It’s a hit! Frank Ocean scores number ones on both sides of the Atlantic
Following a number 1 debut on the UK charts with his second album, Frank Ocean has repeated the feat on America’s Billboard charts. Last week, Ocean’s Blonde (or Blond, as it’s also referred to) beat out Dolly Parton’s 43rd studio album to top the UK charts, with 32,000 combined sales (including 26,000 downloads). Blonde has […]
Charlize Theron slammed for letting her son dress as Disney queen
Single mom Charlize Theron has been shamed as a bad parent for letting her son Jackson dress as Queen Elsa from the film Frozen. The Hollywood A-lister was photographed out and about with the adorable four-year-old, who wore a dress and a hat with an attached Elsa braid down the back. Jackson, who, like his […]
Here’s Industry – Johannesburg’s newest queer lounge and bar
As Gauteng enters its annual Pride season, a new queer bar, lounge and nightclub venue is opening in Johannesburg’s hip and happening Maboneng Precinct on Saturday 3 September. According to its creators, Industry aims to provide “a trendy recreational space where an upwardly mobile lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer and intersex community (LGBTQI), aged between […]
It’s official: Caitlyn Jenner’s I Am Cait has been cancelled
The controversial reality show featuring transgender celebrity Caitlyn Jenner will not get a third season. “After 2 amazing seasons of I Am Cait, it’s time for the next adventure. Thank you E! & thank you to the best girlfriends I could ask for!” Jenner tweeted on Tuesday. E! Entertainment said in a statement: “We are […]
New Star Trek: Discovery TV series will have a gay character!
The Executive Producer of the new Star Trek TV series has confirmed that the show will boast a gay character. Speaking at a panel at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, Bryan Fuller revealed a plethora of details about the upcoming series, titled Star Trek: Discovery. After stating that the show would feature a […]
Cape Town named among world’s top gay-friendly destinations
Two surveys conducted by gay dating and travel app SCRUFF, with over 10 million subscribers, have named Cape Town as one of the fifth most “surprisingly gay-friendly” destinations in the world. The results are based on nearly 5 000 responses. The first survey looked at overall travel trends among gay men, and the second, in […]
Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival will feature 65 films
Now in its sixth edition, the Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival will again be hosted at the KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts gallery in Glenwood, Durban, from Friday 19 August until Sunday 28 August. Over the years, this community-based LGBT film festival has attracted a significant number of film entries from across the globe for […]
PrideTV: South Africa’s first gay streaming TV channel is here!
You’ve begged for it. You’ve demanded it – and now it’s finally here. South Africa’s (and Africa’s) first LGBT video on demand channel has been launched. Our community has been consistently ignored by traditional TV channels, who’ve offered only small smatterings of content that speaks directly to us and that unashamedly tells our stories. And […]
We can’t wait to see Channing Tatum as a merman!
The gender-swap reboot trend is gaining ground in Hollywood as it’s announced that 1984’s hit movie Splash will be remade, with a twist. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Magic Mike star Channing Tatum will take the iconic role of the mermaid (or merman, in this case) character first played by Daryl Hannah. Jillian Bell is set […]
TV hunk Cyprian Ndlovu denies gay rumours in a classy way
TV and radio presenter Cyprian Ndlovu has spoken about rumours that he’s a gay man. The 22-year-old YFM and former Club 808 star told the Sowetan that his sexuality has been the subject of much speculation. “The biggest misconception about me is that I’m gay. I was watching 10 over 10 the other day, they did […]