Mom’s horror as Durban teen hangs himself after principal calls him gay
Matthew Joash David, a 17-year-old Durban teenager, was found hanging by his mother after he was allegedly bullied and called gay and a pervert by his school principal.
Editorial | Pastor Bougardt’s gay hate speech Equality Court case is a farce
The years-long Equality Court matter against gay hate pastor Oscar Bougardt has become a travesty and illustrates the deep deficiencies of the Equality Court system.
Siya Khumalo on God and queerness: The Mamba Interview
Siya Khumalo’s provocative new book, You Have To Be Gay To Know God, has been both acclaimed and condemned. He sat down with Mambaonline to talk about being queer and Christian in South Africa.
Gender Equality Commission joins landmark NG Kerk gay unions case
Eleven members of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC – also known as the NG Kerk) are taking the church to court to force it to change its decision to not allow the solemnisation of same-sex unions. The matter, Gaum and others vs Dutch Reformed Church and others, is set to be heard on 21 August […]
Fired lesbian minister ends legal action against Methodist Church of SA
After a titanic seven year struggle, Ecclesia de Lange has ended her legal battle to have the Methodist Church of South Africa (MCSA) reinstate her as a minister. De Lange was fired by the church in January 2010 after she announced to her Western Cape congregation that she would be marrying her same-sex partner (the […]
Omar Sharif Jr on coming out and Egypt’s LGBTQ crackdown
Since coming out as gay in 2012, actor Omar Sharif Jr, the grandson of legendary Egyptian film star Omar Sharif, has become an outspoken activist for his country’s beleaguered LGBTQ community. He is said to be one of the first public personalities to come out in the Arab world and he was vilified by the […]
Hate speech victory? Cape Town LGBTQ-hate pastor narrowly avoids jail
Cape Town hate pastor Oscar Bougardt has been sentenced to 30 days in jail, suspended for five years, for his vile attacks against the LGBTQ community. On Friday, Judge Lee Bozalek handed down his Equality Court judgment in the Western Cape High Court regarding charges by the SA Human Rights Commission that Bougardt had violated […]
Editorial | Take responsibility for your homophobia, Israel Folau
Aussie rugby star Israel Folau believes that stating that gay people are going to hell is not in the least bit homophobic. He’s dead wrong. The 29-year-old Wallabies star sparked controversy recently when he said on Instagram that gay people would go to hell, “unless they repent their sins and turn to God”. Unfortunately, Rugby […]
Namibia | JSE-listed company runs transphobic recruitment ad
It’s another case of, what the hell were they thinking? A large financial services company has managed to turn an attempted move towards diversity into a transphobic and sexist fiasco. The Namibian-based JSE-listed Trustco recently advertised a vacancy on its all-male board, with the aim of securing women candidates. While this might be seen as […]
Questions asked as Dali Mpofu defends Inxeba ban in court
EFF National Chairperson and advocate Dali Mpofu has argued that Inxeba (The Wound) should be banned from cinemas in South Africa. Questions have been asked why Mpofu, who represents a party that claims to support LGBTQ equality, has chosen to champion the homophobic campaign against the acclaimed gay love story. The producers of the film […]