Report: Barry Manilow marries his manager
American singer and songwriter Barry Manilow, 71, has reportedly secretly married his longtime manager Garry Kief, 66. According to People and other media outlets, the wedding ceremony was held last year and took the couple’s friends and family by surprise. A friend revealed to the magazine that the 20 to 30 guests had been invited […]
Saint Laurent: A fashion icon comes to the big screen
An acclaimed French biopic of iconic gay fashion superstar Yves Saint Laurent débuts on the big screen in South Africa this month. Set between 1967 and 1976, Saint Laurent covers the designer’s life during the peak of his remarkable and ground-breaking career. Co-written and directed by Bertrand Bonello, and staring Gaspard Ulliel as Yves Saint […]
Advertorial: Jack’d makes a splash in SA
There’s a new dating app in town and it’s making a serious splash. Brought to you by the guys who created Manhunt, Jack’d is a young, fresh and sexy app for dating and socialising. It’s currently the most used gay app in Asia and keeps growing daily worldwide, faster than any of its competitors. First […]
‘Vicious’, Ian McKellen’s gay sitcom, comes to SA
Vicious, the brilliant British sitcom about an elderly gay couple’s love-hate relationship, is being screened in South Africa this month. The Hobbit’s Ian McKellen and stage legend Derek Jacobi play Freddie and Stuart, who’ve been together and living in their London flat for 48 years. Now retired, they spend their time entertaining friends, looking after […]
Interview: Madonna’s Rebel Heart beats true
Madonna’s new studio album Rebel Heart is her best in a decade. It’s an eclectic mix of classic pop and folk, along with edgier, more progressive dance and hip-hop sounds. While the 19 track version available in South Africa may at first appear to lack cohesion, Rebel Heart is held together by the iconic singer/songwriter’s […]
Bruce Jenner’s son slams flurry of trans “jokes” about his dad
Actor and comedian Jamie Foxx, who hosted Sunday night’s iHeartRadio Music Awards, left many viewers unimpressed after he made another transphobic Bruce Jenner joke. “We got some groundbreaking performances, here too, tonight,” said Foxx. “We got Bruce Jenner, who will be doing some musical performances. He’s doing a his-and-her duet all by himself.” He added: […]
Anele Mdoda in “gay waste” tweet furore
Radio presenter and television personality Anele Mdoda has been criticised on social media for a tweet in which she described gay men as “a waste.” Mdoda was the host of Saturday night’s Mr Gay South Africa Grand Finale in Johannesburg. Before the event, she tweeted: “About to jump on stage at Mr Gay South Africa or […]
Fans start desperate petition to save ‘Looking’
Fans of the American gay television comedy-drama Looking aren’t taking the shocking news that the show’s been cancelled lying down. On Wednesday, HBO announced that the well-received series was simply not popular enough to earn a another season. On the bright side, the network revealed that it still plans to wrap up the storyline in […]
Watch: Mom reads son’s dating app messages
An Irish radio presenter has allowed his mother to read the often saucy messages sent to his Grindr profile, with hilarious results. Riyadh Khalaf, from SPIN 1038 in Dublin, set up an account on the dating app and then let other users message him over three weeks, without (so he says) actually reading their messages. He […]
Kerry Washington praised for LGBT ally speech at GLAAD awards
Actress Kerry Washington has been applauded for her passionate speech in support of the LGBT community at Saturday’s 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. At the ceremony, Ellen DeGeneres presented Washington (Scandal / The Fixer) with GLAAD’s Vanguard Award, which is given to media professionals who, through their work, have increased the visibility and understanding […]