Total erasure | Indonesia set to ban all LGBT content on TV
Adding to the growing repression of LGBT people in Indonesia, the country is planning to completely ban all LGBT characters on television. According to The Jakarta Post, the House of Representatives is likely to approve a broadcasting bill that will erase the representation of LGBT people and issues from television. Lawmakers have thrown their weight behind […]
Here they are! 9th annual Feather Awards nominees announced
The nominees for the 2017 Feather Awards have been announced at a function at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. Over the last eight years, the event has become highly anticipated, bringing together mainstream celebrity glamour and LGBTI activism. Thursday’s announcement function saw members of the media, nominees and judges being welcomed by Joe Correia, co-founder of the Feather […]
“Imma go harder!” Macklemore defiant over Aussie Same Love rugby performance
American rapper Macklemore has refused to back down in the face of calls for his LGBTQ affirming song Same Love to be banned from Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) Grand Final. Macklemore is set to perform the track at Sunday’s sporting event while the country is in the middle of a postal survey on whether or […]
Nakhane Touré bares all in hot new music video (Watch)
Openly gay star Nakhane Touré continues to break down barriers with his steamy new music video that explores an intense same-sex relationship. Titled Clairvoyant, the video features plenty of man-on-man passion, including a number of posterior shots of the sexy SAMA-winning musician and his co-star. The two men fondle and kiss each other, lie in bed […]
Bloem photographer crowned Mr Gay World Southern Africa 2017
Juan Pinnick, a 23-year-old photographer from Bloemfontein, walked away with the 2017 Mr Gay World Southern Africa crown in Pretoria last night. Pinnick, who also won Mr Gay Mardi Gras at the Pink Loerie Festival earlier this year, beat out 11 other finalists to earn the highest score in the competition. The finalists’ audited scores […]
The Mr Gay World Southern Africa 2017 boys are in town! (Exclusive pics)
The 12 sexy finalists in the Mr Gay World Southern Africa (MRGWSA) 2017 contest have arrived in Gauteng from across the country. They gathered in Pretoria over the weekend to start a jam-packed week of pre-judging and trips around the province to places such as Rustenburg and Sun City. It’s not just an opportunity for […]
This year’s Emmys were pretty damn gay
Sunday’s 69th Emmy television awards saw big wins for several LGBTQ actors, creators, and affirming series. Out actress writer and producer Lena Waithe, in particular, broke new ground after she, alongside Aziz Ansari, won the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series award for an episode of the Netflix series Master of None. This made her […]
Lost Gay South Africa: Herb Klein on his new photo book
Many South African men over the age of 40 will fondly associate Herb Klein with their sexual awakening back in the dark, pre-internet days of the 1980s. At the time, the Zimbabwe-born photographer caused a stir with his Flash magazine; an independent underground publication that featured images of the male form and openly celebrated gay sexuality. […]
Hollywood | LGBTQ people “practically invisible” at the box office
Only two of the 25 major Hollywood studio films released during America’s traditional big box office season include any LGBTQ characters. “LGBTQ people are still nearly invisible in the films released by the seven major studios over this summer,” said Megan Townsend, Director of Entertainment Research & Analysis at the LGBTQ media group, GLAAD. The […]
LGBT star Toya Delazy becomes the fourth Powerpuff Girl
South African LGBT music artist Toya Delazy has been named the African voice of a new Powerpuff Girls character who will debut on the Cartoon Network later this month. The star, who is now based in London, has voiced the role for the African-broadcast version of a five-episode special of The Powerpuff Girls. “Cartoon Network has joined forces with 15 […]