Online shows lead the way in LGBT characters
LGBT media activists have for the first time included streaming services such as Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix in their analysis of LGBT characters on US television. In its 20th annual Where We Are on TV report, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) found that there will more transgender characters on these streaming services […]
Jamaican LGBTIs celebrate 1st Montego Bay Pride
In what appears to reflect growing tolerance towards the LGBTI community in Jamaica, the first Montego Bay Pride took place without incident last weekend. The event follows the recent first ever Pride event in the island-nation, which was successfully held in the capital Kingston in August. Writing for Erasing 76 Crimes, activist Maurice Tomlinson described […]
Gay porn website denies boxer’s drugged claims
A website that published a gay sex video starring professional American boxer Yusaf Mack has slammed his claim that he was drugged in order to take part. Mack, who has fought several world champions, appears in the explicit video, titled Holiday Hump’n, in a threesome with two other men. After the story recently broke, Mack […]
LGBT inclusive ministry welcomes NG Kerk decision
Inclusive and Affirming Ministries (IAM) has called on supporters of the recent LGB-affirming change in policy by the NG Kerk or Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) to celebrate the move. IAM, which works towards LGBT inclusivity in Christian churches in South Africa, said it welcomed the 9 October vote by the General Synod of the DRC to […]
Miss Black Pride 2015 gallery
Johannesburg nightclub and LGBT institution Simply Blue, known as the city’s home to drag, recently hosted its annual Miss Black Pride pageant on Friday 2 October. Alexis Leeroy Blackpearl Kubeka from Sebokeng, near Vanderbijlpark, was crowned the 2015 title holder, while Elektra Von Teez from Joburg was the runner-up. The second princess was Grucian Meyers from Eesterus, Pretoria. Check out these […]