Health | Penis Size – The Truth
Gay, bi or straight, guys the world over are often (and probably always have been) obsessed about the size of their manhood. Bruce J. Little looks at getting some perspective on this sometimes big (ahem) issue. Guys, we need to talk about these stickers all over town advertising miracle cures to make your penis bigger. […]
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus | Planting seeds of change through music
The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus made headlines in 2015 with their historic performances in the Middle East. Now they are coming to South Africa this June. The chorus is the first openly gay international choir to tour the country. Consisting of 93 singers, each member has paid their way to perform in South Africa with […]
We are a family too: An open letter to Malusi Gigaba
Living under the constant threat of forced separation for more than a year, a married binational same-sex couple have appealed to Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, to recognise them as a family. Earlier this year, we reported on the bureaucratic and possibly homophobic challenges faced by American Wendy Kessman and South African Nomfundo Ngidi, […]
Opinion: Humping When A Hug Would Do
Are you having sex when all you need is to be touched? asks Bruce J. Little. We all need to be touched. It’s well-documented that babies who were not touched and held after birth stopped developing and often died, even if they received all the nutrition they needed. We may not be babies anymore, but […]
LGBT voices from Middle East and North Africa speak out
LGBT activists from Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East and North Africa are defying state-sponsored repression and social stigma by speaking out about their experiences. The Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) and Human Rights Watch have released a series of videos in which Arabic-speaking LGBT activists describe their journeys of self-acceptance. The clips […]
Editorial | Take responsibility for your homophobia, Israel Folau
Aussie rugby star Israel Folau believes that stating that gay people are going to hell is not in the least bit homophobic. He’s dead wrong. The 29-year-old Wallabies star sparked controversy recently when he said on Instagram that gay people would go to hell, “unless they repent their sins and turn to God”. Unfortunately, Rugby […]
Opinion | Keep the rainbows, give us representation
Internationally, brands like Banana Republic and Tiffany & Co have successfully featured same sex couples and LGBTQ audiences in their advertising as part of an attempt to include gay audiences. And yet South Africa, famed for our diversity, continues to represent homosexuals either as clichés or stereotypes. Wouter Lombard, head of talent at M&C Saatchi […]
Opinion: Inxeba is a reality check we all need
I have been gay for as long as memory serves me. I vividly remember spending my formative years vacillating between denial and self-hate; from a young age I somehow knew that acting on my romantic feelings would come at the unbelievably high cost of shaming my family, my friends, and my culture. It would also […]
Hope and defiance – Swaziland aims to hold its first LGBT Pride
Amid plans to hold the first-ever Swaziland Pride, Mambaonline spoke to activist Melusi Simelane about LGBT life in one of the world’s last remaining absolute monarchies. Simelane is Communications Manager for The Rock of Hope, the country’s most prominent LGBT group. The organisation has been running an online campaign through All Out to raise funds […]
Opinion | From Homonationalism to Homopopulism – Why are gays voting right?
Shifting geopolitical dynamics and a surge of right-wing populism have exposed notable shifts in the political behaviour of a growing number of women, LGBTQ and people of colour. In the past three years, the Western world witnessed the coming out of a rumoured “shift” in the Liberal Democratic world order. This manifested in an array […]