Trans Day of Visibility | SA government blocking trans recognition & visibility
It’s the 12th Trans Day of Visibility but discriminatory government policies continue to deny transgender South Africans their identity.
Former Afrikaans boyband singer Jay du Plessis in gay slur furore
Afrikaans singer Jay du Plessis, who is known for his stint in the boyband Eden, has defended his use of an unacceptable gay slur on Twitter.
Lindo Cele’s killer sentenced to 25 years for hate crime murder
The man accused of brutally stabbing up-and-coming queer musician Lindo Cele has been found guilty of his murder and sentenced to prison.
Gauteng’s Miz Cambell crowned Miss Drag South Africa
A stunning Johannesburg designer who’s also a robotics expert was crowned Miss Drag South Africa 2020/21 over the weekend.
Cricket South Africa accused of homophobia
Former cricketer Karen Smithies is claiming that CSA rejected her as team manager for the SA women’s cricket team because she is LGBTQ.
SANBS explains controversial PrEP blood donation ban
As it launches a new diversity campaign, the SA National Blood Service (SANBS) has insisted that blocking people on PrEP from donating blood is not meant to discriminate against gay men. MambaOnline was recently approached by Daniel*, a member of the LGBTQ+ community who said he’d been turned away from donating blood because he’d used […]
“There is an agenda” – The spectacularly queer new Lil Nas X music video
The music video for the Lil Nas X track Montero (Call Me by Your Name) is a stunning queer visual feast in which he gives Satan a lap dance.
Transgender professor Rachel Levine makes US history
It’s a landmark moment as Dr Rachel Levine officially becomes the highest-ranking openly transgender person in the American government.
LGBTQ world first as Alan Turing banknote revealed
The Bank of England has revealed the design for what’s believed to be the first banknote to feature an LGBTQ person, scientist Alan Turing.
Namibia | Same-sex couple’s twins remain stuck in SA
LGBTQ people rallied in Namibia in support of two baby girls separated from their same-sex family by an uncaring government.