Student wins Miss Gay Western Cape 2017
Emogen Moore, from Mitchells Plain, has been crowned Miss Gay Western Cape 2017 in the most anticipated LGBTIQ pageant in Cape Town. The sold out 9th edition of the annual event was held on Saturday night with a glitzy show at the Joseph Stone Auditorium in Athlone. Eleven finalists competed for the coveted title. The […]
Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon apologises for gay convictions
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has apologised to the gay and bisexual men convicted of now-abolished sexual offences on behalf of the Scottish government. “Those laws criminalised the act of loving another adult,” Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday. “They deterred people from being honest about their identity to family, friends, neighbours and colleagues; and […]
Aussie marriage equality survey closes amid a “hotbed of hate speech”
As Australia’s survey on same-sex marriage came to an end on Tuesday, it’s been revealed that the divisive poll generated a flood of hate speech. The group LGBTI Legal Service said it had collected over 220 examples of anti-LGBTI hate speech during the almost two-month voting period. The organisation said it had monitored social media, […]
Alert! Gay men being targeted and groomed on dating services
The gay community is warned to be vigilante after another Joburg man was beaten, held hostage and robbed when he arranged to meet someone he got to know on a dating site. The traumatised individual, Robert (not his real name), told Mambaonline about the harrowing experience, which took place last month and left him with […]
All grown up | Stuart Hillary on Therapy at 21
Who said there’s an expiry date when it comes to clubbing? Certainly not Therapy, the iconic Jozi gay party brand that’s still going strong after 21 years. And certainly not its creator, Stuart Hillary, who’s arguably the most-respected and accomplished gay DJ in the country. Birthed in 1996, Therapy set the standard for stylish, often […]