Johannesburg Pride 2015: All the details
The 26th annual Johannesburg Pride, Africa’s oldest LGBTIAQ+ event, will take place on Saturday 31 October at the Wanderers rugby field in Illovo, under the theme of “#IAmWhoIAm.” According to the event’s organising committee, this year’s theme is all about “not judging a person for who they are and embracing diversity and tolerance.” They explain […]
Opinion: Is ‘gay love’ funny?
An often forgotten fact is that the South African constitution was the first in the world to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation. We pride ourselves on being the ‘rainbow nation’, a land of equal opportunity and respect that is afforded to all those within its borders. Yet, doing the rounds on South African social […]
Questions asked about new “gay DNA saliva test”
One of the scientists behind a controversial new “gay test” has dropped out of the research over its ethical implications. The scientists claim they can predict the sexual orientation of males with up to 70 percent accuracy, with a saliva test that uses epigenetic information from nine regions of the human genome. The research was […]
Malaysia transgender community loses rights case
In a disappointing move, the Federal Court in Malaysia has thrown out a previous lower court ruling that ended a state ban on cross-dressing. In November 2014, the Putrajaya Court of Appeal ruled that a state Sharia-law ban on cross-dressing was unconstitutional, “degrading, oppressive and inhuman.” The case was filed by three transgender women who […]
Mr Gay World 2011, Francois Nel, has been found
Francois Nel, who was reported missing last week, has been found alive, amidst concern about his well-being. The status of the Mr Gay SA 2010 and Mr Gay World 2011 winner on the Missing Children SA Facebook page has now been listed as “found.” Mambaonline can reveal that his disappearance was not due to any third party’s […]
“Homophobic” bodybuilder claims Facebook was hacked
The Durban fitness trainer who last week posted a shocking anti-gay rant on social media has claimed that he wasn’t the one who wrote the vile hate speech. In a brief message to Mambaonline before taking his profile off Facebook following a backlash from the LGBT community, Jerome Michael Nayanah said simply that his profile “was hacked.” […]