Stupidity on a monumental level: Tanzania bans lube to stop gay sex
In move that will only increase the spread of HIV, Tanzania’s so called “health minister” has banned personal lubricants in a bid to stop gay people from having sex. According to reports, minister Ummy Mwalimu announced an end to the import and sale of the products because, she claimed, they encourage homosexuality. Bizarrely, she actually […]
40,000 sign “stop Pastor Anderson” petitions as he vows to come to SA
Two petitions calling on the government to block gay hate pastor Steven Anderson’s trip to South Africa have been signed by almost 40,000 people. It’s an astonishing response to the American preacher’s planned “soul winning” expedition to spread his twisted version of Christianity in Johannesburg on 18 September. In an interview with Ivor Blumenthal on […]
Watch the gay family scene that’s been banned on DSTV
The animated series The Loud House has become the latest show to be censored in South Africa due to gay content. Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa, located in Johannesburg, has dropped an episode of the children’s show because it features a bi-racial gay couple and their son, which are not seen as “family” in […]
Dax Martin 2016 men’s swimwear gallery
Dax Martin recently presented its latest swimwear line-up at the fourth South African Menswear Week in Cape Town. We thought you might be rather keen to see all the models… err… swimwear on display. So enjoy and tell us which… um… swimsuit is your favourite.
Unilever lights up in rainbow colours for Durban Pride
It’s a first for South Africa as a major corporation shows its support for a Pride event in a very public and colourful way. To celebrate Durban Pride Week (18 to 24 July), consumer goods giant Unilever South Africa has lit up its head office in the city in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and […]
This is Phuti Lekoloane – South Africa’s first openly gay male footballer
Phuti Lekoloane, Africa’s first openly gay professional male footballer, talks to Mambaonline about coming out in the macho sports world and being openly discriminated against. While women’s national team football players, like Portia Modise, and Olympic athlete Caster Semenya are openly LGBT, the major male sporting codes remain firmly closeted in South Africa. That started […]