Meet America’s first (moshing) transgender state representative
A heavy metal singing politician in Virginia has made history after she became the first openly transgender person elected to a US state legislature. On Tuesday, Democrat Danica Roem unseated Republican lawmaker Bob Marshall, known for his notoriously anti-LGBT views. The loss was a humiliation for Marshall who had held the office for 25 years […]
Stars Thishiwe & Mandisa talk about their same-sex love
Actresses Thishiwe Ziqubu (32) and Mandisa Nduna (26) have appeared on SABC3 talk show WTF with Tumi to discuss their romance and ‘coming out’. Over the past year, the gorgeous stars have been proudly and unapologetically affirming their same-sex love on social media. They’ve scandalised prudes and homophobes with a series of semi-nude sensual images […]
Three month later, singer still missing after Chechnya’s anti-gay purge
It’s now been three months since pop singer Zelimkhan Bakaev went missing during Chechnya’s anti-gay crackdown. Activists, friends and family are alarmed that there’s still been no sign of the 26-year-old, despite widespread media reports about his disappearance The Chechen-born Bakaev had been living and working in Moscow. He was last seen in person on […]