Sour Grapes - The Fruit Of Ignorance

The following paper was sent to me by Francis Mwine Mubwaro, a LGBT activist from Uganda, with a request to repost it on my blog. I am hon...

Russia has begun a very enthusiastic crack-down on LGBT people, and it's using Christian religion and junk-science being peddled by...

Many transsexual people I have encountered over time have chosen to introduce themselves to friends or acquaintances as being more than ...

The world around us is filled with people who are selfish, cocky and arrogant about their own religious beliefs. I say not these things be...

Some of you know that my city, Port Elizabeth, will be hosting its first ever Pride event this year - an event which I am proud to say ...

I woke up this morning, alone.  The space beside me, cold and empty. You should have been there, but you weren't. Your pride was to...

Last weekend, Mr Gay South Africa won the Mr Gay World contest - the second time a South African title holder has walked away with the top...

You believe in freedom of speech, don't you? How about freedom of religion? You believe in that? I know I do. But every so often th...

Over a number of days recently, I was engaged in an email debate with Errol Naidoo of the so-called "Family Policy Institute", b...

Yesterday I received an incredibly long-winded and frantic response from Errol Naidoo - a man who sits at the head of a one-man show call...

Apparently South Africa has gained a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council - for the second time.    Considering their track record...

The last few days has given me some things to think about.    The recent cabinet reshuffle in South Africa seems, so far at least, to be s...

It seems that some people just know how to make a lasting impression. I suppose you could say they might have been reading a dog-eared cop...

Sadly most trans people like being in the closet too much to get involved in educating the public on trans issues. I know of some others h...

Recently I read a few articles that covered the Marriage Equality victory in California, and felt I had to comment on the issue. Marriage ...

Back in the day, opponents of equality and human rights for us Pink folks used to call anyone who dared speak out against them or shoot do...

I think everyone should experience what its like to lose their rights, even just for an hour or two, so they know how it hurts when you th...

The following is a speech I made at a university in Port Elizabeth today, where I was asked to speak on stereotypes and the trans communit...

The way some pastors and religious figures speak so enthusiastically and even gleefully of others they disapprove of going to hell, one co...

One thing I learned from history is that when you want to isolate and persecute any community, country or group - the first thing you do i...