2013 MCQP THEME REVEALED
The theme for this year’s Mother City Queer Project (MCQP) party was revealed in Cape Town on Friday night. Round up your entourage, dowse them in glitter and come and have a roll in the galactic hay on Saturday 14 December at the Cape Town Stadium – all under the banner of “Space Cowboys”! Event […]
REVIEW: BEHIND THE CANDELABRA
Michael Douglas and Matt Damon gleefully throw their heterosexuality to the wind as they take on the roles of showbiz lovers in the memorable Behind the Candelabra. The film is not so much about the life of the legendary high priest of piano camp Liberace (Douglas) as it is about the dysfunctional five year relationship […]
CO-STAR FELL IN LOVE WITH RADCLIFFE
Daniel Radcliffe’s male co-star in the new film Kill Your Darlings says that he fell in love with his on-screen love interest. In the film, the Harry Potter actor plays gay poet Allen Ginsberg. His co-star, Dane DeHaan, spoke to Out magazine about their first kiss. “We did it three times really fast. Then it was […]
GAY THEMES SCORE AT EMMYS
Gay themes, characters and actors scored big at this Sunday’s 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, known as the ‘Oscars for television’, in Los Angeles on Sunday. This year’s awards ceremony was emceed by openly gay actor Neil Patrick Harris, who previously hosted the event four years ago. Modern Family, which prominently features a same-sex family, was […]
RUSSIA BANS SELENA GOMEZ
It’s been reported that Russia has refused to grant American pop singer Selena Gomez a visa over fears that she’ll speak out for LGBT rights. Gomez was as a result forced to cancel her two concerts in Russia, planned for 23 and 25 September, reported the Moscow Times. The young star had been urged by […]
FIREMAN’S BALL DUMPS PRIDE
The annual Fireman’s Ball party will not take place during Johannesburg’s Pride season this year, in part because of the dissent and confusion that has surrounded multiple Prides. The event, which has been held as an unofficial Joburg Pride after-party for the last six years, has traditionally been the gay community’s biggest bash in the […]
SPICE GIRL’S LESBIAN AFFAIRS
Spice girl Mel B has confirmed that she had a lesbian affair with another woman The singer, real name Melanie Brown, took the opportunity of the release of her first single in eight years – For Once in My Life – to make the revelation. In an interview with American shock jock Howard Stern, the […]
RUGBY HUNK SOUGHT MALE DANCER
Retired English rugby hunk and gay ally Ben Cohen apparently wanted to pair up with a male dance partner for his current stint on Strictly Come Dancing. The Mirror reported that one of the show’s male professional dancers, Robin Windsor, confirmed that Cohen had told him: “I hope they put me with you.” Sadly, it […]
MADONNA’S FREEDOM ART PROJECT
Pop star Madonna has announced an online global initiative to promote freedom of expression and personal liberty through art of all kinds. Art For Freedom, led by Madonna, is designed to fuel free speech and to respond, address and protest persecution around the world. According to the singer, songwriter and film director, it is an […]
ELTON JOHN HAD SEX WITH KGB SPY
Elton John has revealed that he once had sex with a KGB spy and that he is still planning to perform in Russia, despite the country’s anti-gay laws. In an interview with The Guardian, the 66-year-old singer said that when he went to Russia in 1979 his Russian translator was a spy. “I knew we […]