Meet Gyre, the rapper driving a queer hip hop revolution

Gyre is a cutting-edge queer rapper who’s challenging the status quo while adding new depth and diversity to the local hip-hop scene.
Gay fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld has died

Karl Lagerfeld, one of fashion’s most influential and controversial figures, has died at the age of 85 following a short illness.
Jussie Smollett denies he paid Nigerian brothers to attack him

Empire star Jussie Smollett has angrily denied media reports that he was behind the recent attack against him that made global headlines.
Drag community mourns loss of Debra de Donner aka Thys Pistorius

The South African LGBTQ community is mourning the loss of yet another activist and stalwart in Pretoria’s drag community, Debra de Donner.
Here are the top queer Oscar winning films of all time

How many have you seen? In the run-up to the 2019 Academy Awards on 24 February, here are some of the most important queer Oscar winning or nominated films.
Fezile Mkhize is Cosmo SA’s Sexiest Man of 2019

Is there a doctor in the house? Drop-dead-gorgeous Top Billing presenter and medical doctor Fezile Mkhize has won Cosmopolitan magazine’s sexiest man title for 2019.
Watch this amazing LGBTQ flashmob in India

A group of young LGBTQ people have wowed passersby with a flashmob in Mumbai, India, to celebrate same-sex love and gender diversity.
The journey to Miss Drag South Africa 2019 has begun

Calling all drags… time for you to be a queen! Entries have now opened for the 2019 edition of the annual Miss Drag South Africa pageant.
Nakhane calls on MSM to get tested and to practice safe sex

After MambaOnline broke the news last week, it’s been officially announced that Nakhane has endorsed the Me1st sexual health campaign.
Jussie Smollett: I fought back

Actor Jussie Smollett has revealed that he fought the two men who attacked him in a terrifying homophobic and racist hate crime.