Watch! The Walking Dead has a gay male character!
The hit zombie television series has finally unveiled its first gay male character. While The Walking Dead previously introduced a lesbian character, Tara Chambler (Alanna Masterson), there’s been speculation for months that the show would introduce a new LGBT character in its fifth and current season. Last year there were rumours that seemingly asexual Daryl […]
Pink Loerie pageant winners to score fantastic cash prizes
The Globeflight Pink Loerie Mardi Gras & Arts Festival™ Knysna 2015 in association with TRIARC & MRGSA is pleased to announce that amazing cash prizes are up for grabs in this year’s pageants. Contestants for the Pink Loerie pageants – Mr Mardi Gras 2015; Miss Mardi Gras 2015; and Miss Pants and Miss Pumps 2015 […]
Leather-themed public park planned for San Francisco
There are plans for San Francisco to honour its leather community by creating a unique plaza in the city’s gay neighbourhood. The public park is being proposed by developers who aim to convert a block sized space in San Francisco’s South of Market area (SOMA) into what is being called Eagle Plaza. According to The Bay Area Reporter, […]
UK will no longer ask gay asylum seekers sexually explicit questions
The UK government has announced that people seeking asylum on the basis of their sexual orientation will no longer be asked sexually explicit questions. The UK has been criticised for making it extraordinarily difficult for LGB asylum seekers from countries where they face persecution to convince officials that they are gay, lesbian or bisexual. This […]
Is Cape Town Pride too white?
Cape Town Pride is once again facing charges that it remains too white, too middle class and out of touch with the interests and needs of the majority of the city’s LGBT population. This year, the debate was sparked by an open letter from Nyx McLean to Pride organisers, first published by the Mail & […]
Cape Town Pride 2015: Your one-stop guide
It’s time once again for Cape Town’s LGBTI community to take to the streets to celebrate Pride. The Cape Town Pride 2015 festival takes place from 20 February to 1 March and will, as always, feature a series of diverse events. The most anticipated and visible event, of course, is the annual parade which is […]