CLOSET GRAND OPENING GALLERY
It was Joburg’s biggest gay party of the year as Closet spectacularly opened its doors in Fourways on Friday night. Hundreds of glam partygoers celebrated the launch of a new era in the city’s gay nightlife. Joffree Hyman was there to capture the magic.
MODERN FAMILY PAYS FOR NEW YORK CITY MARRIAGES
In celebration of the upcoming same-sex marriage of Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), the producers of Modern Family have come up with a unique publicity stunt. Appearing on Good Morning America on Monday, Stonestreet and Ferguson helped announce that the show would foot the bill for all marriage licences and ceremonies at […]
UGANDA: HORROR SPIKE IN ANTI-GAY ATTACKS
While no-one has yet been prosecuted under Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, there has been a shocking spike in attacks against LGBT people in the country since it was passed. A report compiled by Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) recorded 162 incidents since December last year, when Parliament passed the draconian law. In comparison, the organisation only recorded […]
REPORT: CASTER SEMENYA PAYS LOBOLA FOR GIRLFRIEND
It’s been reported that South African Olympic silver medallist Caster Semenya is set to marry her fiancée Violet Raseboya. The Sunday Sun claims that Caster’s elders visited Raseboya’s family in Polokwane two weeks ago to discuss lobola ahead of tying the knot. Lobola is a Southern African custom in which traditionally a man pays the family […]
WILL S&M RENT BOY TESTIFY AGAINST DEWANI?
A German leather and S&M rent boy, allegedly hired by murder accused Shrien Dewani, could be coming to South Africa to testify against him in court. The Sunday Times reported that the UK-based Leopold Leisser, who describes himself as “Europe’s leading S&M Escort,” is expected to be a key witness in Dewani’s high profile trial. […]
JUDGE: GAY MARRIAGE BAN LIKE INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE BAN
The judge who struck down Arkansas’ ban on gay marriage on Friday has equated it to banning marriage between people of different races. In his judgement, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza referred to Mildred Loving, who in 1967 successfully challenged a ban on interracial marriage in the US Supreme Court. “It has been over […]
“STONE THE GAYS” SULTAN PROFITS FROM GAY WEDDINGS
It’s been revealed that while the Sultan of Brunei allows gay people to be stoned to death in his country he has no qualms about taking their money in the US. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has demanded that the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Hotel Bel-Air immediately stop promoting specialised services to LGBT couples […]
WATCH: FOOTBALL PLAYER KISSES BOYFRIEND AS HE MAKES HISTORY
An emotional Michael Sam kissed his boyfriend on hearing the news that he’d become the first openly gay player to be drafted by America’s National Football League (NFL). On Saturday, Sam was shown on national television waiting with family and friends for a phone call from the St. Louis Rams confirming that they had selected […]
RUSSIA OUTRAGED BY EUROVISION BEARDED DRAG DIVA WINNER
Russian politicians have lashed out at the bearded drag performer who won the Eurovision Song Contest over the weekend in Copenhagen. On Saturday, Conchita Wurst, representing Austria, clinched the coveted prize with her James Bond theme sound-alike song Rise Like a Phoenix. Wurst, really 25-year-old Thomas Neuwirth, wowed European audiences with her dramatic performance during […]
UGANDAN MAN GRANTED BAIL IN GAY SEX TRIAL
One of two men who will stand trial on charges of homosexuality in Uganda has finally been granted bail. CNN reports that Jackson Mukasa, 26, was released on bail on Wednesday. He was able to meet the court’s conditions for bail, including an official confirmation of his residence. The other accused, Hakim Mukisa, 19, has […]