LGBT Movie, Love Simon, banned in India
India has banned the new American LGBT teen movie, Love Simon, on the day of its release. Gay Star News reported that the Indian Central Board of Film Certification banned the film because of its gay content. The film was meant to premier in the country on June first, but those looking forward to seeing it were […]
Did Ellen DeGeneres’ visit to Kenya and Tanzania go against her LGBT activism?
American television host Ellen DeGeneres recently visited Kenya and Tanzania to celebrate her 60th birthday, with wife Portia De Rossi. Although the couple no doubt had the intention of enjoying the stunning scenery and wildlife that Africa has to offer, should we be concerned that such an influential member of the global LGBT community has traveled to […]
Durban Pride to take place on June 30th
The City of Durban will be hosting its annual LGBTQ+ Durban Pride on Saturday, June 30 2018. Organised by the Durban LGBTI Community and Health Care Centre in partnership with Aids Health Foundation, this year’s pride will take place at the Gugu Dlamini Park Extension, situated in the Durban CBD. In a press statement released […]
Newly crowned Miss Gay Jozi 2018 to focus on LGBT bullying
Following a fierce and glamorous stage battle, Crystal Gunz, a 21-year-old graphic design student from Alexandra was crowned Miss Gay Jozi 2018 at Club Simply Blue; one of Johannesburg’s longest running LGBT nightclubs. Crystal, who identifies as gender fluid, wowed the audience and the judges on Saturday night with her beauty, poise, spectacular outfits and […]
Jordan Bruno, Mr Gay World 2018 winner: “We’re all in this together”
Australian reality TV star Jordan Bruno was crowned Mr Gay World 2018 at a glittering ceremony on Saturday in Knysna, South Africa. Bruno, who competed in the TV cooking show My Kitchen Rules in 2016 with his mom, was chosen from a group of 19 contestants from around the world. “I’m really overwhelmed,” the 25-year-old […]
New South African gay film ‘Kanarie’ is making waves (Watch)
In the wake of Inxeba, South African queer filmmaking is on a high with the upcoming debut of Kanarie, a gay coming-of-age musical drama set in apartheid South Africa. The film’s first trailer has just been released and it’s sparking interest and excitement around the world. Kanarie (Afrikaans for Canary) tells the story of an 18-year-old […]
Hollywood | Alarming drop in LGBTQ film characters
Media lobby group GLAAD says that only 14 (12.8%) of the 109 releases from major Hollywood studios in 2017 included LGBTQ characters. That represents a significant decrease from the previous year (18.4%, 23 out of 125), and the lowest percentage of LGBTQ-inclusive major studio releases since GLAAD began tracking this in 2012. Not one of […]
Kenya | Former prime minister calls for unbanning of lesbian film
Kenya’s former prime minister and current opposition leader Raila Odinga has called for the acclaimed Kenyan lesbian love story Rafiki to be unbanned. Last month, Kenya’s notoriously homophobic film classification board (KFCB) blocked the film from being screened in the country ahead of its historic premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, a first for Kenya’s […]
Stash Crew celebrate queer identities with new video & EP
The South African gender-bending futuristic electro rap duo Stash Crew are celebrating queer identities and promoting sex positivity with their new music video and EP. The group, consisting of Whyt Lyon and Phaya Fly, say that their 8-track EP, titled genderfluidz, “pushes queer politics through provocative cutting edge lyrics and alluring psychoneurotic dance beats.” Genderfluidz […]
So Star Wars’ Lando Calrissian is sexually fluid. But do we see it?
Another big screen character, this time Star Wars’ Lando Calrissian, has been revealed to be queer. But will we actually see it? In an interview with Huffington Post, the father-and-son co-writers of the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story, Lawrence and Jonathan Kasdan, spoke about the character’s sexuality. The subject came up after early reviewers […]