Two arrested & sent for anal tests over gay sex in Malawi

Despite government claims that it won’t enforce the country’s gay ban, Malawi police have arrested and tortured two men for having sex. Shockingly, they were, according to local media, apprehended in the privacy of one of the men’s home by police in the capital Lilongwe on Monday. Kanengo Police Station Spokesperson, Esther Mkwanda, confirmed the […]

Oh! Bar’s Cyril Shevitz has died

Cyril Shevitz, one of Johannesburg’s most influential and colourful LGBT figures, has died. Shevitz was known by many in the city as an owner and face of the very popular Oh! Bar in Melville, which closed down in 2008. Believed to be in his 80s, he passed away on Saturday 28 November at Our Parents […]