GALZ SLAMS ARREST OF TRANS WOMAN
Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) has expressed its outrage at the arrest and planned trial of Ricky Nathanson, a transgender woman in Bulawayo, for using a women’s toilet. On 16 January, a group of young men – described as Zanu PF youth – made a citizen’s arrests when Nathanson used the female bathroom at […]
MR & MISS SIMPLY BLUE 2014 GALLERY
Last year, Simply Blue nightclub in Johannesburg crowned the titleholders in its tenth annual Mr and Miss Simply Blue pageant over two fun and glam nights in December. Musa Bhengu took home the Mr Simply Blue title while the spectacular Precious sashayed off with the Miss Simply crown. Congrats to the winners!
ADVERTORIAL: A HEALTHY HEART
I hope that over the past festive season your heart rate only went up because of excitement and anticipation – and not because of bad drivers or shopping mall stress. For me, there was a big grin and some serious heart-thumping on Xmas morning but it was all good! Fact is, we seldom think about our […]
REPORT: GAY NIGERIANS FLOOD EMBASSIES
Nigeria’s new extreme anti-gay law appears to be leading to panic within the country’s LGBT community. It’s being claimed that some foreign embassies in Lagos are being flooded by desperate gay and lesbian Nigerians seeking asylum. According to the CAJ News Agency, foreign embassies in the country’s largest city, particularly those of the US, UK, […]
TOP INDIAN PSYCHIATRIST: GAYS CAN BE CURED
A leading Indian psychiatrist has caused a stir after claiming that homosexuality is unnatural and can be cured. Dr Indira Sharma, a lecturer at Banaras Hindu University and the President of the Indian Psychiatric Society, made her outdated and widely discredited views known at the body’s recent annual meeting. She later repeated her statements to […]
OBAMA’S WORDS LINKED TO GAY RIGHTS SUPPORT
A report has concluded that that President Obama’s unprecedented usage of words including “lesbian,” “gay,” “bisexual” and “transgender” in his public statements is contributing to growing support for LGBT equality in America. The report, which also examines the public statements of former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, found […]
GAY MALAWI DOCCIE GOES TO LA
When Mwizalero Nyirenda decided to make a film about homosexuality, he hoped that it would spark a more open and positive debate about the issue in Malawi. And it did – acting as the catalyst for a much more objective debate about the controversial topic. But his short documentary – Umunthu: An African Response to […]
GOLDIE HAWN IN NIGERIA PRESIDENT ROW
American actress Goldie Hawn has become embroiled in a row after she posted a picture of herself meeting Nigeria’s “wonderful” anti-gay president. Hawn tweeted the photo on Wednesday, in which she is seen in Davos shaking hands with President Goodluck Jonathan, who recently signed Nigeria’s new horror anti-gay law. She included a caption with the picture […]
CAMERON WOWS IN SEXY PHOTO SHOOT
South African Olympic swimming star Cameron van der Berg has shown off his sexier side in a new steamy photo shoot for Gaschette Magazine. The 25-year-old hunk posed for the cover and a fashion editorial dubbed “night swimming” for the latest “Sea Sex Summer” edition of the digital publication. Photographed by Steve Marais, the images […]