Obama to award Ellen DeGeneres the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Ellen DeGeneres is one of 21 achievers who’ve been named as recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama. The award is America’s highest civilian honour, “presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other […]
How To Get Away With Murder star comes out as… straight!
After years of speculation, hunky How To Get Away With Murder actor Jack Falahee has finally revealed that he’s actually straight. Falahee, who plays the role of gay law student Connor Walsh in the hit show, has previously refused to address his own sexuality; but that all changed this week. In a series of Twitter […]
Mamelodi to mark LGBTI Pride ahead of World Aids Day
The Tshwane township of Mamelodi will be hosting another Mams Pride event on Saturday, 26 November to celebrate and empower the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community and to salute their allies who continue to support the LGBTI in various ways. First held in 2014, Mams Pride has become an important platform to […]
Tamara Dey: “I’ve always been an underdog”
Music diva Tamara Dey will be unveiling brand new dance tracks at this Saturday’s Therapy 20-year-reunion party at Carfax. She’s set to perform three times during the event, seen as Jozi’s most-anticipated bash of the year, alongside Therapy’s DJ family, including the iconic Stuart Hillary. Dey, who is also the voice of elctro-dance band Flash […]
Watch: Manila von Teez takes 2nd place in SA’s Got Talent
Drag star Manila Von Teez was the runner up on Sunday night’s finale episode of SA’s Got Talent 2016. The Capetonian performed to the Christina Aguilera song Show Me How You Burlesque, along with her two ever-present backup dancers. There was a giant “M” that dropped onto the stage, feather fans, much shimmying and, of […]
Number of LGBTQ characters hit record high on US TV
American television shows are including more LGBTQ characters than ever before, but lesbian and bisexual female characters continue to be arbitrarily killed off. LGBTQ media advocacy GLAAD’s latest annual report, released on Thursday, found that 4.8% of the 895 regular characters in the 2016-2017 TV season (including broadcast and cable networks and streaming services) are […]
Yes! Manila von Teez “breaks free” to SA’s Got Talent top 6
Cape Town’s Manila Von Teez has once again wowed viewers on SA’s Got Talent, ensuring she’s one of the top 6 finalists. On Sunday, the fashion designer and drag performer, 26-year-old Veon Wentzel, pulled off a slick and dynamic adaptation of Ariana Grande’s hit track Break Free. As always, the performance included a costume change […]
Will Johnny Depp play Dumbledore’s love interest?
There’s fierce speculation that Johnny Depp has been cast as Dumbledore’s love interest in the new Harry Potter spinoff movie series. On Tuesday, Deadline confirmed that Depp had officially joined the cast of the 2018 sequel to the upcoming Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, which will be released this month. While his role has […]
Breaking! “We heard you” – MCQP changes 2016 theme
Following a furore over claims of cultural appropriation, the organisers of Cape Town’s MCQP costume party have changed the 2016 theme. On Wednesday, MCQP Director Ian McMahon announced that the event will now be held under the theme of “MCQP, The Musical”, dropping the originally planned “A Bollywood Production”. He explained that the decision was […]
Kenyan LGBTQ activist honoured at first African Art Awards Dinner
Tribal drums summoned the top brass of the Washington D.C. art world to the city center where the National Museum of African Art hosted its inaugural African Art Awards Dinner on Friday. Held at the Smithsonian’s iconic Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall and hosted by CNN International anchor Isha Sesay, the African […]