Meet the (stunning) Mr Spain who’s just come out
For the first time in the pageant’s history a Mr Spain has come out as gay, shortly after winning the title. The gorgeous Daniel Rodriguez from Tenerife beat out 47 other hunks two weeks ago to be crowned at a ceremony in the city Girona. The 23-year-old model is now making waves not only for […]
Nigerian author wins international award for lesbian fiction
Nigeria’s Chinelo Okparanta has won the Lambda Literary Award for lesbian fiction for her acclaimed début novel Under the Udala Trees. The coming of age book tells the story of Ijeoma, a young Nigerian girl who is sent away when civil war breaks out. There, she meets another displaced girl and the two fall in love. The […]
Watch: Here’s South Africa’s first LGBT animated series
South Africa’s first LGBT animated TV series, about two gay squirrels, is being made in Cape Town. Squeers, an edgy comedy animated series, is aimed at both local and international audiences. A trailer (featuring a pigeon that’s into BDSM, nogal) was released this week to mark Pride Month, celebrated in many countries in June. Squeers takes a satirical […]
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 […]