UK dance shoe company backs same-sex ballroom dancing
When you think of ballroom dancing you think of sparkles and glitterballs, and you also probably envisage a man twirling his female partner around the dance floor. Now, a world famous dance shoe company has decided to change the traditional image of ballroom dancing. It’s time, they say, for Fred and Ginger to step aside […]
Changing lives for 21 years
OUT, the Pretoria-based health and well-being non-profit organisation serving the LGBT community, is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year. One of the longest-running LGBT groups in the country OUT was launched on the cusp of the new South Africa. Initially a loose network of individuals who wanted to make a difference, it’s become a respected […]
Three jailed for having gay sex in Morocco
Three Moroccan men have each been jailed for three years after being found “guilty” of homosexuality. The Moroccan Association of Human Rights told AFP that two of victims, a 40-year-old mechanic and a 20-something man, had been discovered having sex in the mechanic’s workshop, in the city of Taourirt. After they were arrested, they told […]
Newly crowned Miss Gay Jozi to champion LGBT youth
The annual Miss Gay Jozi pageant crowned its 2015 queen on Saturday night; a 27-year-old model from Midrand. Ycer Machimana took home the title in a glittering event filled with glamorous drag performances and plenty of diva sparkle at the Wits Theatre in Johannesburg. Originally from Tzaneen, she beat out stiff competition, including the likes […]