Elton John’s husband says President Putin’s a “genuinely lovely” guy
Elton John’s husband, David Furnish, has praised President Putin after the Russian leader phoned the singer last month. The star was at first the victim of a Russian prankster pretending to be Putin calling him to talk about the plight of LGBT people in Russia. The president then later genuinely phoned John and discussed meeting […]
Gay activists welcome at Zim Aids conference, but not protests
Zimbabwe’s health minister has told journalists that LGBT rights activists will be allowed to attend Africa’s biggest AIDS and STI conference, which will be hosted in Harare in late November. The decision earlier this year to hold the 18th International Conference on AIDS and STI’s in Africa (ICASA) was met with criticism. Some activists said they would […]
Controversial African LGBT activist Joël Nana passes away
Joël Gustave Nana Ngongang, a well-known pan-African LGBT activist who lived and worked in South Africa for a number of years, passed away on Thursday night in a hospital in Cameroon after a short illness, aged 33. Mwangi Githahu contributed this obituary to Mambaonline. Known by most as Joël Nana, his life and work touched […]
Straight to bed!
I’m on the Gautrain. A ridiculously snacky homie in tracksuit pants (nicely filled by his legs and ass) hops on. I totally miss the goose climbing on with him – he’s that dishy. Against my better judgement, I rummage in my bag for my phone so as to capture a prize snap… except said goose is […]
Opinion: Repositioning the gay rights debate in Africa
Over the past few years, we have seen an explosion of arguments for and against gay rights in Africa. Those in favour of gay rights point out that they can help to protect sexual minorities by making discrimination illegal, in the process making societies more equitable. Those opposed to gay rights allege that homosexuality only […]