Newly crowned Miss Gay Jozi to champion LGBT youth
The annual Miss Gay Jozi pageant crowned its 2015 queen on Saturday night; a 27-year-old model from Midrand. Ycer Machimana took home the title in a glittering event filled with glamorous drag performances and plenty of diva sparkle at the Wits Theatre in Johannesburg. Originally from Tzaneen, she beat out stiff competition, including the likes […]
Singer accused of being homophobic wins Eurovision
Sweden’s Måns Zelmerlöw spoke out for the gay community after winning the Eurovision Song Contest, despite claims he’d made homophobic comments in the past. The 28-year-old’s upbeat winning entry Heroes beat out songs from 26 other countries in a glitzy spectacular in Vienna on Saturday night. The handsome singer caused controversy in 2014 when he […]
JK Rowling shocked by Neville Longbottom’s racy undie shoot
Harry Potter’s awkward geeky mate is all grown up and flaunting his manly bulges in the pages of UK gay mag Attitude. Matthew Lewis, who starred as Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films, appears in the publication wearing little more than his underwear. Not only has he developed a pleasing manly spread of hair […]
Jozi’s new queer film festival
This May sees a much-needed addition to the film festival scene in Johannesburg as the Bioscope Independent Cinema in partnership with the Goethe Institut, hosts a new LGBTIQ+ film festival. It’s named the “not gay as in happy, QUEER as in fuck you FILM FESTIVAL”. Curated by Dean Hutton and Darryl Els, the festival will […]
Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Fest back for 5th year
The fifth annual Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (DGLFF) takes place from Thursday 18 June to Friday 26 June at the KZNSA Gallery. The festival is a partner to Durban Pride week (which will host its parade on the closing night, Saturday 27 June), and remains a key element of Ethekwini’s pink celebrations. DGLFF […]
Madonna stirs debate with gay Muslim-Jewish photo
Madonna has stirred up controversy with an image of an intimate gay moment between a Muslim and a Jew. The star posted the picture of the two men about to kiss on Instagram and Facebook, along with comment: “This image is 100% ❤ #rebelhearts”. The post drew thousands of comments, some homophobic, for and against […]
Cate Blanchett denies lesbian romances
Actress Cate Blanchett has denied that she’s had affairs with other women. The 45-year-old star was recently quoted by Variety as saying she had relationships with women “many times” in the past. Blanchett, who is at the Cannes Film Festival promoting her new movie Carol, about two women who fall in love with each other, […]
Toya Delazy fights with record label to release album for free
Toya Delazy, arguably South Africa’s most visible openly LGBT pop artist, is fighting to allow fans to enjoy her latest album for free. On Wednesday, Delazy posted on Facebook that she was fed up after frustrated fans weren’t able to find her 2015 SAMA (South African Music Award) nominated album Ascension in stores. She claimed […]
Review: Saint Laurent
Director Bertand Bonello’s epic portrait of the life of influential fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent is beautifully captured in his amazing biopic Saint Laurent, starring the gorgeous Gaspard Ulliel as the iconic and tortured designer. Belgian actor Jeremie Renier (In Bruges) also stars as the French industrialist Pierre Berge who, together with Saint Laurent, founded […]
Cate Blanchett reveals “many” lesbian affairs
Academy Award-winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett has revealed she’s previously had lesbian romances. The 45-year-old star, who’s been married to playwright and screenwriter Andrew Upton since 1997, opened up to Variety in a new interview. Blanchett is promoting her upcoming movie Carol, about two women who fall in love with each other. In the interview she was […]