Britney Spears, Mary J Blige & Pink join host of stars for Orlando massacre single
A star-studded musical tribute to the victims of the Orlando massacre, titled Hands, has been released. Proceeds from the sale of the single will benefit Equality Florida, the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida, and GLAAD. Hands features a host of music luminaries including: Mary J Blige, Jason Derulo, Tyler Glenn, Selena Gomez, Halsey, Ty […]
National Arts Festival marred by homophobic hate crime attacks
Incidents of violent homophobic hate crimes marred the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown over the weekend. In the early hours of Saturday morning, 21-year-old Rhodes music student Devon Florence and four of his friends, two men and two women, were attacked and beaten outside the Friars club. The trouble started earlier inside the venue when […]
Cape Town set to bid for Gay Games 2022
It’s been revealed that Cape Town is one of the cities planning to bid to host the 2022 Gay Games. The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) announced that 17 cities on three continents have expressed an interest in holding the event. These include Anaheim, Atlanta, Austin, Cape Town, Dallas, Denver, Des Moines, Guadalajara (Mexico), Hong […]
Actor Oros Mampofu admits fears about his gay TV kiss
South African actor Oros Mampofu has revealed that he was afraid of how his first on-screen gay kiss would be received by others. Mampofu, who plays the character of Phila on the Mzansi Magic series Igazi, exchanged the sizzling smooch with his on-screen boyfriend in last weekend’s episode. Speaking to Soweto Live, Mampofu said that […]
AfriQueer to shine light on gender-based hatred at National Arts Festival
As the world reels from the Orlando shootings and the African LGBTI community continues to face violent repression, the Drama for Life production AfriQueer promises to strike a timely and resonant note at this year’s National Arts Festival. This powerful site-specific work will have two performances daily – at 4pm and 8pm – at the […]
Watch: 49 Hollywood stars pay tribute to Orlando massacre victims
A remarkable tribute to the 49 victims of the Orlando gay nightclub massacre has been released by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). The 18-minute video – directed by Emmy Award-winning Ryan Murphy and Ned Martel – features a star-studded cast of 49 entertainers who recount individual stories of the people killed in America’s deadliest mass […]
Chinese fans and government turn on Lady Gaga
There are reports that the Chinese government has banned Lady Gaga after she shared pictures of a meeting with the Dalai Lama. The star, who self-identifies as bisexual, met the Tibetan Buddhist leader for a panel discussion on kindness at a conference in Indianapolis on Sunday. She posted photos on Instagram of the meeting, with […]
Awesome! Toya Delazy to perform at London Pride
In a major coup, South African music star Toya Delazy will be performing at Pride in London this Saturday. Delazy, who is one of Africa’s few proudly out LGBT artists, will be singing at the Women’s Stage in Soho at 6pm. The singer told Mambaonline that she feels “supper happy” about performing at one of […]
Meet Miss America’s first openly lesbian contestant
A 23-year-old woman has become the first openly gay Miss America contestant in the pageant’s 95-year history. South Carolina-born Erin O’Flaherty was crowned Miss Missouri last Saturday, automatically making her one of the competitors in the national contest. “I’m on cloud nine really just to be Miss Missouri,” she told Associated Press after beating out […]
Frank Ocean – “Many hate us and wish we didn’t exist”
Frank Ocean has spoken out about the Orlando massacre and the ongoing oppression of anti-LGBT religious bigotry. In a passionate post on his blog, the openly LGBT R&B artist wrote: “Many hate us and wish we didn’t exist. Many are annoyed by our wanting to be married like everyone else or use the correct restroom like everyone […]