Opinion | Do we even need Mr Gay World?
South Africa recently hosted Mr Gay World 2018 to much fanfare. But some have been left asking, what’s all the fuss about? It’s just another vapid male beauty pageant, right? Enrique Grobbelaar disagrees and says he’s now a true believer. In 1854, showman P.T. Barnum thought it a good idea to ask women to line up […]
Botswana High Court to hear historic legal challenge to gay sex ban
The Botswana High Court will on Thursday hear a case that aims to strike down the criminalisation of same-sex sexual relationships in the country. The lawsuit, filed by a gay man identified only as LM, against Botswana’s Attorney General, argues that sections 164(a), 164(c) and 165 of the Botswana Penal Code are unconstitutional. Gay and […]
Major changes at Health4Men after funding is cut
Health4Men, the groundbreaking sexual health programme that targets gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa, has been hit by a huge funding cut. In a statement on Monday, the Anova Health Institute, the organisation behind the programme, said that Health4Men’s funding from USAID will be coming to an […]