Motoring: Raising the brand’s cachet – Suzuki Baleno 1.4 GLX
If there’s one brand that specialises in simple, affordable, down-to-earth yet fun- (and easy) to-drive hatchbacks, it’s Suzuki. With only one significant disappointment in recent memory (the since discontinued Splash), each one has been charming and practical. I’m a particular fan of the compact, fun-loving Swift. A very big fan, in fact. But you don’t […]
WeTheBrave: Homophobia can have deadly consequences
Many South Africans marked February as the month of love, treating significant others to gifts, dates and romantic getaways. But not everyone was able to openly celebrate their relationships – particularly those in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) community, who continue to encounter prejudice and persecution due to their sexual orientation. […]
Afghan gay asylum seekers told to act straight to survive
The UK has been accused of planning to tell desperate Afghan gay asylum seekers to “act straight” before sending them back to their dangerously homophobic country. According to Human Rights Watch, new UK Home Office immigration rules published last month state that gay men in Afghanistan “would not face a real risk of persecution”. The […]
“They are killing the LGBT community” says Tanzanian activist
A leading LGBT activist in Tanzania has warned that his government is trying to kill gay people by denying them vital HIV services and has called for a tourist boycott of the country. Speaking on The Mamba Show on GaySA Radio, James Wandera Ouma, the founder and Executive Director of LGBT Voice Tanzania, addressed growing state […]
Jon Qwelane to return to court for homophobic hate speech case
Will he show up? After more than eight years, the Jon Qwelane hate speech case will resume in the South Gauteng High Court from 6 to 17 March. The SA Human Rights commission has been attempting to ensure that the former journalist and diplomat accounts for his 2008 article Call me names, gay is not […]
History made as Moonlight wins best picture amidst astonishing Oscar bungle
Moonlight has become the first LGBTQ film to win best picture at the Oscars, despite the wrong film being announced as the winner. The bungle happened at the end of the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway mistakenly read out that the musical La La Land had […]