Seychelles set to end gay sex ban
Lawmakers in the popular island tourist nation of Seychelles will soon vote on scraping the country’s colonial era ban on homosexuality. According the Seychelles News Agency, the cabinet agreed on Monday to repeal the nation’s criminalisation of gay sex, which was introduced in 1955 while it was still a British colony. A draft text has […]
Cape Town Pride 2016 parade gallery
Almost two thousand people took part in Saturday’s Cape Town Pride 2016 parade. Participants marched through the city calling for LGBTI equality while others danced atop colourful floats. The event, held under the theme of “Brave Enough,” concluded with a festive mardi gras at Green Point Urban Park that ran on into the evening. For […]
Survey: Africans are generally very tolerant, but just not of gay people
Despite having the most progressive laws on the continent, South Africa has been named only the second most tolerant African country when it comes to homosexuality. A massive survey released by Afrobarometer has revealed that Cape Verde takes the honour, with 75% of its people liking or not minding having homosexual neighbours. It found that Africans […]
Steve Grand finally coming to South Africa
After ditching his South African tour two years ago, proudly gay American singer Steve Grand will finally perform in the country, for one show only. The 25-year-old hunky star disappointed local fans in November 2013 when he cancelled a series of planned shows at the last minute due to contractual obligations to record his début […]