Kaya FM DJ says he’d “sjambok” Caitlyn Jenner
Not everyone’s applauding Caitlyn Jenner’s coming out. A radio DJ on Kaya FM has told listeners that he’d assault the transgender reality TV star. Mambaonline received a report on Tuesday about the comment, made during the station’s prime time afternoon show in a discussion about Jenner and how her children have reacted to her transitioning. Shockingly, DJ […]
Homosexuality to be legal in Mozambique, but problems remain
The LGBT community in Mozambique is celebrating the legalisation of homosexuality later this month, but challenges remain. On 29 June, the country’s new penal code, signed into law in December last year, will come into effect. The revision has seen the removal of articles found in the previous penal code that refer to “security measures” […]
Mmusi Maimane forced to defend views on gay rights
The DA’s new leader, Mmusi Maimane, has been forced to defend his position on LGBT rights. Maimane’s views on LGBT equality and same-sex marriage have been questioned after it was recently revealed that he is a pastor at an anti-gay church. His Liberty Church views gays and lesbians as sick sinners and marriage as only […]
Dainti Delischia: A South African drag legend passes on
Legendary South African drag performer, Charles Whiley, better known as Dainti Delischia, has died suddenly at the age of 78 in Cape Town. The much-loved Dainti always stood out with her caricature drag style: huge eyelashes, blue eyeshadow, painted on rosebud lips and, of course, her impressive wig (said to have been made of three wigs sown together.) […]
Fear as Kenyan tabloid outs “top gays”
In an appalling display of unethical and dangerous journalism, a Kenyan tabloid has published a list of the country’s so-called “top” homosexuals. The May 10 edition of Weekly Citizen, which describes itself as “Kenya’s most authoritative political newspaper”, featured a front page article titled Top gays, lesbians list in Kenya out. The sensationalistic piece includes […]
State agency fights gay dad ‘maternity’ leave ruling
A state owned agency seems intent on wasting money after requesting leave to appeal a recent judgement granting a Pietermaritzburg gay dad ‘maternity leave’. According to the Sunday Times, the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) has decided to challenge the groundbreaking March ruling that saw the Durban Labour Court agreeing that the agency had discriminated against […]
ACDP blocks Mr Gay World motion in Parliament
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) has objected to a parliamentary motion in support of the Mr Gay World contest, which was held in South Africa last week. The congratulatory ‘motion without notice’ was proposed by the DA’s Zakhele Mbhele, who became Africa’s first openly-gay black male MP in May last year. The motion acknowledges […]
DA’s Maimane (kinda) supports gay marriage, despite anti-gay church
Mmusi Maimane, the frontrunner in the race to lead the DA, appears to have a rather complicated perspective on homosexuality and LGBT rights. A pastor and elder with Liberty Church, Maimane is in a race with Wilmot James to be elected as the head of the official opposition this weekend. Thanks to a spate of […]
The Black Swan on the streets of Soweto and PTA
Over the last week passersby in Johannesburg and Pretoria have been shocked, amazed and possibly disturbed by the unlikely scenario of a muscular gay man performing ballet on the streets. Former Mr Gay World Chris Olwage, who is South African-born but now lives in New Zealand, has donned his black tutu, pointe shoes and little […]
Cape Town court: religion no excuse to discriminate
In a groundbreaking settlement the Equality Court in Cape Town has agreed that owners of a guesthouse cannot use their religious beliefs to turn away gay customers. Neil Coulson and his husband Jonathan Sedgwick were denied accommodation in November 2013 by the House of Bread in the town of Wolseley, near Ceres, because their sexual […]