Jamaican gold medal winner hit with anti-gay slur
Jamaica’s president has stepped in after a Jamaican company posted an anti-gay slur about one of the country’s new Olympians. Omar McLeod, who won gold in the men’s 110-meter hurdles last week Tuesday, was celebrated by many of his compatriots for his fantastic victory. Things turned sour, however, when the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper asked its […]
Africa’s 2nd LGBT medal! Caster Semenya takes gold in Rio
South Africa’s Caster Semenya has won the 800m gold medal at the Olympic Games – the second LGBT African athlete to win in Rio this year. The 25-year-old ran a national record time of 1:55.28 to beat Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba in second place (1:57:69) and Kenya’s Margaret Nyairera Wambui in third place. South African Sunette […]
Victory as Scottish church agrees to cancel SA anti-gay preacher’s talk
The church that invited homophobic South African preacher Angus Buchan to speak in Scotland has cancelled the event following international condemnation. The evangelical Hope Church in Tweedbank was set to host Buchan on 22 August at the Volunteer Hall in the town of Galashiels as part of his UK tour, from 21 to 28 August. Activists […]
Tutu’s daughter welcomes Anglican proposal to allow same-sex civil unions
Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has announced that the Anglican Church of Southern Africa will soon discuss a proposal to be more accepting of gay and lesbian relationships. Most controversially, the measure proposes that clergy who identify as LGBTI and are in legal same-sex civil unions should be licensed to minister in parishes. The motion also “suggests […]
Yes! With Sunette Viljoen, SA’s team LGBT wins first Rio medal
Sunette Viljoen has become Africa’s first openly LGBT athlete to win a medal at the Rio Olympics. The 32-year-old, who is a survivor of homophobic abuse, scored a silver in the women’s javelin throw, with a distance of 64.92m. She was beaten to the gold by Croatia’s Sara Kolak (a throw of 66.18m). Barbora Spotakova of the […]
Older gay men’s support group launched in Joburg
Are you a gay man over 45? Do you sometimes struggle with the challenges that life brings to you, whether it is changing your career direction, new challenges in your relationships, the demands of ageing parents, fitting into a youth-obsessed gay scene, or even just sometimes making sense of what is happening in your life? […]
East London Feather Awards Dialogue tackles violence against LGBTI
The seventh Chevrolet Feather Awards Dialogue takes place in East London on Saturday 20 August. This year, the annual awards ceremony is marking its eighth anniversary by travelling to eight provinces to engage with communities about LGBTI issues and challenges. The dialogues are hosted in partnership with long standing sponsors Chevrolet and Films and Publications […]
Breaking: Man arrested for murder of Potchefstroom gay teen
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Lesley Makousa, a 17-year-old LGBT Potchefstroom school pupil. Constable Trom from the Ikageng SAPS told Mambaonline that the 32-year-old suspect had appeared in the Potchefstroom Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. The man was identified by witnesses who saw him with Makousa, who was openly gay. Police […]
It’s official: Caitlyn Jenner’s I Am Cait has been cancelled
The controversial reality show featuring transgender celebrity Caitlyn Jenner will not get a third season. “After 2 amazing seasons of I Am Cait, it’s time for the next adventure. Thank you E! & thank you to the best girlfriends I could ask for!” Jenner tweeted on Tuesday. E! Entertainment said in a statement: “We are […]
Another gay Christian minister takes church to court for being fired
In what he’s described as the hardest 570 days of his life, a gay Christian minister is fighting back against the church that he says fired him because of his sexuality. Philip Olivier, 36, was dismissed from his position of minister in the Afrikaanse Protestant Church (APC) of Groblersdal in Limpopo on 18 November 2014. He […]