Time to boycott Zanzibar as Tanzania threatens to ban groups that support LGBTI equality
Another senior government official has lashed out at groups that lobby for the rights of LGBTI people in Tanzania, a popular holiday location for South Africans. According to Thomson Reuters Foundation, the Deputy Minister for Health, Community, Development and Gender, Hamisi Kigwangala, said that the government was determined to “always protect” so-called traditional values. “I […]
Hollywood equality: all talk, little action
A new report has found that in 800 Hollywood films, representation of gender, race/ethnicity, LGBT status and disability still lags behind population norms in the USA. Authored by Professor Stacy L. Smith and the Media, Diversity & Social Change (MDSC) Initiative at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, the study is the largest intersectional […]
Jozi Cats on their “risky” Free State gay rugby tour
South Africa’s most high profile gay sports team, Jozi Cats, say it’s not trying to be controversial by embarking on a tour of the Free State. The Johannesburg-based rugby club is in the midst of planning the tour of the province, which has a reputation of being deeply conservative, as well as of the Western […]
Victory as NG Kerk lifts suspension of acceptance of gay unions
The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC), or NG Kerk, has lifted the suspension of its own decision to accept same-sex unions after it was threatened with legal action. Mambaonline has been told by the group of LGBT members who called on the church to reverse its action that the suspension was removed on Wednesday. “It is clearly […]
So, what do you think of Lady Gaga’s new single? Listen here!
Lady Gaga has released her long awaited new single, titled Perfect Illusion, from her upcoming fifth album. Produced by Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga, Kevin Parker and BloodPop, the track is her first proper pop single in three years. The singer recently broke up with former fiancé Taylor Kinney. And with lyrics like, “It wasn’t love/ It was a perfect […]
South Africans are “progressive prudes” when it comes to homosexuality
A ground-breaking national study has concluded that more than half a million people in South Africa identify as being gay, lesbian, bisexual or gender non-conforming in some way. The report has also found that while most South Africans believe that homosexuality is immoral, gay people should be protected by the law. Alarmingly, violent behaviour against […]