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 […]
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 […]