Mariah Carey, who’s in South Africa, to be honoured as LGBT ally
Mariah Carey will be honoured for supporting the LGBT community just days after completing the South African leg of her Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour. The star is in the country to perform for local fans over the next few days. Her concerts kick off in Cape Town on Tuesday, and will be followed by one […]
Yet another study confirms that gay families are just like other families
A new study has joined a raft of previous research that shows that children from same-sex families turn out the same as those from “traditional” families. The report, which matched 95 same-sex and 95 different-sex parent families in the US, was authored by researchers affiliated with the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, the […]
Editor of Bangladesh’s only LGBT magazine hacked to death
Xulhaz Mannan, the man who founded Bangladesh’s only LGBT publication, has been hacked to death by suspected Islamic extremists. According to reports, Mannan, 35, was ambushed in his apartment in Dhaka on Monday afternoon by a group of men posing as couriers. Mannan’s friend Tanay Majumde was also murdered in the shocking attack. It’s believed that they […]
Archbishop of Canterbury tells Mugabe that jailing gays is wrong
It’s been revealed that the Anglican Church’s global figurehead has told President Robert Mugabe that criminalising homosexuality is wrong. The Episcopal News Service reports that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, met with Mugabe in Harare earlier this month. The cleric was in Zimbabwe the day before the April 18 Anglican Consultative Council (ACG) in Lusaka. […]
Here’s South Africa’s Mr Gay World 2016 national costume
Although South Africa’s Oelof de Meyer failed to win the title this year, he wowed the audience at the 2016 Mr Gay World grand finale with his impressive national costume. Designed by Yihan Bronn, it was described as incorporating “aspects of Africa with a hint of warrior”. De Meyer wore the costume on the runway […]
Thirty-year-old Spanish hunk wins Mr Gay World 2016
Spain has taken the Mr Gay World title for the first time, thanks to its handsome and charismatic candidate, Roger Gosalbez Pitaluga. The 30-year-old, blue-eyed graphic designer from the city of Murcia, was crowned the winner of the annual international pageant on Saturday night in Malta. Pitaluga describes himself as a “very friendly and positive […]
An undisputed icon and genius, but was Prince homophobic?
The world is a little less purple today, following the shocking death of music legend and pop culture icon Prince. The multi-talented star, who was found dead in his home at the age of 57, had a complex relationship with sexuality and gender in his on-stage and off-stage personas, often appearing positively camp. In the […]
SA’s Oelof de Meyer ready for this weekend’s Mr Gay World
South Africa’s Oelof de Meyer says he’s ready to represent the country at the international Mr Gay World competition this weekend in Malta. The 28-year-old De Meyer is not just a pretty face (and a gorgeous body) but is also a successful renewable energy engineer. He left Joburg for Europe earlier in the week to […]
Caitlyn Jenner & Tim Cook make Time’s 100 most influential list
Caitlyn Jenner and Tim Cook have been named two of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. A former Olympic athlete turned reality TV star, Jenner was listed by the magazine under the category of Pioneers. Writing about her for Time, transgender activist Wayne Maines praised the 66-year-old for “having the […]
UK warns LGBT tourists visiting North Carolina and Mississippi
The UK’s Foreign Office has issued a travel advisory for LGBT tourists visiting the US states of North Carolina and Mississippi. The two states recently passed controversial laws that allow for discrimination against LGBT people. The Foreign Office says in its travel advice: “The US is an extremely diverse society and attitudes towards LGBT people […]