Shock as Nelson Mandela Bay Pride 2017 postponed at last minute
The organisers of Nelson Mandela Bay Pride (NMB Pride) 2017 have announced that the event will no longer take place this year. In a statement on the Pride’s Facebook page on Wednesday, the organisation committee and advisory board said the event has been postponed to next year. They explained that this was “due to time […]
Report: Nigerian internet celeb Bobrisky arrested after coming out
Internet star Bobrisky, known as ‘Nigeria’s male Barbie’, is believed to have been arrested after coming out as LGBTQ. In a recent Instagram post, the gender non-conforming “internet celebrity and entrepreneur” lashed out at hateful comments made against them on social media. “All these house boys and girls coming to drop comments on my page […]
Sony accused of “straight-washing” gay movie
In a bizarre move, Sony Pictures UK appears to be trying to mislead film-goers by presenting a gay love story as a straight one. The distributor has been slammed for promoting the controversial but highly acclaimed gay romance Call Me by Your Name with an image of an opposite-sex couple. Based on André Aciman’s novel, Call Me by […]
Meet America’s first (moshing) transgender state representative
A heavy metal singing politician in Virginia has made history after she became the first openly transgender person elected to a US state legislature. On Tuesday, Democrat Danica Roem unseated Republican lawmaker Bob Marshall, known for his notoriously anti-LGBT views. The loss was a humiliation for Marshall who had held the office for 25 years […]
Stars Thishiwe & Mandisa talk about their same-sex love
Actresses Thishiwe Ziqubu (32) and Mandisa Nduna (26) have appeared on SABC3 talk show WTF with Tumi to discuss their romance and ‘coming out’. Over the past year, the gorgeous stars have been proudly and unapologetically affirming their same-sex love on social media. They’ve scandalised prudes and homophobes with a series of semi-nude sensual images […]
Three month later, singer still missing after Chechnya’s anti-gay purge
It’s now been three months since pop singer Zelimkhan Bakaev went missing during Chechnya’s anti-gay crackdown. Activists, friends and family are alarmed that there’s still been no sign of the 26-year-old, despite widespread media reports about his disappearance The Chechen-born Bakaev had been living and working in Moscow. He was last seen in person on […]
Student wins Miss Gay Western Cape 2017
Emogen Moore, from Mitchells Plain, has been crowned Miss Gay Western Cape 2017 in the most anticipated LGBTIQ pageant in Cape Town. The sold out 9th edition of the annual event was held on Saturday night with a glitzy show at the Joseph Stone Auditorium in Athlone. Eleven finalists competed for the coveted title. The […]
Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon apologises for gay convictions
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has apologised to the gay and bisexual men convicted of now-abolished sexual offences on behalf of the Scottish government. “Those laws criminalised the act of loving another adult,” Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday. “They deterred people from being honest about their identity to family, friends, neighbours and colleagues; and […]
Aussie marriage equality survey closes amid a “hotbed of hate speech”
As Australia’s survey on same-sex marriage came to an end on Tuesday, it’s been revealed that the divisive poll generated a flood of hate speech. The group LGBTI Legal Service said it had collected over 220 examples of anti-LGBTI hate speech during the almost two-month voting period. The organisation said it had monitored social media, […]
Alert! Gay men being targeted and groomed on dating services
The gay community is warned to be vigilante after another Joburg man was beaten, held hostage and robbed when he arranged to meet someone he got to know on a dating site. The traumatised individual, Robert (not his real name), told Mambaonline about the harrowing experience, which took place last month and left him with […]