A prominent female football player gang-raped and murdered in South Africa last week was the victim of homophobic violence, according to activists. Midfielder Eudy Simelane, 31, was buried earlier this week.
She stood up for her own marriage rights 40 years ago, and then stood up for lesbian and gay Americans when they asked for the same treatment. Mildred Loving has died at the age of 68. She may not have been well-known, but her actions and those of her husband challenged American prejudice.
gayWise Idaho in conjunction with Haringey Libraries will be hosting an event this coming Saturday entitled...Out, loud and proud! and will involve speakers and a sing out. The event is free and for more information, continue reading.
Circa and sister club Velvet - the UK’s foremost social and business networking hubs for gay professional men and women - have now launched an exciting new feature for subscribers and browsers.
The Third Annual Landmark Archives Awards ceremony was held at London Metropolitan Archives, London on Wednesday 12 March 2008. The initiative is a partnership between London Metropolitan Archives and Archives for London.
FORT LAUDERDALE - The shooting death of a gay teenage boy who was dressed in women's clothing is being investigated as a possible hate crime, while detectives try to determine whether he was targeted because of his sexual orientation.
Can you be white and "on the Down Low?" Three years ago, I wrote a story about black men who have sex with men but don't identify as gay—or even, in many cases, as bisexual.
April 4th marked the 40th anniversary of the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time, it seemed that James Earl Ray had done more than end the life of a great civil rights leader; to the masses, he had also killed the dream.
Bigger Than Me Productions presents a new play..Rage and Breathe. The peice depicts the rise and fall of a (gay) love affair in a modern, multi-ethnic, urban environment.
The case of an asylum seeker who was raped and tortured in her native Cameroon could have far-reaching legal implications for others making the same claims whose applications for asylum have been refused.
JAMAICAN CHURCH leaders stand resolute that despite strong lobbying by international gay rights activists, homo-sexuality will not be accepted as normal.
MTV's gay flagship LOGO announced recently that its series Noah's Arc, which was cancelled after two seasons, is set for the big screen. The movie, named Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom, will pick up where the series left off.
LOOKING back, Dr. Michael Joyner thinks he chose the wrong sport when he became a distance runner. He should have been a swimmer or a rower. Dr. Joyner, an anesthesiologist and exercise researcher at the Mayo Clinic, was fast — he ran a marathon in 2 hours 25 minutes.
Nairobi - Chinese stir-fry sizzles on the stove and lively conversation crackles between the three friends gathered round a table on a Tuesday night in Nairobi. It's a run-of-the-mill dinner party but many Kenyans would say it is not a typical one.
A prominent female football player gang-raped and murdered in South Africa last week was the victim of homophobic violence, according to activists. Midfielder Eudy Simelane, 31, was buried earlier this week.
She stood up for her own marriage rights 40 years ago, and then stood up for lesbian and gay Americans when they asked for the same treatment. Mildred Loving has died at the age of 68. She may not have been well-known, but her actions and those of her husband challenged American prejudice.
Almost two-thirds of people in Britain fear race relations are so poor tensions are likely to spill over into violence, a BBC poll has suggested.
gayWise Idaho in conjunction with Haringey Libraries will be hosting an event this coming Saturday entitled...Out, loud and proud! and will involve speakers and a sing out. The event is free and for more information, continue reading.
Circa and sister club Velvet - the UK’s foremost social and business networking hubs for gay professional men and women - have now launched an exciting new feature for subscribers and browsers.
The Third Annual Landmark Archives Awards ceremony was held at London Metropolitan Archives, London on Wednesday 12 March 2008. The initiative is a partnership between London Metropolitan Archives and Archives for London.
Lesbians from across Africa have called on African governments to stop treating homosexuals like criminals.
FORT LAUDERDALE - The shooting death of a gay teenage boy who was dressed in women's clothing is being investigated as a possible hate crime, while detectives try to determine whether he was targeted because of his sexual orientation.
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Can you be white and "on the Down Low?" Three years ago, I wrote a story about black men who have sex with men but don't identify as gay—or even, in many cases, as bisexual.
Maj. Shawna R. Kimbrell, 555th Fighter Squadron, is the first African-American female fighter pilot in the United States Air Force. 
A UKBlackOut Exclusive By: Amanda Jayne Parr
Bigger Than Me Productions presents a new play..Rage and Breathe. The peice depicts the rise and fall of a (gay) love affair in a modern, multi-ethnic, urban environment.
The case of an asylum seeker who was raped and tortured in her native Cameroon could have far-reaching legal implications for others making the same claims whose applications for asylum have been refused.
JAMAICAN CHURCH leaders stand resolute that despite strong lobbying by international gay rights activists, homo-sexuality will not be accepted as normal.
J-Flag, the Jamaican lesbian and gay rights group, has rejected calls for a tourist boycott in protest at homophobia on the island.
MTV's gay flagship LOGO announced recently that its series Noah's Arc, which was cancelled after two seasons, is set for the big screen. The movie, named Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom, will pick up where the series left off.
LOOKING back, Dr. Michael Joyner thinks he chose the wrong sport when he became a distance runner. He should have been a swimmer or a rower. Dr. Joyner, an anesthesiologist and exercise researcher at the Mayo Clinic, was fast — he ran a marathon in 2 hours 25 minutes.
Nairobi - Chinese stir-fry sizzles on the stove and lively conversation crackles between the three friends gathered round a table on a Tuesday night in Nairobi. It's a run-of-the-mill dinner party but many Kenyans would say it is not a typical one.