Inxeba ‘unbanned’ and to return to cinemas (for now)
Inxeba (The Wound) has been temporarily ‘unbanned’ by the Pretoria High Court and will be back on South African cinema screens from this Friday, although only for those older than 18. Tuesday’s court decision followed an urgent application brought by Webber Wentzel on behalf of the film’s producers and distributor to have its controversial X18 rating […]
Here are the LGBTQ highlights of the 2018 Oscars
While Call Me By Your Name sadly didn’t score the Best Picture statue at the 2018 Academy Awards on Sunday, there were plenty of memorable LGBTQ moments. Call Me By Your Name, a gay coming of age love story, had four nominations, but ultimately only won one; for best Adapted Screenplay by James Ivory. As he took […]
Oscar nominated gay film banned in Tunisia
The distributor of the Oscar nominated Call Me By Your Name says that the acclaimed film has been banned in Tunisia because of its gay storyline. According to AFP, Lassaad Goubantini – who distributes major titles in the country – claims that the culture ministry has refused to give him a permit to screen the […]
Free new lesbian series content added to PrideTV
PrideTV’s mission to offer Africa’s LGBTQ communities the very best video-on-demand (VOD) programming continues with almost 120 new series episodes added to Africa’s only LGBTQ VOD channel. “All of the dozens of new episodes added are entirely free to stream on PrideTV Freemium,” says PrideTV spokesperson, Joanne Raphael-Katz. From Carmilla to First Person to Out […]
Aluta Humbane is breaking down barriers with music
LGBTQ artist and activist Aluta Humbane has released a new single, Nami Ngithanda Indoda (I also love a man), affirming that we all deserve to love and be loved. Humbane, 30, began her career at the Playhouse Company in Durban as a resident vocalist for six years and went on to sing with the likes […]
Joshua Rush speaks about playing Disney Channel’s first gay character
Last year, teen Disney show Andi Mack made headlines, and got banned across Africa, after Joshua Rush’s character, Cyrus Goodman, came out as gay. In the first episode of the second season, shown in the US in October, Cyrus bravely told his friend Buffy (Sofia Wylie) that he had feelings for another boy. This meant […]
‘Inxeba’ banned because gay sex will cause “tension in society”
The Film & Publication Board Appeals Tribunal (FPBAT) has confirmed that homophobia is behind why it gave Inxeba (The Wound) an adult-only rating, effectively banning it. On Friday, the tribunal finally released the justifications for its decision last week to change the film’s original rating of 16LS to X18 (usually reserved for pornographic material), outraging […]
Review: Call Me By Your Name
At first glance you might suspect that Call Me By Your Name, nominated for the best picture Oscar, is another one of those pretentious European art film releases. It has many of the warning signs: There’s the languid pace, the Italian countryside setting, academic discussions and a precocious teen who plays classical piano and speaks […]
Brendan Fraser says he was molested by SA-born Hollywood chief
American actor Brendan Fraser has claimed that his career faltered after he was groped by a South African-born Hollywood bigwig. In a new interview with GQ, titled Whatever Happened to Brendan Fraser, the 49-year-old star revealed that the incident had a profound impact on his personal and professional life. According to Fraser, the sexual misconduct […]
“We’re not going anywhere” – Nakhane Touré’s powerful response to ‘Inxeba’ ban
Nakhane Touré, the star of Inxeba (The Wound), has reacted with defiance to the news that the film has effectively been banned in South Africa. Touré, who’s received international acclaim for his role as a closeted Xhosa factory worker in the gay love story, has been subjected to death threats for starring in the movie. In a […]