UGANDA: PEPSI SPONSORS CONCERT FEATURING BEENIE MAN

Are Pepsi’s marketing department living on the Moon? Possibly. Why? Because recently the soft drinks company have sponsored a concert in Uganda (a country soon set to pass an anti-gay bill) featuring Beenie Man – the controversial gay hate dancehall artist. According to reports in Uganda’s...

December 7th, 2009 | Interviews, News | Read More

GAY CLUB STARTS KICKBOXING CLASSES IN RESPONSE TO ATTACKS

G-Bar in Liverpool has launched a series of kick-boxing lessons for their punters in response to the attack on police officer James Parkes in Liverpool last month. The lessons, backed by police, are aimed to give club-goers extra confidence when dealing with potential attackers. Manager Neil James said:...

December 4th, 2009 | News | Read More

GAY MAN KILLED IN HONOUR KILLING

The New York Times today reports on the death of a 26 year old gay guy in Istanbul, the victim of what sociologists say is the first gay honour killing in Turkey. According to prosecutors Ahmet Yildiz, an openly gay man, was shot five times as he left his apartment. His killer allegedly his father,...

November 26th, 2009 | News | Read More

COMMENT: FAME, SCENE CELEBRITIES AND THE FUTURE OF GAY CULTURE

Apparently X Factor 2009 ends on 12th December. I say ‘apparently’ because loathing the superficial trite-fest as I do, I had to Google the date. Personally, I could not care less, yet this auspicious landmark is sure to be engraved on many a London scene queen’s mind. It will represent the end...

November 26th, 2009 | Clubland, Comment, Highlights | Read More

BEENIE MAN CONCERTS AXED IN NZ

All of Beenie Man’s Australian and New Zealand concert dates have been cancelled. This follows protests by gay rights groups, including the Australian Coalition for Equality. It also follows representations to the tour organisers by Peter Tatchell of OutRage!, acting on behalf of the international...

November 16th, 2009 | News | Read More

GAY HATE BEENIE MAN TO PLAY AT FESTIVAL

Listen to this. Beenie Man – the nutcase Jamaican “artist” famed for such lyrics as “I’m dreaming of a new Jamaica, come to execute all the gays” and “Hang chi chi gal [lesbian] wid a long piece of rope” – has been invited to play at New Zealand’s...

November 12th, 2009 | International, Music, News | Read More

MAN ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO BURN GAY FLAG

A 23-year-old man was arrested yesterday after he attempted to burn the gay pride flag at a gay community center in the United States. Ross Burton and another man were seen trying to set fire to the rope that runs up the flagpole by police officers in Memphis. Burton is being charged with aggravated...

November 12th, 2009 | International, News | Read More

COMMENT: WHAT THE MURDER OF IAN BAYNHAM TELLS US ABOUT GAY LONDON

The death last month of a man from a homophobic attack has sent shock-waves through London’s gay community today. Ian Baynham, 62, was set upon by feral two teenage girls after a night out on 28 September. He spent the subsequent weeks in the Royal London Hospital until his life support machine was...

November 12th, 2009 | Comment, Highlights, News, Pride, Theatre | Read More