Joburg Queer Scene: A Steamy Night of Queer Burlesque at Apollo’s

The recently opened Apollo’s Taberna et Mixtarium in Linden, Johannesburg promises to be one of of the city’s most exciting new queer venues.
Durban girls expelled from school for kissing

Two schoolgirls have been expelled from classes at Inanda Seminary in Durban for kissing each other, reports GroundUp. A grade 9 and grade 8 learner have missed school for three weeks.
Gay men beaten in KZN church, forced to pay ‘damages’

A 43-year-old Pietermaritzburg man says he is one of 50 men beaten by the pastor of his church for being gay. Dumisani Ngcobo (pictured) is a member of the Shembe Nazareth (eBuhleni) church. He has been suspended from church for being gay and has to pay a “damage” fee for “shaming” the church. Ngcobo said […]
Gay student kicked out of Durban college

A 20-year-old student has been expelled from Coastal College in Umlazi because he is gay. Bheka Khanyile says his teacher told him on Monday she could not teach a gay student. He said he had been a victim of the teacher’s mockery since last year. He had been mocked for braiding his hair and wearing […]