African countries (Cameroon, Uganda, Nigeria), it is worth nothing that South Africa is known for having progressive LGBT views, and a lot of African countries fall […]
Gay Rights in the Future
It’s safe to say that the Gay Rights movement is alive and well. Whether fighting for marriage equality, the right to adopt a child or to avoid imprisonment – gays are campaigning against oppression and intollerance in the four corners of the earth. Where is it all heading though? We asked the readers of OUTinPerth […]
Iraq: Emos, LGBTI Community Attacked
March 16: The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and Amnesty International issued a press release calling for an end to a targeted campaign of violence against young people not conforming to traditional standards in dress and behaviour. Emos, heavy metal fans and young people not conforming to gender conventions have been targeted […]
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