Category: Around the World

Nov 03
Which Country Searches for the Most Gay Porn? The Result will Surprise you

The result may come as a surprise.  Google has just released data showing which of the world’s countries search for the most gay porn online. The list is made up of individual Google searches for “gay sex pics” and “gay porn pics” which were made between over a 10 year period between  2004 and 2014. Top […]

Nov 03
Gay Rights Advocates March in Conservative Montenegro

Members of Montenegro’s GLBT community have  marched in Podgorica, Montenegro, Sunday, protected by hundreds of riot police. Unlike in previous years when police fought right-wing extremists and gay activists had to be evacuated, there were no reported incidents this year. “I am the happiest man in the world today!” said organizer Daniel Kalezic. “This year […]

Nov 02
Egyptian men in ‘Gay Wedding’ Video Sentenced to 3 Years Imprisonment

The eight Egyptian men who appeared in a ‘gay wedding video’ have been sentenced to 3 years behind bars for ‘spreading indecent images and inciting debauchery.’ The video at the center of the case was  filmed in April on board a Nile riverboat, and appeared to show a pair of men exchanging rings and kisses as […]

Nov 02
Cuba’s bid to Host GLBT Conference Criticised

The Cuban government’s bid his week to host the International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association’s biennial global conference in 2016 has faced heavy criticism from GLBT activists.  “In Cuba there are no rights for the LGBT community or for anyone else,”Cuban-born U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said, who called the bid “unconscionable.” Delegates to the 2014 ILGA […]

Oct 31
Anti-Gay Pastor Claims Starbucks Is ‘Ground Zero for Ebola’ Because of GLBT Appeal

Pastor James David Manning warns people to stay away from Starbucks claiming that the coffee giant is “ground zero for Ebola” and are meeting places for “generally upscale sodomites” interested in “clandestine sexual activities.” “I am now on the Ebola watch, warning people to stay away from Starbucks,” Manning  says in a new “Manning Report” […]

Oct 31
Apple CEO Tim Cook Comes Out: “I’m Proud to be Gay”

CEO of Apple Tim Cook comes out saying “I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.” Writing for Buisnessweek, the CEO acknowledges that while he has never denied his sexuality, he has yet to publicly acknowledge it ether. “So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being […]

Oct 30
Singapore Court Upholds Anti Gay Law

The Singapore court of appeal has upheld the colonial era law criminalising sex between men. It is now up to the Singapore parliament to repeal Section 377A of the penal code, prohibiting sex between men. “Whilst we understand the deeply held personal feelings of the appellants, there is nothing that this court can do to assist them,” judges […]

Oct 30
Dallas Airport Homophobe Escapes Jail Time

The man who launched an anti-gay attack on a fellow traveller at Dallas airport will not be facing jail time, but has been fined.  McCleish Christmas Benham, who launched a homophobic attack on a fellow traveller three days ago, has been fined US $1000. Benham had to be restrained by bystanders after he began punching and […]