SA-born Troye Sivan cast in star-studded gay conversion therapy film
South African-Australian Spud star Troye Sivan will appear alongside the likes of Nicole Kidman in a major new coming out film. The Wrap reports that the 22-year-old actor and musician has officially joined the cast of the gay coming-of-age drama Boy Erased, which will be directed by Joel Edgerton. The film is based on Garrard Conley’s […]
Nigeria | Students beat ‘gay’ classmate to death
More than a dozen college students have murdered one of their own when they attempted to ‘discipline’ him for being gay. The Herald reports that 15 students, between the ages of 17 and 19, have been arrested in connection with the murder in the country’s Jigawa State. Suspecting that their classmate was gay, the group […]
Our lives are cheap: Transgender woman’s killer goes free
Activists are appalled after a teenager who knifed Western Cape transgender woman Phoebe Titus to death in broad daylight was set free. Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga, spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services, confirmed to Mambaonline that the killer, who cannot be named because he is a minor, pleaded guilty to culpable homicide on 3 July. […]
Opinion | Why should being top or bottom define who I am?
I’ve noticed an increasingly prevalent concept in gay culture in South Africa; the idea that being a top or bottom is about more than what you do in bed. A well-known member of the LGBTQ community consistently talks about tops and bottoms on social media. It’s a regular theme of many of his posts, offering authoritative advice and […]