Fury over Grindr sharing users’ HIV status
Grindr, one of the world’s most popular gay dating apps, is embroiled in a privacy and data scandal that saw it share information about the HIV status of its users. On Monday, a Norwegian NGO called Sintef revealed it had discovered that Grindr had handed over details about its users to other companies that could […]
Stripped & robbed: Another suspected online dating attack in Pretoria
A man who was lured via the internet to meet a stranger in Pretoria says he was stripped naked, blackmailed and robbed. According to the SAPS, the unnamed 28-year-old Johannesburg man went to a flat in the Tambotie building in Sunnyside on Easter Sunday to meet the other individual. There, he discovered that the man […]
AfriForum claims that LGBTQ rainbow flag could be banned in SA
Controversial NGO AfriForum says that if the old South African flag is banned for being offensive then the LGBTQ rainbow flag could be next. Details of the group’s response to an attempt to restrict the flying of the apartheid-era flag have come to light, and the international symbol of the LGBTQ community has been dragged […]
Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament blasts efforts to protect LGBT refugees
Rebecca Kadaga, Uganda’s notoriously homophobic Speaker of Parliament, has threatened a walk-out in Geneva over attempts to protect the human rights of LGBT people. Kadaga, who was a vocal supporter of her country’s anti-homosexuality law, was full of fury at the 138th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly this week. She attacked efforts by some nations to […]
Trans community turns out for Free State Pride 2018
The 6th annual Free State Pride march saw hundreds taking to the streets of Bloemfontein to mark this year’s theme of “all out and free”. On Saturday, over 500 people took part in the procession through the CBD, organiser Gleo Booysen told Mambaonline. She said that the latest edition, facilitated by the group Free State […]
Grindr launches HIV testing reminder
Dating apps have often been accused of facilitating risky sex, but Grindr has just launched a function to remind users to get tested for HIV. Grindr users are now able to opt-in to discreetly receive automatic reminders to get tested for HIV every three to six months. The suggested time frames are based on recommendations by […]
Painting masculinity pink with Xodus (pics)
South African photography and design brand Xodus has released a provocative new collection and photoshoot that challenge constructs of masculinity and sexuality. Featuring model and dancer Charl-Jaquairdo van Helsdingen, the cheeky and sexy campaign combines muscles, pinks and “feminine” pieces, questioning notions of how men are allowed to be represented. “The concept is something we […]
Outed gay Brexit whistleblower breaks down in tear
Theresa May’s government has been slated for vindictively outing a man who made a series of allegations against the Brexit campaign to leave the EU. Shahmir Sanni, who was treasurer of the organisation BeLeave, has come forward to claim that the campaign acted illegally by flouting UK electoral spending rules, and that this was covered […]
Call Me By Your Name pulled from Chinese Film Festival
Was the Oscar-winning Call Me By Your Name dropped by the Beijing International Film Festival because it’s a gay romance? According to Reuters, the film’s distributor, Sony Pictures Entertainment, has confirmed that the film was withdrawn from the top festival, which is set to take place next month. No reasons have been given for Call […]
Mambaonline.com scoops Best LGBT Blog award
Mambaonline.com, South Africa’s leading gay news and lifestyle platform, was among a number of LGBT-run sites to be honoured by the SA Blog Awards. The winners of the 2017 SA Blog Awards were recently announced. The process is predominantly driven through public voting and is seen as a good measure of the competing blogs’ engagement […]