Here are the queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 8
The new glittering gaggle of queens competing in the upcoming eighth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race have been revealed. The Logo TV channel unveiled the eagerly awaited cast, comprised of 12 of the USA’s drag elite, on Monday night. The 90-minute season première, to be broadcast on March 7th in the US, will mark a […]
Kanye West feels need to tell world he’s not into ass play
In what seems to be a sign of “homo-panic”, Kanye West has desperately denied suggestions that he likes having his butt played with during sex. West has in recent days been engaged in an infantile Twitter war with his ex, model Amber Rose, and her ex-husband, Wiz Khalifa. The three have traded insults to and […]
Empire, Carol and Caitlyn Jenner up for GLAAD Media Awards
Caitlyn Jenner’s reality series is among the nominees announced for GLAAD’s upcoming media awards in Los Angeles. The GLAAD Media Awards recognise and honour media for “their fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives.” On Wednesday, the list of nominees for the 27th annual event was […]
Ian McKellen joins Oscars diversity fray over gay actors
Openly gay acting icon Ian McKellen has questioned why no openly gay actor has ever won an Oscar for best actor. The continued lack of racial diversity in the Oscars’ acting category came to a head this year, with luminaries such as Spike Lee, and Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith announcing a […]
Toya Delazy wins international LGBT music award
Ground-breaking South African pop star Toya Delazy has won an international LGBT music award in New York. Delazy was on Sunday announced as the winner of Best International Song for her 2014 track Forbidden Fruit at the 9th Out Music Awards. The video for the song, from the album Ascension, features same-sex couples kissing and was seen […]
Will Smith’s ex-wife denies he is gay
Will Smith’s ex-wife has lashed out at claims by transgender actress Alexis Arquette that the former couple got divorced because she caught the Hollywood star having sex with a man. Arquette made the comment in response to Smith’s current wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s decision to boycott the Oscars this year because no black actors have […]
Pink Loerie celebrates 16 years in 2016
This year’s Pink Loerie Mardi Gras Arts Festival takes place in Knysna from Wednesday 27 April to Sunday 1 May. The 2016 theme is “Young at Heart and Never Been Kissed” and celebrates the event’s 16th anniversary. The festival will include 16 things to do in Knysna, 16 places of special interest in the region, […]
Gay online radio station launched in SA
A new online radio station for the South African LGBTI community has started broadcasting from Pretoria. Gay SA FM describes itself as “a voice for the South African lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) population, while at the same time providing useful information and entertainment.” The station promises a “crafted fusion of dance music, […]
Will & Grace cast to reunite
The cast of the beloved gay sitcom Will & Grace have agreed to appear together in a television programme honouring one of its directors. The tribute to veteran director James Burrows has been the subject of entertainment headlines over the past week after reports that most of the cast of Friends will reunite for the […]
Straight actors get Oscar nominations for LGBT roles (again)
It’s a long-standing tradition: this year’s Oscar nominees list sees two straight, cisgender actors nominated for playing LGBT roles. Cate Blanchett, who in May last year denied having had sex with other women, was recognised with an Actress in a Leading Role nomination for her performance in lesbian romance, Carol. Eddie Redmayne, who’s described himself […]