Bank courts gay community with camp “GAYTMs”
Who knew banking could be so glam! A forward-thinking bank is showing its support for New Zealand’s gay and lesbian community by rolling out, what it calls, GAYTMs. ANZ Bank transformed four popular ATMS in Auckland and Wellington with colourful and flamboyant artist-commissioned designs, that even include rhinestones According to The New Zealand Herald, the move was […]
Sam Smith releases gay wedding music video
Grammy nominee Sam Smith has unveiled a new gay marriage-themed video for his track Lay Me Down. In the video the openly gay singer is seen marrying a male partner in church as a festive crowd cheers the couple on. It’s the latest single from his acclaimed hit début album, In the Lonely Hour. Smith, […]
Watch! SA’s hottest pointsman in action
A hunky Good Samaritan is making waves across South Africa thanks to his shirtless traffic conducting. The flip-flop and shorts-wearing stud was photographed and videoed as he helped ease traffic congestion at an intersection on Jan Smuts Avenue in Johannesburg. According to Netwerk24, 29-year-old Jarryd Bands had a simple explanation as to why he was shirtless. […]
US to announce LGBT envoy to promote global rights
The Obama administration will soon announce a special envoy to oversee the US government’s efforts to promote LGBT rights around the world. According to The Boston Globe, the department is already in the process of reviewing candidates and will announce the appointee, who is likely to be gay or lesbian, later this month. An official […]
Here’s SA’s best LGBT blog…
The winners of the annual South African Blog Awards have been announced, including the best LGBT blog of 2014. The Gay Warfare blog by Pretoria forensic investigator Pierre LeRoux-DuPisani took the top spot in the category, while the overall winner was the music blog YoMzansi. Organisers said they look forward to continued interest in the […]