Line-up for first RuPaul’s Drag Race UK revealed (Pics)

The ten beautiful drag queens who will be competing for the title of the UK’s first RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar have been ru-vealed.
Acclaimed lesbian film ‘Rafiki’ comes to the big screen in South Africa

Director Wanuri Kahiu’s acclaimed lesbian-themed love story, Rafiki – which was banned in Kenya – opens in South Africa on 30 August.
Bringing Ball Culture to Jozi: What’s good with Lelowhatsgood

South Africa’s entertainment industry is booming with emerging queer talent. One of these standout voices is Ntsikelelo Zane Meslani – popularly known as Lelowhatsgood.
The 1975 singer risks jail by kissing male fan in Dubai

Matt Healy, the lead singer of English band The 1975, has taken a stand against LGBTQ oppression by kissing a male fan at a concert in Dubai.
Miss Universe Catriona Gray on being an LGBTIAQ+ ally

Despite a homophobic backlash, Miss Universe Catriona Gray has resolutely affirmed her support for the LGBTIQ+ community at a gathering in Johannesburg.
Adult star faces backlash for refusing to work with HIV positive performers

An American gay adult video star is accused of perpetuating stigma by refusing to film sex scenes with HIV positive men, even when they cannot pass on the virus.
SKEEF queer doccie to shine at kykNET Silwerskermfees 2019

Queer stories are set to shine at the kykNET Silwerskermfees 2019 film festival with Skeef: Die dokumentêr, a riveting local documentary about the realities of being LGBTI+ in South Africa.
Heavy metal band’s same-sex kiss defies Russia anti-LGBTQ law

Two members of German heavy metal band Rammstein have shown their solidarity with Russia’s LGBTQ community with a same-sex kiss in Moscow.
Bianca Del Rio Jester Joke Q&A

She’s just been named the most powerful drag queen in America. Bianca Del Rio tells us about her life, career and who she’d most like to be for a day (hint, it’s another queen).
Gay rapper Lil Nas X smashes major chart record

American rapper Lil Nas X makes history, after recently coming out as gay, by holding the longest-running No. 1 single ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.