Gay-affirming Coke ad offers a refreshing take on sibling rivalry (Watch)
Coca-Cola has released a new television advert that features a brother and sister competing to attract the attention of a sexy pool boy. Titled Pool Boy, the humorous ad refreshingly and naturally places same-sex attraction on an equal footing as heterosexual attraction. In the video, two teen siblings – a boy and a girl – spot […]
Princess Diana’s butler comes out, will be marrying his boyfriend
The British media is reporting that Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell has come out at the age of 57. Burrell, a father of two who now makes living as a florist in Cheshire, divorced his wife of more than three decades last year. He is also planning to marry his male partner, lawyer Graham […]
7de Laan gay kiss actors’ beautiful response to homophobia and hate
The two actors who shared gay kiss on the popular soap 7de Laan have responded beautifully to being thrown into a national furore about same-sex love. The man-on-man smooch between the characters of Logan (Simon Tuit) and Divan (Arnu de Villiers) was screened last week; a first for the long-running show. The moment went viral on social […]
Jon Qwelane doesn’t arrive, but gay hate speech trial goes on
Despite his not being able to attend proceedings again, the eight-year-old Jon Qwelane hate speech case finally resumed in the Johannesburg High Court on Monday. According to his advocate, Musatondwa Musandiwa, Qwelane was in hospital after he “collapsed at a shopping mall in Boksburg” over the weekend. In August last year, the trial was suspended […]