North Carolina governor sues US government over anti-LGBT bill
In an extraordinary move, North Carolina’s governor has sued the federal government after it warned him that his state’s new anti-LGBT law is illegal. Last week, the US Department of Justice told Governor Pat McCrory that the law, which forces transgender people to use public bathrooms according to the sex on their birth certificate, violates […]
YouTube adds warning to music video promoting LGBT equality in Africa
YouTube has partially acceded to Kenyan censors by adding a warning to a music video supporting LGBT equality in Africa. In February, the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) banned the video, a reworking by Art Attack of the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis song Same Love, which features new lyrics and a video depicting the lives […]
Here’s why there’s no “right way” of coming out
A study of gay Latino and gay white men suggests that we shouldn’t impose any “right way” of coming out the closet. The new research examined verbal disclosure of one’s gay identity to others by men from these two backgrounds and found some startling differences in the outcome. “Verbal disclosure is what most people think […]
Miss Gay Jozi returns for a night of glamour at City Hall
Johannesburg’s biggest and boldest drag pageant extravaganza, Miss Gay Jozi, returns for another sparkling outing on Saturday 28 May 2016 at the City Hall – and you’re invited to attend! The audience will be treated to a lineup of entertaining drag performances as well as the climactic crowning of one of the ten competing princesses […]
GaySA Radio named broadcast sponsor for Pretoria Pride
South Africa’s online gay radio station, GaySA Radio, is the broadcast sponsor for the 2016 Pretoria LGBTI Pride, to be held on 1 October. GaySA Radio started broadcasting in October last year. Currently in test phase, the station is growing by leaps and bounds. It now has more than 30 volunteer staff, broadcasting from its […]