Gay adult star reject awards nominations over racism
American gay adult film actor Hugh Hunter has rejected his GayVN Awards nominations, citing entrenched racism in the industry. Hunter was recently nominated for three awards in the categories of Best Bear Scene, Fan Awards – Favourite Daddy and Best Fetish Scene. In a letter posted on Twitter on Saturday, Hunter wrote: “…I am respectfully […]
This town tried (and failed) to ban drag shows
Councillors in Portland, Tennessee, have failed in their months-long bid to ban drag shows in the American town of around 12,000 people. The controversy started in August when the Envy Restaurant Bar & Grill hosted a series of wildly popular sold-out drag shows, put on by Elite Productions. The councillors (also known as aldermen) were […]
Here’s a fierce celebration of Afro-homoerotica (watch)
Queer expression is rarely represented in mainstream South African culture. Avant-garde music artists Umlilo and Whyt Lyon (from Stash Crew) have joined forces to break this cultural erasure and inject it with their catchy, homoerotic dance track, DL Boi. The duo have elicited the help of some of Joburg’s fiercest queer talent to create a sexy […]
Stellies honours LGBT and HIV rights icon Simon Nkoli
Ahead of World Aids Day, Stellenbosch University has announced that it will honour Simon Nkoli by naming one of its buildings after the late gay activist. A building at 39 Victoria Street will be renamed Huis Simon Nkoli House after the struggle hero, LGBT rights lobbyist and HIV/Aids activist at a ceremony on 1 December. […]