MAKING CONVERSATIONS: A NEW WAY TO MEET & NETWORK
In an era of online networking and dating apps, it’s refreshing to see the rise of a new face-to-face business and social networking event taking Cape Town’s professional LGBTI community by storm. And it’s headed to Joburg next. Conversations is a monthly networking and social event for male and female gay professionals at different venues […]
DINERS END OFF MEAL WITH BRUTAL GAY BASHING
A group of men and women in the US who dined out at a restaurant chose to end their night by apparently brutally beating and robbing a gay couple. According to reports, the victims, a 28-year-old man and a 27-year-old man, were walking in Center City, Philadelphia at around 10.45pm on Thursday last week when they […]
DOWNTON ABBEY’S GAY CHARACTER TO QUESTION SEXUALITY
Rob James-Collier, who plays Downton Abbey’s gay butler, says his character’s storyline is going to become increasingly harrowing. The dashing 37-year-old English actor has revealed that in the upcoming fifth season of the hit British period drama, the scheming Thomas Barrow will question and attempt to change his sexuality. “In this series, because of an […]
WEBSITE CENSOR COMPANY TO STOP BLOCKING ALL GAY SITES
One of the world’s largest website censors has finally agreed to drop its software’s blanket blocking of gay and lesbian websites. California-based Symantec sells software allowing schools, public libraries and companies to bock or filter “offensive” websites, including on the basis of sexual orientation. Websites that provide news, information and other resources to LGBT people […]
OPEN MOSQUE THREATENS LEGAL ACTION OVER GAY CLAIMS
Cape Town’s controversial new Open Mosque, which says it will welcome gay worshippers, has threatened to sue anyone who suggests that it or its founder is gay. The mosque, which is set to open on Friday in Wynberg, will also allow women to lead prayers and to play a part in its running. Its founder, […]