Miss Gay Jozi 2016 gallery

Roxy Msizi, a 21-year-old logistics student from Chiawelo, Soweto, walked away with the coveted Miss Gay Jozi 2016 title at the historic City Hall on Saturday 28 May. The 1st Princess was Boene Ntshilo, a twenty-something diva from Northcliff, and 2nd Princess was Davy Daveria Nantsuky, a 26-year old Customer Service Team Member for Anova Health and […]

Putin fails to meet Elton John despite star’s Moscow visit

Elton John says he still hopes to meet President Vladimir Putin after being snubbed in Moscow this week. The star was performing for his fans in the capital when he spoke about the long-awaited get-together with the country’s leader, who’s supported efforts to diminish the rights of LGBT Russians. “As some of you may know, […]

Christian rock star comes out as gay to his wife and the world

Trey Pearson, the lead singer of American Christian rock band Everyday Sunday has come out as a gay man. On Tuesday, the thirty-something Pearson, who is married to a woman, stated on the four-member group’s Facebook page: “To my fans and friends: I’m finally being honest with myself. I love you all.” He included a […]

MultiChoice doesn’t give a damn about censoring LGBT shows

African broadcaster MultiChoice has finally responded to our concerns about it removing Caitlyn Jenner’s show I Am Cait from its schedule – and we aren’t impressed at all. Last week, we reported that the South African-owned pay-TV company had blocked all its viewers across the continent, including in South Africa, from watching the show because […]

An open letter to Mafikizolo’s Theo about gay rumours

Dear Theo, I came across an online article on Sowetan Live entitled “Mafikizolo’s Theo Kgosinkwe opens up about gay rumours: ‘It nearly broke me.’” I sat to read what this article was about and not be misled by the headline. Upon clicking on the link, I learned that, “It’s been three years since Mafikizolo’s Theo […]

Carlton Wilborn: Still striking a pose after all these years…

Self-confessed fanboy Stanimir Stoykov interviews Carlton Wilborn, former Madonna backup dancer and star of her groundbreaking Truth or Dare film, about his new documentary. I was born and grew up in Communist Bulgaria. Nobody was allowed to speak out against the Socialist system. Those who did were jailed, murdered and punished. It was difficult to visit […]

Mafikizolo star’s interview about the “pain” of being called gay

It seems that being seen as gay was a horrific life-changing trauma for Theo Kgosinkwe from Mafikizolo, one of the country’s most iconic groups. While some straight celebrities shrug off or even embrace rumours about their sexuality as a way to show their progressive views, Kgosinkwe explains in a new interview that he needed to […]

Logistics student from Soweto is Miss Gay Jozi 2016

A dazzling 21-year-old logistics student from Soweto has been crowned Johannesburg’s most glittering queen at the fourth annual Miss Gay Jozi 2016 pageant. Roxy Msizi from Chiawelo, Soweto, walked away with the coveted title at the historic City Hall on Saturday night. An early frontrunner and a crowd favorite, Roxy wowed the audience with her […]

Unacceptable! MultiChoice agrees to ban Caitlyn Jenner reality show over Nigerian complaints

No matter where you are in Africa (including South Africa), you’ll no longer be able to watch Caitlyn Jenner’s reality show I Am Cait. South African-owned pay-TV broadcaster MultiChoice has again shamefully put profit before ethics, erasing the programme from its pan-African schedule to appease homophobes and transphobes. According to Nigerian media, the move follows […]

Watch: Cape Town gay couple get engaged as they’re serenaded by Adele

In a stunning romantic coup, a gay Cape Town couple have gotten engaged at an Adele concert – with the star’s help! The record-breaking Grammy-winning British singer invited Ross Levin and Nicholas Markovitz on stage at her show in Barcelona on Tuesday Night. As she sang Make You Feel My Love, Ross got down on one […]