A GAY CHARACTER IN ‘HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2’
It’s been revealed that one of the characters in the How to Train Your Dragon animated movie franchise is gay and (sort of) comes out in the latest instalment. According to How to Train Your Dragon 2’s openly gay writer and director, Dean DeBlois, the character of Gobber (voiced by Craig Ferguson), a six-foot-six Viking, is gay. […]
NUDE CRISTIANO RONALDO SHOWS KIMYE HOW IT’S DONE
Portuguese football stud Cristiano Ronaldo has posed nude with his girlfriend for the cover of Spanish Vogue. The image shows Cristiano, 29, standing naked, covered only by model girlfriend, Irina Shayk, 28. The couple have been dating since 2010. The cover, titled “Amor y Futbol” (Love and Football), is reminiscent of Kanye West and Kim […]
1ST THE X FACTOR SA KICKS OFF IN SEPTEMBER
The world’s biggest and most successful singing competition, The X Factor, is coming to South African TV screens from September 2014 on SABC 1. The hit Simon Cowell format has produced stars from Leona Lewis, James Arthur to one of the biggest bands in the world right now, One Direction. The South African winner stands […]
SPIDER-MAN STAR PLAYS TRANS WOMAN IN MUSIC VIDEO
The Amazing Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield has been applauded for his role as a transgender woman in a new music video for the rock band Arcade Fire. The powerful clip for the song We Exist, starts with an emotional Garfield preparing to go out; trying on clothes and putting on a bra and a blonde […]
CONCHITA WURST TAKES THE WORLD BY STORM
While Russian men have shaved their beards in protest against drag performer Conchita Wurst, others have made her Eurovision winning song a chart topper. The bearded Wurst (25-year-old Austrian Thomas Neuwirth) won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday in Copenhagen with her dramatic track Rise Like a Phoenix, while Russia’s entry was booed by audiences and […]
MODERN FAMILY PAYS FOR NEW YORK CITY MARRIAGES
In celebration of the upcoming same-sex marriage of Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), the producers of Modern Family have come up with a unique publicity stunt. Appearing on Good Morning America on Monday, Stonestreet and Ferguson helped announce that the show would foot the bill for all marriage licences and ceremonies at […]
RUSSIA OUTRAGED BY EUROVISION BEARDED DRAG DIVA WINNER
Russian politicians have lashed out at the bearded drag performer who won the Eurovision Song Contest over the weekend in Copenhagen. On Saturday, Conchita Wurst, representing Austria, clinched the coveted prize with her James Bond theme sound-alike song Rise Like a Phoenix. Wurst, really 25-year-old Thomas Neuwirth, wowed European audiences with her dramatic performance during […]
Brenda Fassie: The MambaOnline Interview
In the year before her death, South African music superstar and queer icon Brenda Fassie spoke to MambaOnline about her lesbian relationship and idenity.
CLOSET SET FOR GRAND OPENING TONIGHT
One of the biggest events on this year’s queer social calendar is taking place tonight (Friday, 9 May) as Joburg’s new gay super club, Closet, opens in Fourways. The venue will be the city’s largest gay nightspot, offering a stylish lounge bar, nightclub and “fantasy playground” experience. Tonight’s opening will feature a live performance by […]
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS GOES NAKED FOR ROLLING STONE
Openly gay American actor Neil Patrick Harris has posed in his birthday suit for the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Harris, 40, appears naked on the cover, wearing nothing but a bow tie and with a top hat covering his crotch (leading us to wonder what’s actually holding it up). In an interview, Harris […]