It’s time! Major move to end same-sex couple discrimination by Home Affairs
Cope MP Deidre Carter has tabled a landmark bill in Parliament to repeal a provision allowing Home Affairs marriage officers to refuse to marry same-sex couples. The clause, Section 6 of the Civil Union Act, has long been identified by LGBTQ activists as an unconstitutional and discriminatory flaw in the law that legalised same-sex marriage in […]
Why is Home Affairs trying to break up this married same-sex couple?
A married binational same-sex couple face being separated because the Department of Home Affairs refuses to acknowledge that they are entitled to live together. American Wendy Kessman and South African Nomfundo Ngidi have been in a relationship since 2014. They met and fell in love in Swaziland while Kessman was an HIV Education Peace Corps […]
Friend or foe? What’s Cyril Ramaphosa’s stance on LGBTI equality?
While we know that Jacob Zuma holds homophobic views, what about his successor as ANC President, Cyril Ramaphosa? When it comes to LGBTI right, Zuma’s legacy is unlikely to be remembered fondly. His most infamous remarks on the matter were made at a Heritage Day celebration in KwaZulu-Natal in 2006. Speaking to a large crowd, he stated: […]
Outrageous! Film and Publication Board promotes LGBT pedophile fake news
In an astonishing development, South Africa’s Film and Publication Board (FPB) has shared a fake news story on social media claiming that the LGBT community supports pedophilia. On Thursday, the organisation, which is tasked with classifying films, games and certain publications in the country, shared a link to a deceitful article that claimed that a […]
It’s love! Meet Ekurhuleni’s longest married gay couple
One of Gauteng’s longest-married same-sex couples, Jackie and Wiseman Mndaweni, recently renewed their marriage vows while also celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. On 25 November, the two men held a colourful celebration in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, to commemorate their happy day in front of 150 friends, family and members of the community. The tent was adorned […]
Vir.Ander – Afrikaans film to expose horror of gay conversion camps
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to bring the true stories of young gay Afrikaans men who were brutalised by ‘conversion’ camps to the big screen. The film will be based on the play Vir.Ander, which premiered at the State Theatre in September. Written and directed by the Naledi award-winning Jannes Erasmus, it follows a group […]
In it for another decade? Shock as Jon Qwelane appeals hate speech ruling
Those wondering why Jon Qwelane has not yet tendered his apology to the LGBTI community may be angered to learn that he is appealing the hate speech judgement against him. Mambaonline has confirmed that Qwelane has applied for leave to appeal the August 18 judgement by the South Gauteng High Court, which found him guilty of […]
Lost Gay South Africa: Herb Klein on his new photo book
Many South African men over the age of 40 will fondly associate Herb Klein with their sexual awakening back in the dark, pre-internet days of the 1980s. At the time, the Zimbabwe-born photographer caused a stir with his Flash magazine; an independent underground publication that featured images of the male form and openly celebrated gay sexuality. […]
“My pride is gone”: Joburg man gay bashed & then mocked by police (graphic)
A 34-year-old gay Johannesburg man was brutally smashed in the face at a music festival and then mocked by a policeman when he reported the hate crime attack. Hairstylist Brandon Swanepoel was expecting to have a fun night out with friends at the Grietfest music festival, held in a container yard in the south of […]
Gay slap minister | We deserve an apology too
The assault of a woman by Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mduduzi Manana after she called him gay smacks of homophobia – by both of those involved. Manana is accused of attacking and beating Mandisa Duma and another woman in the early hours of Sunday morning at the Cubana restaurant and cocktail lounge […]