Suspect arrested as outrage grows over Noluvo Swelindawo’s murder
A man has been arrested in connection with this weekend’s brutal murder of Noluvo Swelindawo; a young lesbian woman who was abducted by a mob from her home. According to new reports, up to eleven men burst into Swelindawo’s home in Driftsands near Khayelitsha on Saturday night and dragged her away. Her family, partner Nqabisa […]
Russia wants to ban FIFA football video game for “gay propaganda”
A hit football video game has come under fire from Russian politicians because of its support for an anti-homophobia campaign. The game’s makers, EA Sports, allowed players of FIFA 17 – which was released in September – to use rainbow-coloured uniforms in the game in support of British LGBT rights group Stonewall’s “Rainbow Laces” campaign. […]
LGBTI community donates funds to Gauteng charity through Conversations JHB events
A Gauteng-based charity supporting and uplifting people and communities in need has received a financial boost, thanks to an LGBTI fundraising initiative in Johannesburg. Representatives from PandaCrew attended the Conversations JHB event on 16 November at the Crowne Plaza in Rosebank to take receipt of a cheque for R25,303. Conversations JHB, launched in November 2014, […]
Is your GP “unfreakoutable”? Introducing Yellow Dot Doctors
I’m ashamed to admit that as a proudly out man, there’s still one very important person in my life who doesn’t know I’m gay: My GP. After six years, the topic has just never come up. I haven’t come out and he’s never asked. Thankfully, I don’t think it’s made a difference in my healthcare […]