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SOWETO PRIDE 2013: “Whose streets? Our streets!” Hundreds turned out for the 9th annual Soweto Pride march in the heart of the historic township on Saturday
REVIEW: BEHIND THE CANDELABRA: Michael Douglas and Matt Damon gleefully throw their heterosexuality to the wind as they take on the roles of showbiz lovers in
SCHOOL DENIES LESBIAN MATRIC BAN: A Johannesburg girls’ school has denied claims that it banned pupils from bringing same-sex partners to their matric dance.
STUDENT “SCIENTIFICALLY PROVES” GAY MARRIAGE WRONG: Nigeria’s This Day has published an absurd article about a graduate university student
LIVING A DOUBLE LIFE: AFTER NINE 2: After six years, After Nine, the groundbreaking South African series about a bisexual man’s love triangle, is
REVIEW: HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE: This Oscar-nominated documentary about the birth of AIDS activism in America’s gay community is being screened at the Encounters Film Festival. It's a testament to the human spirit and a moving and inspirational call to action, writes Luiz De Barros.
SYLVESTER CHAUKE: WAVING THE FLAG: He’s one of the hottest minds in marketing in SA, headed up Nando's irreverent campaigns and even represented Mzanzi at the World Economic Forum in Davos. And he’s out and proud. Meet Sylvester Chauke.
BREAKING: SHOCK AS JOBURG PRIDE SHUTS DOWN: The Joburg Pride Board is closing the company that has run the event for the last seven years, leaving Africa's biggest LGBT event without organisers and facing an uncertain future.
NEW POPE COULD BE EQUALLY HOMOPHOBIC: The shock resignation of the homophobic Pope Benedict XVI has brought hope to LGBT Catholics around the world, but many of the top contenders for his position are equally conservative, writes Luiz De Barros.
ARE WE BORN TO CHEAT?: Do all gay men cheat? And what does it mean to cheat? It partly depends on how we define the term. One couple's cheating may be another couple's agreed-upon sex play. It's really an issue of honesty and mutual respect.