2015 Joburg Mercedes Benz Fashion Week gallery

Melrose Arch hosted the 2015 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Joburg earlier this month. Here’s a look at the menswear that took to the catwalk, courtesy of some of South Africa’s top designers.
Does watching porn make you better in bed?

A new study has challenged conventional thinking by finding that watching porn could actually help men stay more aroused and perform better in the bedroom. It’s been widely accepted that a predilection for porn usually means bad news in bed. Many clinicians and anecdotal reports have suggested that a man’s habit of viewing sex films […]
Concern about anti-LGBT violence as SA marks Human Rights Day

As South Africa prepares to mark Human Rights Day on Saturday, two groups have expressed their concern about the growing climate of violence in the country. The Hate Crimes Working Group and Peace Action said in a statement that “frequent and vicious outbreaks of xenophobic violence, violence against women and violence against the LGBTQI community, […]
London protests Dolce and Gabbana while Madonna speaks out

Much of the world’s gay and lesbian community has turned against two of its former leading lights, fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The openly gay duo have been widely condemned for their recent backward comments about same-sex families. On Thursday, a group of around 60 activists rallied outside Dolce and Gabbana’s flagship London […]
Nigerian presidential contender assures nation he’s also anti-gay

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s primary challenger has assured the nation that he won’t relax the country’s draconian laws against homosexuality if he comes into power. Last week Jonathan’s People’s Democratic Party accused General Muhammadu Buhari, who is running for president in next week’s election, of secretly plotting with Western nations to legalise same-sex marriage and […]
The secret habits of gay dating app users revealed

Do you lie on dating apps? How often do you send pictures of your privates? A new survey reveals what gay men do and don’t do when meeting other guys online. You may be surprised to learn, for example, that most guys are not in it just for a quick hookup. According to the survey by […]
One Direction boys talk kissing each other

Ahead of the group’s concerts in South Africa later this month, a One Direction member has confirmed that he’s smooched one of his bandmates. While we’ve all heard rumours of a bromance (or more) between Harry Styles, 21, and Louis Tomlinson, 23, it appears that there’s also man-on-man affection between Liam Payne, 21, and Zayn […]
Is Sweden’s hunky Eurovision contestant a homophobe?

Sweden has selected an apparently homophobic singer to represent the country in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which has a huge gay following. The handsome 28-year-old Måns Zelmerlöw was chosen as Sweden’s Eurovision representative on Saturday at the Melodifestivalen 2015 finals in Stockholm. According to a March 2014 article on Wiwibloggs, Zelmerlöw – who came […]
Activists fight to end Caribbean gay travel ban

Many will be surprised to learn that gay people are specifically banned from entering the Caribbean nations of Belize and Trinidad and Tobago. Now, an LGBT activist, Maurice Tomlinson, and the group AIDS-Free World are challenging these discriminatory immigration laws. On Wednesday and Thursday, a five judge panel of the Caribbean Court of Justice, sitting in Trinidad, heard […]
Mr Gay South Africa 2015 Grand Finale details announced

The Grand Finale of Mr Gay South Africa 2015 will take place on 28 March at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, during which one man will take home the prestigious title. The audience should be in for a treat, as the glittering ceremony is being produced and directed by internationally renowned producer Jan Malan of Umzingeli Productions. […]