Exclusive Books sponsors Jozi Cats gay rugby tour
Exclusive Books, South Africa’s largest bookselling chain, has signed on as lead sponsor for the Jozi Cats #BtheWhistle gay rugby tour. The tour, which aims to blow the whistle on homophobia in sport, while inspiring other LGBTQI communities to start their own gay and inclusive rugby clubs, kicked off in Bloemfontein over the weekend. “Sport […]
Simon & I screening at Industry
Joburg queer social space Industry recently hosted a screening of activist and filmmaker Bev Ditsie’s documentary Simon & I; about her life and that of LGBTI struggle icon Simon Nkoli. Around 150 people attended the event in Maboneng, which not only marked World Aids Day but also celebrated the 15th anniversary of the original release […]
LGBTI group takes anti-gay political party to Equality Court
The Gay and Lesbian Network in Pietermaritzburg is standing up to a homophobic KwaZulu-Natal-based political party. The recently launched People’s Revolutionary Movement (PRM) has caused consternation with its stance against same-sex marriage, its belief that a “normal” society “consists of men and women”, and warnings of “Sodom and Gomorrah” if gay people are embraced. Following anti-gay […]
Watch! Here’s the trailer for the Tom of Finland biopic
A film about the life of iconic gay fetish artist Tom of Finland is set to hit the big screen, and the first trailer has just been released. The artist behind Tom of Finland was Touko Laaksonen, who produced more than 3,500 homoerotic drawings. Born in 1920, Laaksonen grappled with the homophobia of the times […]
Acclaimed gay film Moonlight gets 6 Golden Globe nominations
Moonlight, a coming of age drama about a gay African American man, is making waves as it stacks up a raft of award nominations and wins. On Monday, it became one of the most nominated films for the upcoming 2017 Golden Globe Awards, with acknowledgements in six categories. These include Best Motion Picture – Drama; […]