JOBURG PRIDE EMBROILED IN VODKA BOYCOTT CONTROVERSY
The organisers behind the 28 September Johannesburg Pride event have clarified claims that they have accepted sponsorship from a Russian vodka brand. On Tuesday, local gay site Queerlife slammed the event because, it said, the “main financial sponsor of this year’s Joburg Pride is the controversial Vodka company, Stolichnaya”. The brand was one of the […]
28 SEPT JOBURG PRIDE TO HOST FREE AFTER PARTY
The organisers of the Johannesburg Pride event on 28 September have announced that they will be hosting a free after party at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown. As we edge closer to the Pride season in Gauteng, more information is coming to light about the various Pride events that are set to take place in […]
ANTI-GAY RUSSIAN LAW WILL BE ENFORCED DURING OLYMPICS
While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) attempts to negotiate a suspension of Russia’s gay propaganda law during the Olympics, the country’s Interior Ministry has insisted the law will remain in force during the Winter Games, reported Ria Novosti. The ministry said that gay and lesbian athletes, or “people who harbour a nontraditional sexual orientation”, were […]
IT’S LADY GAGA VS KATY PERRY
A chart war is on the cards as Lady Gaga and Katy Perry both debut their new singles after the tracks were leaked on the internet. On Monday, Gaga officially released Applause, the first single from her upcoming album Artpop. The track was supposed to only come out on August 19, but overeager fans and […]
‘GAY’ PASTOR ARRESTED IN NIGERIA
A man said to be a pastor has been arrested in the Nigerian city of Aba for allegedly having sex with another man. According to the Daily Vanguard, 40-year-old Benjamin Ndubuisi has been accused of having “unlawful carnal knowledge” of a 23-year-old man. Ndubuisi was arrested after his alleged gay lover, named only as Ndukwe, […]
TWO ARRESTED IN ZAMBIA FOR GAY SEX
Two men in Zambia have been arrested for allegedly having consensual sex in Lusaka, adding to the recent crackdown on the country’s LGBT community. According to the Mwebantu website, the men were caught by another man sharing the same room with them. He said that he awoke, turned on the lights and found the couple […]
ANGER OVER REGGAE SINGER’S ANTI-GAY RANT
Jamaica’s LGBT community is angry that popular reggae star Queen Ifrica was allowed to make anti-gay comments at a national celebration of Jamaica’s culture. Ifrica appeared on stage during the Grand Gala independence celebrations at the national stadium in Kingston last week, where she asked: “Where are the men who love women? I say woman […]
SPUD ACTOR COMES OUT
Troye Sivan, the 18-year-old star of the popular South African Spud movie series, has come out as gay in a frank YouTube video. Sivan was born in South Africa before emigrating to Australia when he was two. He won the coveted role of Spud in the two films based on the bestselling books. In the […]
TV HOST: GAYS’ HEARTS SHOULD BE BURNED
The host of Russia’s top television news show has said that the country’s gay propaganda law does not go far enough and that gay people should not be allowed to donate their body parts. Dmitri Kisilev, who is also the Deputy General Director of the Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, made the comments […]
FUNDING INDEPENDENT CINEMA
The film industry in South Africa is increasingly growing in reputation and is now at a point where it can compete nationally. Both local and overseas filmmakers are keen to film in the country’s many beautiful and diverse locations. Add this to much lower production costs and an exchange rate that favours many other countries, […]