Thousands celebrate Johannesburg Pride 2017 despite boycott calls
A call for a boycott of Johannesburg Pride for being “elitist” seemed to have little impact on the throngs who attended Africa’s oldest LGBTQ Pride event on Saturday. The day, which was chilly and overcast, began with a short march along Corlett Drive and around the Melrose Arch precinct, and continued into the night with speeches […]
Kevin Spacey comes out amid claim of sexual advance on young actor
It has taken an accusation of inappropriate sexual behavior towards a 14-year-old for Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey to finally confirm that he is a gay man. In a BuzzFeed article on Sunday, Star Trek Discovery star Anthony Rapp claimed that Spacey made sexual advances towards him 31 years ago. According to Rapp, in 1986, Spacey invited […]
Tanzania | We were held hostage, says SA lawyer about ordeal
A deported South African lawyer has confirmed that the Tanzanian police attempted to force 12 people arrested in Dar es Salaam to have anal exams, in what’s been described as a blatant abuse of power. Sibongile Ndashe, Executive Director of the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA), spoke out about her recent arrest and […]