OIA CALLS FOR DIRECTORS
Out in Africa (OIA) is calling for film and television directors to apply for the opportunity to direct a new R6 million LGBT feature film. OIA, which produces the South African Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, earlier this year received funding from the National Lottery to make the full-length film. Three writers have been selected […]
LGBT CELEBS MOURN MANDELA
The Twittersphere was replete with words of sadness, mourning and celebration of an incredible life from people around the world at the passing of Nelson Mandela. Local and international gay and lesbian celebrities and public figures also took to social media to express their feelings about the loss of Madiba. South Africa Radio broadcaster, writer […]
TOM DALEY’S BOYFRIEND IS…
There are rumours that the mysterious boyfriend of recently out British diver Tom Daley is none other than Hollywood scriptwriter and LGBT activist Dustin Lance Black. According to E! News, The Sun newspaper and other sources, it’s been claimed that the 19-year-old athlete has been seeing the 39-year-old handsome Oscar winning writer of the film Milk […]
BECKHAM REVEALS GAY HAZING
Sports superstar David Beckham has revealed that he once masturbated to the image of another male footballer. The incident was part of his initiation when he joined Manchester United as a teenager in 1992. The 38-year-old sex symbol was, he says, forced to masturbate while looking at a photo of legendary eighties player Clayton Blackmore. […]
BIGGEST LOSER TRAINER COMES OUT
A personal trainer on the American weight loss reality series The Biggest Loser has come out as gay in a bid to help a struggling contestant. Bob Harper has been on the show since 2004, but never discussed or disclosed his sexuality in the programme, until now. In an episode broadcast in the US on Tuesday, Harper […]
WATCH: FULL TRAILER FOR LOOKING
A full trailer for the highly anticipated new American gay television drama series Looking has been released. The show is described as a half hour comedy-drama about a group of gay friends living in San Francisco. Unlike a previous teaser, the new trailer finally gives viewers a good look at the characters and issues in […]
HUNGER GAMES STAR UNDERWEAR PAST
A hunky actor in the new Hunger Games hit movie, Catching Fire, has a past as an underwear model. Alan Ritchson, who plays the character of Gloss in the film, is perhaps best known for his take on the role of Aquaman on TV’s Smallville. But, before his acting career began to take off, the […]
MAJOR ART BOOST FOR CT & AFRICA
A major new cultural institution that will focus on collecting, preserving, researching, and exhibiting cutting edge contemporary art from Africa and its Diaspora has been announced. The museum will be named the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) in honour of the renowned Zeitz Collection, which will form the museum’s founding collection. The […]
CHER APPROVES OF SEXY HUNK VIDEO
Pop icon Cher has given her nod of approval to a video for one of her new songs featuring a bevy of hunky models in their underwear. The video was compiled from a series of clips originally created by the Andrew Christian underwear label, known for its saucy gay online video campaigns. These were edited […]
SPINS: KATY PERRY, MILEY CYRUS, LORDE
The ladies are in the house! Jared Orlin reviews the latest releases from Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Madonna, Lorde and Icona Pop as well as 5FM’s newest compilation, PowerBytes. KATY PERRY – PRISM Katy Perry’s fourth studio album debuted to something of a tabloid war; a contest in the press to see whether her new […]