Lena Waithe’s defiant response to Met Gala Catholic theme
Emmy-winning out actress, writer and producer Lena Waithe has attended the Met Gala while wearing a rainbow flag cape, representing the LGBTQ community. On Monday night, dozens of A-list celebrities appeared on the red carpet at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for one of the world’s most high profile events. They wore an impressive […]
Is ‘Pose’ the next great LGBTQ TV series? (Watch)
A trailer has been released for a groundbreaking new American series that’s making waves for the having the largest-ever cast of LGBTQ actors. Pose, co created by the openly gay Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Feud) is set in the late 1980s. It will highlight New York’s LGBTQ underground dance ball […]
Troye Sivan’s new track ‘Bloom’ is about bottoming! (Watch)
South African-born star Troye Sivan is blowing up the Internet with his amazing new track Bloom, that’s apparently all about bottoming. The release of the song and lyric video saw the track’s title trending on social media around the world, as fans praised the sensual and tender ode to same-sex love. Based on the lyrics […]
AppFab, new LGBTI community events app launched
AppFab, a new events and listings app that aims to bring together SA’s LGBTI community, was recently launched. AppFab is an umbrella app that provides free listings to any LGBTI businesses, organisations and events. It also includes chatrooms which provide users with a range of themed rooms to choose from. “It all started with an […]
Are you the next Miss Drag South Africa 2018
Think you have what it takes? Miss Drag South Africa 2018 is here and entries are open! Pageant director Enigma von Hamburg made the announcement that the 2018 Miss Drag South Africa Pageant will take place in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape on the 29th of September 2018. Miss Drag South Africa, is a national pageant […]
Gay contestant proposes on The Voice Australia (Watch)
The Australian edition of The Voice has featured a gay marriage proposal after one of the contestants proposed to his partner on stage. The heart-warming moment took place after 26-year-old Nathan Brake secured his place on the singing contest with a killer audition on Sunday, performing Nick Jonas’ song Jealous. After he wowed the judges, […]
Kenyan lesbian film ‘Rafiki’ banned ahead of Cannes debut
Kenya’s notoriously homophobic censors have banned a Kenyan lesbian love story after it was invited to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month. Despite the honour – a first for Kenya – the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) announced that Rafiki (meaning ‘friend’) will not be allowed to be shown in its home country. […]
Mamma Mia! Abba to release new music
It’s official! Abba have been secretly recording music in the studio and will release two new tracks for the first time in 35 years. In a post on Instagram, the foursome revealed that the new songs were an “unexpected consequence” of their work on a virtual tour, which initially was believed to only focus on […]
Janelle Monáe comes out as queer
After much speculation about her sexuality, singer, songwriter, rapper and actress Janelle Monáe has revealed that she identifies as a “queer black woman”. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Monáe finally addressed the rumours, stating: “Being a queer black woman in America, someone who has been in relationships with both men and women – […]
South Africa abuzz over interracial gay TV wedding
The latest episode of Our Perfect Wedding, featuring an interracial gay couple and a polygamous bisexual pastor, has both charmed and outraged South Africans. On Sunday night’s Mzansi Magic reality show, viewers were introduced to Simphiwe, 26, and Riaan, 43, an engaged couple who first met on Facebook. “One day we were chatting and chatting […]