Johannesburg Pride 2015 Gallery 1
Thousands braved a scorching Spring day last weekend to come out to mark the 26th annual Johannesburg Pride, Africa’s oldest LGBTI event. The parade wound its way from the stadium, down Corlett Drive and through Melrose Arch as passers-by waved and motorists hooted in support. Check out our 2nd Johannesburg Pride 2015 Gallery here.
Zambian hairdresser faces 15 years in jail for sodomy
A hairdresser, believed to be a transgender woman, has been found guilty of “sodomy” in Zambia and faces being sentenced to 15 years in jail. According to local media, Hatch Bril, 27, from Mongu, was convicted of allowing a man to have carnal knowledge of her “against the order of nature” in the early hours […]
Bid to legalise gay marriage in Northern Ireland blocked
Despite a landmark majority vote in favour of marriage equality by lawmakers, Northern Ireland remains the only part of the UK to still not allow same-sex marriage. On Monday, 53 legislators in the Northern Ireland Assembly voted to legalise same-sex marriage, with 51 opposed. The dominant Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), however, shamefully used a “petition […]
“Drugged” gay porn boxer admits he lied, comes out
American professional boxer Yusaf Mack has admitted that he wasn’t drugged to appear in a gay porn film, also revealing that he’s bisexual. After the explicit three-way video on the DawgpoundUSA.com website recently came to light, Mack told the media that he didn’t remember filming the scenes because he’d been drugged by someone on the set. The […]
And the theme for MCQP 2015 is…
The tasty theme and venue for MCQP 2015, Africa’s biggest costume party, was revealed in Cape Town over the weekend. Revellers will be dressing up for a “Candyland” – an explosion of all things sugary on Saturday 19 December at the East City Precinct of Harrington Street. The news was revealed with great fanfare by […]
Conversations joins the Other Foundation
The phenomenally successful Conversations urban networking and social giving event for gay and lesbian professionals in Johannesburg and Cape Town today announced that it has become a programme of the Other Foundation. The Other Foundation is an African trust that gathers support for those who are working to protect and advance the rights, wellbeing and social […]
Thousands brave sweltering heat to mark Johannesburg Pride 2015
Between 4,000 and 5,000 people marched through Illovo on Saturday to mark the 26th annual Johannesburg Pride, Africa’s oldest LGBTI event. The Pride was this year, for the first time, based at the sports field alongside the iconic Wanderers cricket stadium, within easy access of the M1 highway. Hundreds streamed into the venue, which was […]
Online shows lead the way in LGBT characters
LGBT media activists have for the first time included streaming services such as Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix in their analysis of LGBT characters on US television. In its 20th annual Where We Are on TV report, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) found that there will more transgender characters on these streaming services […]
Jamaican LGBTIs celebrate 1st Montego Bay Pride
In what appears to reflect growing tolerance towards the LGBTI community in Jamaica, the first Montego Bay Pride took place without incident last weekend. The event follows the recent first ever Pride event in the island-nation, which was successfully held in the capital Kingston in August. Writing for Erasing 76 Crimes, activist Maurice Tomlinson described […]
Gay porn website denies boxer’s drugged claims
A website that published a gay sex video starring professional American boxer Yusaf Mack has slammed his claim that he was drugged in order to take part. Mack, who has fought several world champions, appears in the explicit video, titled Holiday Hump’n, in a threesome with two other men. After the story recently broke, Mack […]