Drag Race star Bianca Del Rio heads to South Africa
After sold out performances in the USA, Australia, the UK and Ireland, Bianca Del Rio, the self described ‘clown in a gown’, is heading to Africa! When it comes to insult comics, Bianca is in a class of her own. Fierce, funny, and fabulous – a would-be love child sired by John Waters and birthed […]
Homophobia behind Black Panther actor’s gay adult film scandal
Zambian actor Patrick Shumba Mutukwa, who appeared in the hit Marvel movie Black Panther, is embroiled in a gay adult film scandal. Mutukwa, who is now based in the US, was hailed in Zambia as a national hero for his role in the groundbreaking Hollywood blockbuster as a border tribe warrior. He also worked as a dialect […]
Britney Spears honoured for her LGBTQ support (Watch)
Ricky Martin has presented pop icon Britney Spears with GLAAD’s Vanguard Award at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. The star was recognised on Thursday for making a significant difference in promoting equality and acceptance of LGBTQ people. Introducing Spears as “our ally”, Martin praised the singer for her support of the […]
Gareth Cliff to roast Somizi on Comedy Central
South Africa’s most famous gay man is set to be be skewered in Comedy Central’s upcoming Roast of Somizi Mhlongo. Choreographer, actor, singer, father, flamboyant fashionista, diva and husband-to-be, “Somgaga” will be the third celebrity to be roasted by Comedy Central Africa, following The Roast of Steve Hofmeyr and Kenny Kunene. The Roast will be […]
Bob Dylan, Kesha reimagine love songs for same-sex couples
Artists including Bob Dylan and Kesha have released a unique album of reinterpreted love and wedding songs for the LGBTQ community. Titled Universal Love, the album features six newly recorded versions of iconic love songs in which the traditional pronouns have been changed to the same sex as the person singing the song. Dylan, for […]
“She was free” – Jay-Z cried when his mom came out (Watch)
Legendary producer and rapper Jay-Z has spoken out about the powerful moment his mother first came out to him as a lesbian woman. The star’s mom, Gloria Carter, only opened up about her sexuality and her identity to her son last year. Speaking to David Letterman on the Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No […]
Perez Hilton fears his son will “turn gay” if he takes dance classes
American gossip celebrity Perez Hilton has unleashed a firestorm after he said he hopes his son doesn’t turn out to be gay. In a podcast last week, the openly gay Hilton – who is the father of three – commented that he wouldn’t sign his son up to dance classes because most young boys who […]
Call Me By Your Name pulled from Chinese Film Festival
Was the Oscar-winning Call Me By Your Name dropped by the Beijing International Film Festival because it’s a gay romance? According to Reuters, the film’s distributor, Sony Pictures Entertainment, has confirmed that the film was withdrawn from the top festival, which is set to take place next month. No reasons have been given for Call […]
10th Annual Feather Awards to honour Simon Nkoli
The Feather Awards will turn 10 this year and as part of the celebrations of this milestone, the LGBTI event will honour gay human rights icon Simon Nkoli through its 2018 theme. Aiming to honour public figures who have inspired and empowered LGBTI people – the Feather Awards have become part of the fibre of […]
Vindicated and victorious – Inxeba sweeps the SAFTAS!
In another blow to the homophobic campaign to ban Inxeba (The Wound), the acclaimed gay love story scooped six South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS) on Saturday night. Inxeba was the big winner in the Feature Film category, taking home the Golden Horn Award for Best Feature Film. Its star, Nakhane Touré, won the award for […]