TV to get its first black gay superhero
It’s been announced that the popular TV series Arrow is to feature the first openly gay black superhero on US television. The news was revealed by Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim at the San Diego ComicCon last month, reports Rolling Out. He said that actor and comedian Echo Kellum will play the role of Curtis Holt, […]
Watch: First ‘Stonewall’ trailer is out
The powerful first trailer for the much-anticipated film depicting the birth of the gay rights movement has been released. Stonewall tells the story of the 1969 Stonewall riots, in which gay, drag and trans patrons of New York City’s Stonewall Inn bar fought back against homophobic police officers. The incident inspired the world’s first-ever Pride […]
Will & Grace star speaks out on Starbucks gay slur fight
Diminutive TV actor Leslie Jordan has opened up about his dramatic altercation with a homophobe at a Starbucks in Hollywood. Jordan, who is possibly best known for his role as Beverley Leslie in Will & Grace, was reported to have thrown coffee at a group of young men who caused trouble at the Santa Monica […]
947 DJ Sizwe Dhlomo says he’s (sadly) not gay
Sexy South African radio personality Sizwe Dhlomo has responded to claims that he beat his “gay lover”. According to a recent Daily Sun report, a man claiming to be Sizwe’s boyfriend said that the presenter “assaults me regularly”. The man apparently told the newspaper that he hadn’t filed charges against Sizwe because, “I love him”. Sizwe later […]
Advertorial: The Why Hide Men choir
A new masked men’s choir is starting up in South Africa. This choir will sing mostly existing popular songs, not traditional choir music. Members of this choir can practice at home, anywhere in South Africa, using YouTube and Skype. We will have occasional choir camps where the choir will learn to sing together with other […]
Cape Town’s Winter Palace party gallery
The Hercules Dynamix team threw another fabulous gay bash in Cape Town on 18 July. Their Winter Palace party at the Centre for the Book celebrated all things icy, with live performances and DJs heating up the crowd. Check out these exclusive photos by Joffree Hyman.
First out US primetime news anchor takes to the air
Saturday saw TV journalist Thomas Roberts taking to the air on NBC’s Nightly News, making him the first openly gay anchor of an evening news program on a major television network in the US. The Huffington Post described the event as “a huge milestone” not only for the 42-year-old journalist’s career but also for gay […]
Watch Tom Daley get body painted into a shark
Yes, we will unashamedly celebrate any excuse to enjoy openly gay British diving hottie Tom Daley flaunting his body. In his latest clothesless endeavour the 21-year-old agreed to get his near-naked body painted by British artist Emma Faso so that he’d resemble a shark. He then filmed and posted a behind the scenes video of the transformation. […]
Review: Madame Zingara presents The Celebration
You know, without us gay boys this world we live in would just be rather dull and boring. Totally meh and bleh, in fact. Case in point is the super-charming and super-talented Richard Griffin with his Madame Zingara’s Theatre of Dreams that, after 14 long months of planning, opened with a new dinner cirque production […]
Watch: Caitlyn Jenner’s powerful speech at ESPN Awards
Making her first major public appearance, Caitlyn Jenner has been welcomed with a standing ovation at the ESPY sports awards in Los Angeles. On Wednesday night, the Olympic gold medallist and transgender reality television star received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, named after the late professional tennis player and AIDS activist. The honour recognises those […]