JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An openly gay judge on South Ai's Constutnal Court recently hosted a lnch for his new book the foyer of the urt, a symbol-lan stcture partly built wh exposed brick om the apartheid-era prison that once stood on the same hilltop. At the event, another judge praised Edw Cameron, loftily scribg their workplace as a shre to mocracy but also ribbg the lleague he se often.
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- EDW CAMERON GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND CONCOURT JUDGE HANGS HIS ROBE
- JUDGE DISMISS CASE AGAST 47 MEN CHARGED UNR NIGERIA’S ANTI-GAY LAW
- WHY PROTECT RIGHTS OF GAYS AND LBIANS?
- LGBT RIGHTS AI: WILL KENYA BE THE LATT TO PASS ANTI-GAY LAW?
- SOUTH AIN JUDGE REF TO ALLOW A GAY COUPLE TO ADOPT
EDW CAMERON GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND CONCOURT JUDGE HANGS HIS ROBE
In South Ai, televisn shows have often been at the foreont of makg gays and lbians a ltle more visible the hom of lns of viewers. * gay south african judge *
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. 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.
JUDGE DISMISS CASE AGAST 47 MEN CHARGED UNR NIGERIA’S ANTI-GAY LAW
The judge is a liberal and was a gay rights champn before takg a seat on the bench. The reason the judge refe to approve the adoptn? The uple is closeted: While they have been partners for a , one of the prospective fathers is not out of the closet. The two men, who live separately to hi their relatnship, were only intified urt as CJD and HN. Judge Ronel Tolmay cled the agreement... * gay south african judge *
Cameron has been openly gay for many years. He is well known for his HIV/AIDS and gay-rights activism and was hailed by Nelson Manla as "one of South Ai's new hero" 70Birthplace: Pretoria, South AiYahya John Mandlakayise Hlophe (born 1 January 1959 Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal) is Judge Print of the Wtern Cape Divisn of the High Court of South 64Birthplace: KwaDuza, South Ai. Ai|Judge Dismiss Case Agast 47 Men Charged Unr Nigeria’s Anti-Gay Law ADVERTISEMENTThe judge said prosecutors failed to appear urt or ll wns the trial, regard as a tt se of the dranian law enacted nearly seven years ago Ai’s most populo Alaja/RtersLAGOS, Nigeria — A Nigerian urt on Tuday threw out a se agast 47 men charged wh public displays of affectn wh members of same sex bee of what the judge lled the failure of prosecutors to appear urt and ll trial, heard Lagos, Nigeria’s biggt cy and mercial pal, was wily seen as a tt se for a law troduced 2014 that bans same-sex “amoro relatnships.
WHY PROTECT RIGHTS OF GAYS AND LBIANS?
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Police officers said the men were beg iated to a gay club, but the fendants said they were attendg a birthday party. ”The Nigerian law banng gay marriage, punishable by a 14-year prison term, and same-sex “amoro relatnships, ” stoked an ternatnal outcry when me to force unr Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s former print, the urt’s judgment, prosecutn and fense lawyers the se told Rters that nobody had yet been nvicted unr the law. Homosexualy is outlawed many socially nservative Ain societi where some relig groups regard a rptg Wtern import.
Gay sex is a crime untri across the ntent, wh punishments rangg om imprisonment to ath.
In South Ai, televisn shows have often been at the foreont of makg gays and lbians a ltle more visible and human the hom of lns of viewers. Jt like me, Rolanda’s character, Hannelie Kock, was very Aikaans but also que gay. Before Hannelie and Sedika’s on-screen relatnship, another SABC 2 drama seri, 37 Honey Street, broke barriers for the gay muny when featured an on-screen kiss between Juliana Venter and Casey B.
LGBT RIGHTS AI: WILL KENYA BE THE LATT TO PASS ANTI-GAY LAW?
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Wrg about the history of gay kiss on South Ain televisn, Cameron Modisane pots out the repercsns that a prison rape scene featured the send season of the tnal youth drama, Yizo Yizo, had: the scene set tongu waggg parliament, where a number of MPs lled for the programme to be banned due to the homosexual nature of the episo.
Yizo Yizo 3 elaborated on that theme, and will forever be the first prime-time reprentatn of a lovg relatnship – and a kiss – between two gay men, as more than 5 ln viewers watched the episo qutn on SABC 1 June 2004. After 21 years, Isidgo still grac the screens of lol soapie buffs, and this seri has been stmental brgg gay characters to the livg rooms of s viewers. Sce then, Isidgo has featured a number of gay and bisexual characters, cludg Prada Naicker (Ashish Gangapersad), Dennis M (Ashley Dowds), Len Cooper (Chris Beasly), Pl McPherson (Carl Bk) and, more recently, the character Thabang, played by Pholoso Mohlala.
Gay characters on popular lol TV shows seem to always rtart nversatns about homosexualy the ntext of a maturg rabow natn. The backlash to Generatns’ cln of a black gay uple, Senzo (Thami Mngqolo) and Jason (Zolisa Xaluva) showed that the ia of two black men love still didn’t s easily wh viewers of South Ai’s most popular soap 2009.
SOUTH AIN JUDGE REF TO ALLOW A GAY COUPLE TO ADOPT
Zabalaza (2015) and Umlilo (2016) touched on lbian relatnships, while Igazi (2016) looked at a gay relatnship as pertas to a Xhosa royal fay’s nflict over the throne – the social media furore over Oros Mampofu’s character would prece downright outrage about Inxeba’s portrayal of gay affectn specific cultural ntexts a year later.
Rercg tradnal ias about Aikaans-speakg viewers and their attus towards homosexualy, Aikaans soaps were a ltle more wary of upsettg viewers, would seem, and close to two s after first aired, 7 Laan did e que a r by featurg a same-sex kiss between mor characters Logan (Simon Tu) and Divan (Arnu Villiers) 2017. Speakg to Sowetan about his character on Mzansi Magic’s iKhaya (2018), Sphamandla Dhludhlu emphasised the urgency of havg gay characters portrayed on the small screen. “I am jt an actor who is playg a gay character yet that alone has attracted some hate, so I n only image what gay people go through on a daily basis.
“As an openly gay man, I’m fortunate to have the support of my fay and my fiancé, Somizi, but not all South Ain youth, pecially those growg up nservative and tradnal hoeholds, experience the same level of acceptance. The history of homosexualy on lol televisn didn’t start wh Hannelie Kock, but did crack the closet door jt a ltle more open for me. I would only be totally fortable wh intifyg as a gay woman about a after Zero Tolerance aired, but the fact that Hannelie’s character existed was important to me as a teenager g to terms wh her sexualy.