Bruce Jenner’s son slams flurry of trans “jokes” about his dad
Actor and comedian Jamie Foxx, who hosted Sunday night’s iHeartRadio Music Awards, left many viewers unimpressed after he made another transphobic Bruce Jenner joke. “We got some groundbreaking performances, here too, tonight,” said Foxx. “We got Bruce Jenner, who will be doing some musical performances. He’s doing a his-and-her duet all by himself.” He added: […]
Cape Town comes to the Mr. Gay World 2015 party
The City of Cape Town has decided to support the Mr. Gay World™ (MGW) 2015 event after all, blaming its apparent earlier refusal to do so on a technical glitch. On Friday 20 March, the producers of MGW 2015, the Globeflight Pink Loerie Mardi Gras & Arts Festival™, received an e-mail from Councillor Garreth Bloor’s office […]
Pictures: Joburger takes Mr Gay SA 2015 title
A 25-year-old Pietermaritzburg-born Joburger has won the title of Mr Gay South Africa 2015. Craig Maggs beat out 11 other finalists at the glittering Grand Finale ceremony at Emperors Palace on Saturday night. Maggs works for an HIV and Ebola research NGO during the day and is a waiter at Beefcakes restaurant in Illovo, Johannesburg, at night. […]
Anele Mdoda in “gay waste” tweet furore
Radio presenter and television personality Anele Mdoda has been criticised on social media for a tweet in which she described gay men as “a waste.” Mdoda was the host of Saturday night’s Mr Gay South Africa Grand Finale in Johannesburg. Before the event, she tweeted: “About to jump on stage at Mr Gay South Africa or […]
Businesses lash out at Indiana’s religious anti-gay law
Businesses and activists have lashed out at Indiana’s Governor Mike Pence for signing a state law that will allow LGBT people and other minorities to be discriminated against. On Thursday, in spite of significant opposition from corporations and human rights groups, Pence signed the controversial legislation into law in a private ceremony. Critics say the […]
Durban court grants gay father full “maternity leave”
A Durban court has given a gay father paternity leave equal to the maternity leave granted to biological mothers. In a groundbreaking ruling, the labour court found that it is discriminatory to refuse to give a male member of a same-sex couple who is the main caretaker of a child the equivalent maternity leave given […]
Fans start desperate petition to save ‘Looking’
Fans of the American gay television comedy-drama Looking aren’t taking the shocking news that the show’s been cancelled lying down. On Wednesday, HBO announced that the well-received series was simply not popular enough to earn a another season. On the bright side, the network revealed that it still plans to wrap up the storyline in […]
Pink boycott works! Beer fair moves event from anti-gay wedding venue
It’s an impressive example of the impact that the LGBT community can have on discriminatory businesses. Joburg’s Craft Beer, Food and Wine Fair has announced that it will change venues after it was alerted that its original location, Oakfield Farm, is anti-gay. Located in Muldersdrift, Oakfield Farm was thrust into the spotlight in February after it refused to […]
Cape Town refuses to support Mr. Gay World 2015
Despite appearing to endorse the event last year, the City of Cape Town has backed out of supporting the upcoming Mr. Gay World™ (MGW) contest. Local organisers of the international competition, which is expected to bring contestants and officials from more than 30 nations to the country, announced the surprising news on Thursday. The week-long […]
Books: SA’s first transgender teen novel published
A local novel about a transgender teen coming to grips with his true identity has been released in South Africa. It’s believed to be a first. Miscast, written by Charmaine Kendal, is published by Junkets Publisher. In it, Kendal tells the story of Cathryn, a teenager born as a biological girl, who has always felt that […]