Breaking! Why was Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera arrested, and where is she?
There is growing alarm over the mysterious arrest of Ugandan LGBTI activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera in Rwanda. On Thursday, Nabagesera flew from Entebbe to Kigali, where she was meant to meet a group of US filmmakers. According to multiple social media reports on Friday, she was arrested on arrival at the Kigali International Airport for […]
Feather Awards launches 2017 national LGBTI Dialogues in Potch
The annual Feather Awards National LGBTI Dialogues are back and the first leg is in Potchefstroom on Saturday 13 May. Marking its 9th year, the Feather Awards is ready to kick start its dialogues across the country in all nine provinces. The events are expected to attract around 200 attendees from each of the different […]
Frank Mugisha, Ugandan LGBTI activist, is one of ‘world’s greatest leaders’
Congratulations are in order for Frank Mugisha, the renowned Ugandan LGBTI activist. He’s been named one of Fortune magazine’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders of 2017. The prestigious annual list, now in its fifth year, aims to highlight those who “are transforming the world and inspiring others to do the same”. It includes the likes of […]
Calling all musos! Competition for Pretoria Pride Song
GaySA Radio and Pretoria LGBTQ+ Pride have launched a search for a song for the upcoming Pretoria Pride 2017. All singers and musicians are called on to write and record a song around this year’s theme for Pride, “Carnival”. The song should reflect a positive message around LGBTQ+ issues, Pretoria Pride and the theme. The […]
Activists arrested trying to present Chechnya anti-gay purge petition in Moscow
In another outrageous attack on civil liberties, the Russian authorities have stopped activists from delivering a massive petition against Chechnya’s anti-LGBT purge. The activists, four Russians and one Italian, were arrested as they attempted to hand over the petition at the prosecutor general’s office in Moscow on Thursday morning. They reportedly also carried large empty boxes […]
Philippines wins Mr Gay World 2017, SA in 5th place
John Raspado, a 35-year-old online marketing entrepreneur from the Philippines, was crowned Mr Gay World in Spain on Wednesday night. Raspado was a clear favourite. He not only scooped the overall title but also took home the Best Swimwear, Mr Online Vote, Mr Interview, Best in Formal Wear, and Mr Social Media awards in the […]
Meet Priscilla’s breakout star Phillip Schnetler
A self described Afrikaans farm boy, Phillip Schnetler has broken out into the big-time with the hit South African production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Based on the 1994 film, the stage musical has wowed Cape Town audiences and is now on in Johannesburg. It tells the story of three drag performers on a road […]
Trial of 54 charged with holding ‘gay wedding’ starts in Nigeria
A court in Nigeria is trying a group of up to 54 people on charges of attending a party celebrating a same-sex marriage. The accused, most of whom are believed to be students, were arrested on 15 April in a raid on a motel in the city of Zaria, in the northern state of Kaduna. […]
Qantas CEO got pie in the face because he supports marriage equality
The CEO of Australia’s national airline was targeted with a pie in the face because he’s spoken out in support of same-sex marriage. On Tuesday, Alan Joyce, the head of Qantas, was in the midst of a business breakfast speech in Perth when a man walked onto the stage and shoved a pie into the […]
New York woman becomes 10th US transgender murder victim this year
The onslaught against transgender women, particularly those of colour, continues in the US with the killing of Brenda Bostick in New York City. Bostick, a 59-year-old black transgender woman, died last week Thursday from injuries sustained in an attack on April 25th in the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan. According to media reports, the homeless woman […]