RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar, BeBe Zahara, to return to Cameroon?
International drag superstar, Bebe Zahara Benet, has announced that she might be returning to her home country of Cameroon soon.
I’ll be exactly who I am: Meet openly gay South African singer Kellan
Cape Town’s Kellan is not only a talented and proudly gay singer and songwriter, but he’s also using his gift to bring awareness to hate crimes against the LGBTQ community.
Local film ‘Broken Promises 4-Ever’ accused of insulting gay community
Broken Promises 4-Ever, a new film set within South Africa’s Indian community, has been accused of using negative stereotypes of gay people for the sake of cheap laughs.
SA gay film ‘Kanarie’ gets rave reviews at US premiere in LA
Kanarie (Canary), a new Afrikaans gay coming-of-age musical drama set in apartheid South Africa, has wowed audiences at a screening at OutFest in Los Angeles. Kanarie tells the story of an 18-year-old man, Johan Niemand (Schalk Bezuidenhout), who gets called up for military service in 1985. He auditions and is accepted to the South African […]
Here’s why TV’s first trans superhero actress is a real life hero
American transgender actress Nicole Maines – who fought for her rights in the courts and won – has been cast as television’s first transgender superhero. It was announced at Comic Con in San Diego on the weekend that the 20-year-old Maines will play the role of Nia Nal, aka Dream Girl, in the fourth season […]
Here’s the 1st trailer for gay conversion therapy film ‘Boy Erased’
The powerful trailer for a new drama starring Nicole Kidman, about a teenager who’s forced to attend a gay ‘conversion camp’, has been released – and we were moved. Boy Erased is described as “the true story of one young man’s struggle to find himself while being forced to question every aspect of his identity.” […]
Will Batwoman be the first lesbian lead of a superhero TV show?
US television could finally have its very first live action superhero series with a lesbian lead character; none other than Batwoman. Variety reports that the CW channel is working on a series about the crime fighter, that would align with its current other popular DC superhero shows, including The Flash, Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, and […]
Has Somizi sold the TV rights to his wedding for millions?
South Africa’s most visible openly gay celebrity has denied reports that he’s planning to turn his wedding day into a Kardashian-style TV extravaganza. According to a Daily Sun article on Sunday, Somizi Mhlongo has signed a R3 million deal to broadcast his wedding to fiancé Mohale Motaung live on the Mzansi Magic channel. A source […]
Miss Universe to include first transgender contestant
Angela Ponce, the recent stunning winner of Miss Universe Spain, will become the first transgender contestant to participate in the Miss Universe pageant. The 26-year-old model took the Spanish title at the of June, beating out 20 other finalists. This made her the first transgender woman to be crowned Miss Spain and also qualified her […]
LGBTQ shows score big in Emmy Award nominations
From Sarah Paulson to RuPaul’s Drag Race, out stars and creative talent and a number of LGBTQ inclusive shows have been nominated for the 70th Annual Emmy Awards. The nominees were announced on Tuesday, and Paulson, Samira Wiley, Ricky Martin, Lily Tomlin and Evan Rachel Wood led the LGBTQ actors who scored a place on […]