New York City Pride 2018 (in pictures)
New York hosted the 49th New York City Pride parade in Manhattan on Sunday. The event took up a total of 16 streets, from Greenwich Village right up to the canyon of Fifth Avenue. Said to be the original Pride, the event was inspired by the 28 June 1969 Stonewall Inn riots that launched the modern […]
Two lesbian activists attacked and injured in Cameroon
Two lesbian Cameroonian LGBT activists have been attacked for their sexual orientation, resulting in them sustaining serious injuries. Renee and Soltera are two leaders of Cameroon’s Women In Front, an organisation that advocates for the sexual and reproductive health of lesbian, bi, trans and queer women in Yaounde, the country’s capital city. According to the […]
World Cup | FIFA fines Mexico “inconsequential” $10,000 over homophobic chant
FIFA on Wednesday handed down a US $10,400 fine to the Mexico Football Association for “discriminatory and insulting chants” during a World Cup game against Germany. Mexican fans reportedly chanted the homophobic slur on Sunday while German goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, was preparing to take a goal kick. Football fans in Mexico often use the slur to […]
Coming out the high school closet: ‘Love, Simon’
Trying to find love while hiding your sexual orientation can be quite complicated. Like for 17-year-old Simon Spier (played by Nick Robinson), who is yet to tell his family and friends that he is gay and finds himself falling in love online with a classmate whose identity he doesn’t know, in gay romcom, Love, Simon. […]
Angola registers its first LGBT+ affirming civil rights group
Earlier this month, the Iris Angola Association (Associação Íris Angola) became the first civil rights organisation that advocates for LGBT+ rights to be legally registered by the Angolan government. Mambaonline reached out to the association’s director, Carlos Fernandez, to find out more about the country’s historic moment. Established in 2013, the association is part of […]
World Cup | FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Mexico for homophobic slurs
FIFA has started disciplinary proceedings against Mexico after its team’s fans used anti-gay slurs during the country’s 1-0 football World Cup win against Germany. According to the Chicago Tribune, some Mexicans chanted the slur when German goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, prepared to take a goal kick in the 24th minute during Sunday’s match. Fans in Mexico often use […]
The world’s first refugee camp LGBTIQ pride parade in Kenya
What’s believed to be the world’s first LGBTIQ pride parade held in a refugee camp took place this past weekend in Kenya, but was unfortunately marred by violence. The Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya hosted the event, which was attended by approximately 200 people, Gay Star News reported. The camp is said to be the third […]
LGBTQ+ youth speak on issues that affect them
South Africa’s youth are faced with many socio-economic issues that are far from being addressed. However, it could be argued that their struggles are often identified and grouped as one, in an attempt to try deal with these challenges. This leaves room for the erasure of smaller groups and their unique problems, especially in the LGBTQ+ […]
Russia World Cup | Gay couple severely beaten while rainbow flag waved at match
A French same-sex couple visiting Russia for the FIFA World Cup were attacked by thugs, while an activist made a defiant statement at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Thursday. The couple were reportedly targeted while catching a taxi together in Saint Petersburg. One of the victims, identified as O Darius, was hospitalised with severe brain injury, […]
Russia World Cup | UK LGBT activist Peter Tatchell arrested in Moscow
Ahead of the FIFA World Cup opening, activist Peter Tatchell was arrested in Russia on Thursday during a one-man protest against the country’s mistreatment of the LGBT+ community. The arrest happened in the capital, Moscow, after the veteran British campaigner held up a placard in support of gay men who have been violently targeted in […]