Updated! People’s Pride 2015 to “reclaim the night”
UPDATE (20/11/205): A number of last-minute changes have been announced regarding the event, including the cancellation of the post-march concert due to “unforeseen technical difficulties.” Here are the updated details: Activity 1: Picnic and Edutainment at Constitution Hill (14:00 – 16:00) There will be a picnic and edutainment programme that will consist of writing/poetry, photography/video making, […]
Controversy grows over petition to drop “T” from LGBT
An online petition has been launched calling for transgender people to be identified separately from the lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) community as, it claims, they have little in common. According to the petition, LGB organisations and media should “stop representing the transgender community.” It argues that trans “ideology” is different from that of the […]
Johannesburg Pride 2015 Halloween after party
The recent 26th Johannesburg Pride climaxed with its official Halloween Ball after party at Arena in Fourways on 31 October. Revellers came out in their scariest (and sexiest) costumes to celebrate and were treated to the sounds of DJs like Roger Goode and Stuart Hillary on the dance floor. Photographer David Penney took these images […]
China’s gay cure shock therapy exposed
Hospitals in China are reportedly offering gay people electric shock therapy as a means to “cure” them of homosexuality. The SBS One programme Dateline conducted a recent undercover expose of these hospitals, which was broadcast on Tuesday night. In a video clip from the Australian investigative journalism show, a hospital is called and asked if […]
Two queens crowned this past weekend
Two divas were crowned at major pageants in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth on the weekend. On Saturday, Camille Von Zuush was chosen as Miss Gay Western Cape 2015/2016 at a glittering sold-out event at the Baxter theatre in Cape Town. Von Zuush, who last week was also admitted as an Attorney of the High […]
MCQP Halloween 2015 theme launch party
Diskotekah and MCQP put on a spectacular Halloween party on Saturday 31 October where the 2015 MCQP Candyland theme was announced. There were three dance floors and a big street party around Crew nightclub, with two restaurants and a new upstairs dance floor incorporated into the event. Performers and live acts as well as many […]
Gay couple can’t get married because they’re father and son
In a seemingly bizarre scenario, a long-time American gay couple are struggling to get married because the one man previously adopted the other. Drew Bosee, 68, and Nino Esposito, 78, have been together for 45 years. In 2012, fearing they would never see same-sex marriage or civil unions become a reality before they were too […]
Did cruise passenger fall overboard after anti-gay argument?
A gay couple’s cruise turned into a nightmare after one of the men fell overboard, allegedly during an altercation with crew members over homophobic comments. Horrifying video footage has emerged of Brazilian Bernardo Albaz, 35, clinging on to the edge of a lifeboat last Friday for almost a minute before falling into the ocean. The […]
Couple receive first same-sex “partner certificate” in Japan
Two wards in Tokyo have begun issuing “proof of partnership” certificates to same-sex couples, seen as a first step towards the legal acceptance of gay and lesbian relationships. The documents currently have no standing under Japanese law, but are intended to assist same-sex couples in being recognised in everyday scenarios such as hospital visits and […]
Other Foundation grant application deadline looms
There are just days left for lesbian and transgender organisations and individuals in Southern African to apply for grants from the Other Foundation. This round of grant allocations, totalling R1.5 million, is open to lesbian women, transgender individuals, organisations led by lesbian women or trans people, and general LGBTI organisations that address discrimination against trans […]