REVIEW: A MAN’S WORLD

Accessing gay history is not a straight forward task. Our stories lurk amongst the archives, often as hidden as the identities that, for centuries, have been marginalised, vilified and condemned. Many people simply don’t know where to look, or for what latent, tell-tale signs to seek out. Many more...

March 15th, 2010 | Reviews | Read More

KENYA: HOPES FOR CALM YET CLERICS STOKE HATRED

In the aftermath of the attempted anti-gay pogrom in Mtwapa, Kenya, the Daily Nation reports that the government’s attempts to calm the situation are being rebuffed by clerics. The government has set up a committee which aims to educate the public on the operations of the Kenya Medical Research...

February 22nd, 2010 | Highlights, International | Read More

VIDEO: UGANDA’S ANTI-GAY BILL EXPLAINED

Wanna know more about the Ugandan anti-homo bill? Just check out the video below. According to Peter Tatchell, the Bill is far more lethal and wide-reaching than most people realise, adding that Ugandans don’t have to be gay or to have gay sex to be sentenced to death. Here’s the video:

February 18th, 2010 | International | Read More

PASTOR SHOWS GAY PORNO IN CHURCH

Ever on the hunt for fresh and exciting ways to stimulate the congregation, Pastor Martin Ssempa of Kampala, Uganda, has screened gay porn in a church in a bid to drum up support for the country’s planned anti-gay laws. The screening was attended by around 300 supporters and church go-ers. “The...

February 18th, 2010 | International | Read More

FIVE GAY MEN ARRESTED IN MOMBASSA – MOB CALLS FOR DEATH BY FIRE

Six gay men arrested allegedly to protect them from a rampaging mob in Mombasa, Kenya are to be charged with ‘having unnatural sex against the order of nature’ and subjected to medical examinations. A riot started on Friday following a report in Kenya’s newspaper The Daily Nation,...

February 16th, 2010 | Highlights, International | Read More

KENYAN POLICE SAVE MEN FROM “OPERATION GAYS OUT”

Police in a Kenyan town had to rescue three men from a mob of hundreds who threatened to attack them after claiming they were gay. Residents of Mtwapa accused the men of being “notorious homosexuals” who were spreading homosexuality in the town. Sheikh Hussein Ali from the Council of Imams...

February 12th, 2010 | International | Read More

The F.A’s anti-homophobo video

Check it out dudes. The FA planned to launch this video at Wembley today as part of it’s drive to kick homophobia from football, but it ditched it at the last minute, saying they needed more time to work on the project. Former NBA basketball player John Amaechi and gay rights campaigner, Peter...

February 11th, 2010 | Highlights, News | Read More

HOMOVISION REHAB with THE SWARMITE: AGEING (Part 2)

In her book “How to Grow Old Disgracefully”, the actress Hermione Gingold remarked: “There’s nothing so ageing as the past – especially when it catches up with you. I like to live in the present”. How gay was Hermione? Well for starters her sister Angela Baddeley played iconic...

January 19th, 2010 | Highlights, Rehab | Read More

INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA IN FOOTBALL LAUNCHES

The Justin Campaign, a campaign launched in memory of Justin Fashanu – the world’s first and only out gay professional football player – is to launch an international day opposing homophobia in football – Football vs Homophobia on February 19th 2010. The day’s intention is to raise...

January 18th, 2010 | News | Read More

HOMOVISION REHAB with THE SWARMITE: EXPECTATIONS

Setting expectations too high is societies curse, which is why government and partners fail us and media is flooded at this time of year with detox trivia, diet plans and resolutions. Don’t encourage them, be stylish – wait till February or when you feel you want to, rather than need to...

January 5th, 2010 | Rehab | Read More