Met Gala 2021 | Here’s what the queer celebs wore

Queer celebs served looks and social commentary at the Met Gala, with many using their outfits to convey a political message.
Carl Bean | Gay ‘Born This Way’ archbishop remembered

Carl Bean, the gay disco singer turned LA preacher who inspired Lady Gaga’s LGBTQ+ anthem Born This Way, is being remembered as a queer pioneer.
‘Skeef’ is a beacon for young, queer Afrikaans readers

Renaldo Schwarp, the creator of the documentary Skeef, is the force behind a new book that provides a guide to being queer in Afrikaans.
ABBA are back with new music (Listen)

After a 40-year break, ABBA have released two new songs and announced a technologically groundbreaking new concert.
Lil Nas X receives LGBTQ teen suicide award

Sensational queer chart-topper Lil Nas X has been recognised for his support of efforts to end suicide among LGBTQ young people.
LGBTQ-inclusive kids show pulls out of SAHRC mediation

The producer of an LGBTQ-affirming children’s puppet show banned by a Pretoria theatre has given up on mediation efforts hosted by the SAHRC.
‘The Voice SA’ winner Tasché Burger celebrates queer love in new video

Tasché Burger first made headlines in 2019, when the then 19-year-old received 10 million votes to become The Voice SA’s youngest victor.
Black transgender women celebrated in Women’s Month exhibition

An exhibition titled Layers of a Black Transgender Woman, presented and curated by transgender activist Yaya Mavundla. is now on at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg.
Batman’s Robin comes out as bisexual

Batman’s crime-fighting partner, Robin has tentatively come out as bisexual after accepting a date with another man.
Homophobic DaBaby loses streaming crown to Lil Nas X

Karmic justice perhaps? Out gay superstar, Lil Nas X has overtaken DaBaby to become Spotify’s most-streamed male rapper.