Opinion | ‘Inxeba’ censorship a legal fiasco motivated by homophobia
Last week the Appeal Tribunal of the Film and Publication Board (FPB) finally published its reasons for reclassified the movie Inxeba (The Wound) as X18. An X18 classification means that the movie was found to be hardcore pornography and may only be shown in licenced premises where other pornography is shown or sold. Previously the […]
Free new lesbian series content added to PrideTV
PrideTV’s mission to offer Africa’s LGBTQ communities the very best video-on-demand (VOD) programming continues with almost 120 new series episodes added to Africa’s only LGBTQ VOD channel. “All of the dozens of new episodes added are entirely free to stream on PrideTV Freemium,” says PrideTV spokesperson, Joanne Raphael-Katz. From Carmilla to First Person to Out […]
First openly trans person enlisted in US military
The US military has confirmed that it has for the first time enlisted an openly transgender individual following a series of court rulings against Donald Trump’s ban. On Monday, Maj. Dave Eastburn told CNN: “The Department of Defense confirms that as of February 23, 2018, there is one transgender individual under contract for service in […]
Jozi Cats teams up with SAHRC to tackle homophobia in rugby
The Jozi Cats, South Africa’s first gay and inclusive competitive rugby club, and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will tackle homophobia in rugby on Human Right’s Day with an inclusive tag rugby tournament. With a total prize money of R10,000, the #PrideInRugby tournament will be hosted at Digger’s Rugby Club in Randburg – […]