Thandiswa Mazwai praises Inxeba (The Wound), defends gay African stories
Singer and musician Thandiswa Mazwai has made clear her views on the controversial film Inxeba (The Wound), defending it against a slew of homophobes on social media. Mazwai tweeted last week that she had seen the award winning movie, commenting: “Very good film! It’s about a gay love story entabeni. Beautifully made and delicately placed.” Not […]
US same-sex marriage champion Edith Windsor dies
Lesbian activist Edith Windsor, who became an icon for marriage equality in the US, has passed away in New York at the age of 88. Windsor’s huge impact on LGBTQ Americans followed a 44-year-long romance with psychologist Thea Spyer, which began in 1965 and included the couple marrying in Canada in 2007. After Spyer died […]
It’s Rainbow Day – A year since gay hate preacher was barred from South Africa
It’s been exactly one year since the historic day the South African government barred American gay hate pastor Steven Anderson from entering the country. On 13 September, 2016, the then Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba announced in Parliament that he had declared Steven Anderson “a prohibited person in South Africa”. Gigaba cited the protection […]