Number of LGBTQ characters hit record high on US TV
American television shows are including more LGBTQ characters than ever before, but lesbian and bisexual female characters continue to be arbitrarily killed off. LGBTQ media advocacy GLAAD’s latest annual report, released on Thursday, found that 4.8% of the 895 regular characters in the 2016-2017 TV season (including broadcast and cable networks and streaming services) are […]
Yes! Manila von Teez “breaks free” to SA’s Got Talent top 6
Cape Town’s Manila Von Teez has once again wowed viewers on SA’s Got Talent, ensuring she’s one of the top 6 finalists. On Sunday, the fashion designer and drag performer, 26-year-old Veon Wentzel, pulled off a slick and dynamic adaptation of Ariana Grande’s hit track Break Free. As always, the performance included a costume change […]
Will Johnny Depp play Dumbledore’s love interest?
There’s fierce speculation that Johnny Depp has been cast as Dumbledore’s love interest in the new Harry Potter spinoff movie series. On Tuesday, Deadline confirmed that Depp had officially joined the cast of the 2018 sequel to the upcoming Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, which will be released this month. While his role has […]
Bizarre! Donald Trump unfurls “LGBTs for Trump” rainbow flag
American presidential candidate Donald Trump has attempted to show that he has supporters within the LGBT community. On Sunday night, Trump walked onto a stage in front of a crowd at an election rally in the city of Greeley, Colorado and unfurled a large rainbow flag with the words “LGBTs for Tump” scrawled on it. Beaming, […]
Breaking! “We heard you” – MCQP changes 2016 theme
Following a furore over claims of cultural appropriation, the organisers of Cape Town’s MCQP costume party have changed the 2016 theme. On Wednesday, MCQP Director Ian McMahon announced that the event will now be held under the theme of “MCQP, The Musical”, dropping the originally planned “A Bollywood Production”. He explained that the decision was […]
MCQP defends controversial Bollywood theme
Cape Town’s MCQP costume party has defended itself against claims that its recently announced “A Bollywood Production” theme is offensive and inappropriate. The 2016 theme was revealed to great fanfare on Saturday, but some quickly condemned it on social media as an example of “cultural appropriation” and demanded that it be changed. A petition has […]
This year’s MCQP theme proves to be controversial
The theme for the 2016 MCQP costume party has been revealed, and not everyone’s happy about it. On Saturday, the theme was announced as “Thousands of extras to star in MCQP’s A Bollywood Production”. It was first made public at a jam-packed Halloween party at the Dragon Room in Cape Town. “This year’s MCQP will […]
Johannesburg Pride 2016 – Gallery 2
Johannesburg Pride 2016 took over the Melrose Arch precinct on Saturday, with thousands of diverse LGBT South Africans from all backgrounds celebrating their freedoms and sexual and gender identities. While the 27th annual edition of Africa’s oldest Pride had a limited focus on the more serious issues facing the LGBT community, the event was a […]
Taiwan’s president supports Pride parade, backs same-sex marriage
The president of Taiwan has given her support for this past weekend’s Pride parade, held in the capital, Taipei. On Saturday, almost 90,000 people took part in the annual Pride celebration. This year, the focus was on the issue of same-sex marriage. Participants took to the streets waving rainbow flags and decked in a range […]
Johannesburg Pride 2016 – Gallery 1
Johannesburg Pride 2016 took over the Melrose Arch precinct on Saturday, with thousands of diverse LGBT South Africans from all backgrounds celebrating their freedoms and sexual and gender identities. While the 27th annual edition of Africa’s oldest Pride had a limited focus on the more serious issues facing the LGBT community, the event was a […]