Has Somizi sold the TV rights to his wedding for millions?
South Africa’s most visible openly gay celebrity has denied reports that he’s planning to turn his wedding day into a Kardashian-style TV extravaganza. According to a Daily Sun article on Sunday, Somizi Mhlongo has signed a R3 million deal to broadcast his wedding to fiancé Mohale Motaung live on the Mzansi Magic channel. A source […]
So what’s the status of South Africa’s Hate Crimes Bill?
It’s been more than a decade since calls were first made for South Africa to enact hate crime laws, in large part motivated by horrific attacks against LGBTIQ people. Finally, in October 2016, the government published the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. The first draft was put out for comment […]
Group appeals for funds to feed LGBTQ refugees in Kenya camp
The group that held the world’s first LGBTQ Pride in a refugee camp is appealing to the public to donate to its livelihood projects aimed at helping LGBTQ refugees in the camp. Refugee Flag Kakuma organised the Pride event in Kakuma, Kenya, site of the world’s third largest refugee camp, on June 16. Around 200 people […]
Father behind kidnapping of Chechnya gay purge survivor
A man who survived the brutal crackdown against LGBT people in Chechnya has been kidnapped in St. Petersburg, Russia, apparently by his own family. According to the Russian LGBT Network, a group of individuals who spoke Chechen, including his father, attacked Zelimkhan Akhmadov on Friday outside a safe house. The 20-year-old Akhmadov (pictured) has been […]
This is why gay porn is so popular among women
When I tell people I’m studying women who like gay male porn I get some pretty mixed responses. Men tend to tilt their heads quizzically to one side. “Really?” they ask, “is that a thing?”. Sometimes they’ll add “Oh, like when guys like lesbian porn”. Other times they’ll look at me askance and say, “that’s […]