The vote ma the natn the first Ai and the fifth the world to remove legal barriers to gay unns.
Contents:
- SOUTH AIN PARLIAMENT APPROV GAY MARRIAG
- SOUTH AIN GAY PASTOR MARRI HIS LONG-TIME BOYIEND
- WHAT IS THE STATE OF GAY MARRIAGE THE US?
- MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
SOUTH AIN PARLIAMENT APPROV GAY MARRIAG
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Ai|South Ain Parliament Approv Gay Marriag ADVERTISEMENTNov. 14 — South Ai’s Parliament overwhelmgly voted today to legalize same-sex marriag, makg the natn the first Ai and the fifth the world to remove legal barriers to gay and lbian unns, acrdg to legislature voted after the natn’s hight urt led that South Ai’s marriag statut vlated the nstutn’s guarantee of equal rights. Melanie Judge, program manager for OUT, a gay rights advocy group, noted that the Netherlands, Belgium, Spa and Canada were the only other untri to allow same-sex marriag natnwi.
In most Ain natns, she said, homosexualy is still treated as a crime. Judge, the gay rights advote, predicted that provisn will be challenged urt. Not only is Mzansi the only untry on the Ain ntent to have legalised gay marriage, but the cisn to pass the Civil Unn Act 2006 ma jt the fifth the world to have enacted marriage equaly.
He c Somizi as a drivg force creatg acceptance for celebri who are gay, tellg TshisaLIVE, “People are really more acceptg now bee of Somizi, who is makg a normal thg.
SOUTH AIN GAY PASTOR MARRI HIS LONG-TIME BOYIEND
The former Hotle member, who really started makg wav when she embarked on a solo mic reer the 80s, was moured to be gay for years. She told MambaOnle 2014: “I thk gay people know I’m gay and to be perfectly hont I’ve never has an issue wh beg gay wh myself and I’ve never had other people treat me differently.
Mazwai add her voice agast the homophobic backlash agast Inxeba (The Wound) when me out 2017, sayg, “Fact: Gay Ains have stori to tell. Gay Ains don’t have to be visible4U”. As an openly gay actor, choreographer, prenter, sociale, realy star and Idols SA judge, he is one of the most high profile LGBTQ entertaers the untry.
WHAT IS THE STATE OF GAY MARRIAGE THE US?
Church members were full of cheers and applse when a gay Anglin prit the Anglin Church South Ai recently “married” another man. Pastor Pl Mwra is seen makg out wh his homosexual lover, another gay prit om Kenya, John Maierepi as they tie the knot to live wh each other till the end of life. “Sexual orientatn is born, unchosen and unchangeable, don’t judge them please, touch not the anoted on, ” the two pastors are quoted as sayg when asked why they chose to be gays.
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On 30 November 2006, the Civil Unn Act me to effect; allowg gay and lbian upl to eher marry or enter to a civil unn.
MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
Same-sex upl ntue to face homophobic discrimatn om bs and dividuals, such as the now famo Beloftebos weddg venue the Wtern Cape. While Cape Town tak the crown as the ‘gay-pal’ of South Ai, Johannburg do still offer a vibrant and diverse LGBTQ+ scene.
The scene here is que spread out, wh no ‘gay-village’ to speak of, like the Waterkant Cape Town. Gay bars and clubs are found the suburbs of Sandton, Melville, Parkhurst and Illovo. Homosexualy is owned upon by many, particularly wh the township muni.
As such, LGBTQ+ South Ains n and often do face discrimatn and homophobia. Other notable LGBTQ+ events clu the Pk Loerie Mardi Gras Knysna, held May; Durban Pri, held June; the Mr Gay South Ai event, held November; and the Out Ai Film Ftival, which occurs both Johannburg and Cape Town, ually September or October. We packed our bags and left the UK January 2018 and set up our gay travel blog, The Globetrotter Guys.