1ST PRETORIA PRIDE DETAILS ANNOUNCED
The organisers of Pretoria Pride have revealed more details about the capital city’s very first LGBTI Pride march on Saturday 5 October. The event will take place in Centurion, on the corner of Hendrik Verwoerd Drive and South Street (diagonally across from the Standard Bank offices). “This is Pretoria’s first gay Pride parade, the last […]
COULD UGANDAN HOMOPHOBES BE CHARGED?
It’s been reported that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is considering investigating three key players behind Uganda’s anti-gay campaigns and the ‘kill gays bill’. Ugandan human rights activist Magembe Norman has launched an online petition urging the court to “investigate and prosecute the top three homophobic Ugandans for crimes against humanity”. Norman, who has filed […]
BOOKIE: GAY FOOTBALLERS DO EXIST
Rainbow coloured laces have been sent to all professional footballers in the UK, with a message urging them to wear the laces to show their support for gay footballers. The groundbreaking campaign was devised by LGBT rights group Stonewall and bookmaker Paddy Power, who say that the odds overwhelmingly indicate that there must be gay […]
LIRA RETURNS TO JOBURG PRIDE
South African singer Lira will be the headline performer at this year’s Johannesburg LGBTIAO Pride proudly supported by Lovers + , taking place on Saturday 28 September at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown. The multi-platinum singer/songwriter and SAMA award winner has a strong gay following and has been a long-time supporter of the LGBT community. […]
CHER: CLOSER TO THE TRUTH
Who knew that If I Could Turn Back Time, one of Cher’s biggest hits, would turn out to be so prophetic? The 67-year-old singer really does seem to have turned back time, continuing to defy the ravages of the passing years, both in her appearance and her career. Cher counts Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and several […]