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PLAY UNRAVELS HOMOSEXUALITY

by Peter Matsebula posted on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 13:52

SOUTH AFRICA – 07 September 2010: Drawing inspiration from lesbian women, Juliet Vuyiseka Rozani’s play Broken Dreams taps into various issues experienced by lesbian women in the South African society, a play she says aims to bring real life experiences of lesbian women to the fore, through one of the characters in the play.   Continue…

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“HOMOSEXUALITY ATTRACTS A CURSE”

by Mongezi Mhlongo posted on Monday, September 6, 2010 15:08

UGANDA – 06 September 2010: This is according to Uganda’s First Lady, Janet Museveni, who made the statement at the opening of the National Youth Convention at the Makerere University on 9 August, suggesting that homosexuality, is an abomination and that people turn to homosexuality because of money. Continue…

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UNITED NATIONS – IGLHRC GETS CONSULTATIVE STATUS

by Simangele Mzizi posted on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 12:23

Human rights advocates have commended the stance taken by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), granting the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) a consultative status at its council stating it is as a milestone for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community. Continue…

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DEPUTY PRESIDENT MOTLANTHE TO GRACE GAY ORGANISATION’S ANNIVERSARY

by Peter Matsebula posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:26

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is expected to grace with his presence, the 15th year anniversary of OUT LGBT-Wellbeing, in a Gala dinner that will be held at Theatre On The Track in Kyalami on 17 September 2010. Continue…

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KENYAN GAYS CELEBRATE NEW CONSTITUTION

by Ken Were posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 9:22

Kenya’s Gay community celebrated the promulgation of the New Constitution and applauded President Mwai Kibaki for signing it into law to take effect henceforth. After the promulgation of the new law, the gay community converged in a leafy suburb of Nairobi to launch Continue…

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