Hollywood studios “out of touch” on LGBT characters
An annual report on LGBT characters in Hollywood movies has found a slight improvement, but the major studios are falling behind television offerings. According to GLAAD’s Studio Responsibility Index, of the 114 releases from the major studios in 2014, 20 (17.5%) included LGBT characters. This is compared to 16.7% in 2013. There were however no transgender […]
Hunk could become 1st Mens Health trans cover model
A transgender man is in the lead to win a competition to become a cover model for an issue of Men’s Health magazine. Aydian Ethan Dowling, a 27-year-old artist, activist, entrepreneur and fitness trainer from Oregon, currently has over 22,000 votes in the Ultimate Guy Search contest, more than double his nearest competitor. If he […]
Sama-winning Nakhane Touré to début a novel
Nakhane Touré, the openly gay South African singer and songwriter, is set to release his first novel, titled To Whom Shall We Go? Touré, who won Best Alternative Album at last year’s South African Music Awards (Samas), told Mambaonline that he started working on the semi-biographical book around six years ago. “At first it was a […]
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 […]