Nigerian sports chief: Lesbians “killing” women’s football
A senior Nigerian sports official is under fire after claiming that lesbians are ruining women’s football in the country. First Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Seyi Akinwunmi was quoted as saying: “Lesbianism kills teams. People are afraid to talk about it.” Speaking on the sports programme Hot Seat, he went on to […]
Did this Joburg man just say that gays should be shot?
In the wake of the Orlando massacre, a Johannesburg man appears to have called for gay men to be shot. On Wednesday, Gerhard de Bruyn reacted to an article posted on the 702 Facebook page about the film Chemsex; documenting the link between drugs and sex among gay men. The post includes a picture of […]
SA band GoodLuck talk about their new gay love story music video
Popular South African electronic music band GoodLuck’s latest music video features a gay love story between two men. In the clip for the song Thinking About You, a cover of the 1990 Londonbeat hit, a man lies in bed and reminisces about his love affair with another man, which appears to have come to an […]
SABC censors Orlando victims’ pictures on Morning Live
The SABC’s disturbing move to ban newspaper headlines has seen its Morning Live show refusing to broadcast images of the victims of the Orlando massacre. The incident was witnessed by veteran LGBTI activist and filmmaker Bev Ditsie. On Wednesday, she wrote on Facebook: “So shocked on Morning Live this am. I was in a timewarp […]
Durban and Joburg Orlando massacre vigils announced
Two vigil events honouring the victims of the Orlando massacre will be held in Durban and Johannesburg on Thursday and Saturday. These community events add to those vigils planned for Bloemfontein, Pretoria and Cape Town. DURBAN This event, co-hosted by the Deo Gloria Family Church, is on Thursday, 16 June (Youth Day) at Club Altitude […]