Pride Month | Best LGBTQ shows and movies to watch now on Netflix

In celebration of Pride Month, we’ve rounded up some of the must-watch LGBTQ shows and movies on Netflix that are available to stream right now in South Africa.
Outed and assaulted transgender woman takes church to Equality Court

The Equality Court is set to hear the case of a transgender Mpumalanga woman who was assaulted and harassed after she was “outed” to members of her church.
Dr Bev Ditsie film premiere and Pride 30 family meeting

Celebrate 30 years of LGBTQIA+ Pride in South Africa with a “family meeting” and film premiere by Dr Bev Ditsie on Sunday 18 October.
Phat Joe hosts homophobic television dinner on DSTV

Phat Joe’s new TV show Cheeky Palate has sparked fury for featuring Gerry Rantseli Elsdon and Joshua Maponga condemning homosexuality as sinful.
Watch it here! WQMD Season 2 Ep 1 – HIV Awareness

WQMD is back with Season 2! In the 1st episode, the team meet HIV activist Wade Schraerer and discuss HIV stigma, treatment and prevention.
More penises are appearing on TV and in film – but why are nearly all of them prosthetic?

If you’ve noticed an uptick of male frontal nudity in TV and in movies in recent years, you’re onto something. But why are so many of these appendages fake?
LGBTQ circus star Cassandra Stone fondly remembered

Cassandra Stone, a much-loved South African transgender circus and drag performer who performed internationally, has passed away.
Gay Hindu couple finally marry in Richards Bay

Same-sex couple Muhammad Buckus and Kyle Pillay have finally tied the knot after a year of upsetting delays and excuses by the Department of Home Affairs in Richards Bay.
SA Methodist Church won’t “prevent” members entering into same-sex unions

In what seems to be a positive step forward, it appears that the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) will now allow all its members, including clergy, to enter into same-sex civil unions.
Camps Bay WeSeeYou queer activists appeal for safe accommodation for members

The WeSeeYou activists say they will leave the Camps Bay house they have occupied, as ordered by the courts, but have appealed for safe accommodation for four of their members.