No romance for lesbian couple turned away by Brakpan restaurant
A restaurant in Ekurhuleni has been accused of discrimination against a lesbian couple, telling them that its date night events are for straight people only. Mia Agrela and her partner hoped to enjoy the Lake Restaurant’s advertised romantic 7-course candlelight dinner, complete with a pianist and singer, but soon had their plans ruined. Agrela made […]
Tamara Dey: “I’ve always been an underdog”
Music diva Tamara Dey will be unveiling brand new dance tracks at this Saturday’s Therapy 20-year-reunion party at Carfax. She’s set to perform three times during the event, seen as Jozi’s most-anticipated bash of the year, alongside Therapy’s DJ family, including the iconic Stuart Hillary. Dey, who is also the voice of elctro-dance band Flash […]
Zimbabwe rejects LGBT rights, accused of “spin” on same-sex marriage
The Zimbabwe government has rejected recommendations to decriminalise homosexuality, claiming that the West tried to force it to accept same-sex marriage. The country’s media reported this week that Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that Zimbabwe had “shot down” recommendations “on homosexuality” by European members of the United Nations Human Rights Council, but had accepted 142 other […]
Local LGBTI groups slam SA’s alarming “betrayal” at the UN
Update 11/11/2016: South Africa’s Department of International Relations has categorically denied that it supports efforts to suspend the recently appointed UN LGBT watchdog. Details here. Local LGBTI activists are outraged at South Africa’s support for the Africa Group’s attempt to suspend the UN Human Rights Council’s appointment of a global LGBTI watchdog. South Africa has signed […]