THE NEW DEMOCRACY OF PORN
Peruse any dating site or social network and you’ll be forgiven for thinking that just about every gay guy is furiously posting pictures of his privates across the web. Welcome to a new world, writes Al Mackay, one in which we’re all porn stars in the making.
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.
ZAMBIAN ACTIVIST’S CASE GOES TO HIGH COURT
A Zambian court has agreed that the case against HIV activist Paul Kasonkomona, who was arrested for publicly calling for LGBT equality, centres on the right to freedom of speech.
GLOBAL SURVEY: MOST SOUTH AFRICANS REJECT GAYS
In a new survey on attitudes towards gay people across the globe, South Africa is the only country to have legalised same-sex marriage in which the majority disapprove of homosexuality.
95 PEOPLE IN SA HAVE CHANGED GENDER SINCE 2004
Despite the Department of Home Affairs continuing to block or delay transgender and intersex people’s efforts to do so, 95 South Africans have succeeded in legally changing their gender since 2004.