Uproar over straight actor Jack Whitehall playing Disney gay character
British actor and comedian Jack Whitehall has been caught up in a backlash after it was revealed that he is playing the ‘first’ major openly gay character in a live action Disney film.
Ruby Rose emotional after being cast as Batwoman
It’s been confirmed that out Australian actress Ruby Rose will play Batwoman in what is anticipated to be the first live action superhero series with a lesbian lead character.
Britney Spears bashed by both LGBTQ community and homophobes
Britney Spears is accused of exploiting the LGBTQ community to sell her new perfume while also being criticised by bigots for “promoting” homosexuality.
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 […]