Pretoria LGBT Pride 2015 marches in sizzling Centurion
An estimated 8,000 people braved the searing October sun in near-heatwave conditions to celebrate the third Pretoria LGBT Pride at the Centurion Rugby Club on Saturday. Starting at noon, LGBT people and their friends and family paraded through the streets of the CBD waving rainbow flags and wearing colourful outfits and t-shirts with LGBT affirming […]
Pretoria Pride 2015 Gallery 2
An estimated 8,000 people braved the searing October sun in near-heatwave conditions to celebrate the third Pretoria LGBT Pride at the Centurion Rugby Club on Saturday. Starting at noon, LGBT people and their friends and family paraded through the streets of the CBD, waving rainbow flags and wearing colourful outfits and t-shirts with LGBT affirming […]
Pretoria Pride 2015 Gallery 1
An estimated 8,000 people braved the searing October sun in near-heatwave conditions to celebrate the third Pretoria LGBT Pride at the Centurion Rugby Club on Saturday. Starting at noon, LGBT people and their friends and family paraded through the streets of the CBD, waving rainbow flags and wearing colourful outfits and t-shirts with LGBT affirming […]
Is Empire losing viewers because of too much “gay stuff”?
Rapper 50 Cent has suggested that the hit series Empire is losing viewers because it is too focused on gay characters and themes. The American show has been a major success for the Fox network and has been praised for its representation of LGBT issues in the African American community. The first season saw the homophobic […]
Kenya mob attacks on LGBT people highlighted
Mobs in Kenya’s coastal region have repeatedly attacked people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity, says a new report. In at least six incidents between 2008 and 2015, mobs in the coastal counties of Mombasa, Kwale, and Kilifi have attacked or threatened LGBT people or health workers serving the LGBT community, without sufficient […]
Mugabe spokesperson attacks “hallucinating” Clinton over LGBT rights
Robert Mugabe’s spokesperson has lashed out at Hillary Clinton after she criticised the Zimbabwean president’s stance on LGBT rights. Mugabe recently made global headlines when he told the UN that, “We are not gays”, and accused the West of trying to impose “new” human rights on Zimbabwe. Clinton, who is running for US president, responded […]
Calling all queer African writers!
Following the international success of Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction, MaThoko’s Books has announced a follow-up anthology: Queer Africa II. The publisher has invited writers to submit short stories on queer African themes for consideration to be included in the next anthology. The published stories will again be selected and edited by Karen Martin and Makhosazana […]
Nigerian embassy staff hide from LGBTI activists in London
In a cowardly move, the Nigerian High Commission in London has refused to accept a petition signed by over 65,000 people demanding LGBTI equality in Nigeria. Nearly 100 activists rallied outside the embassy on 30 September calling for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to repeal all his of country’s anti-LGBTI laws, which they described as “toxic”. […]
Tim Cook: “Being gay is not a limitation…”
Apple’s Tim Cook was honoured with an LGBT rights award from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) on Saturday night. The CEO received the organisation’s Visibility Award at the 19th annual HRC National Dinner in Washington, DC. After accepting the award, Cook spoke about coming out as gay in October 2014, explaining that he didn’t do […]
Watch: Video for Sam Smith’s chart-topping Bond theme released
The video for Sam Smith’s number one theme song for the new James Bond film Spectre is out. The sweeping track, titled Writing’s on the Wall, is the first ever Bond theme to go to the top of the charts in the UK, attesting to the singer’s popularity (it’s his fourth UK number one). The […]