Facebook accused of allowing false PrEP ads that put lives at risk
More than 50 LGBTQ, HIV/AIDS and public health organisations have slammed Facebook for allowing “dangerous and false” adverts about PrEP on its platforms.
Cape Town responds to Mr Gay World 2020 move
The City of Cape Town says it is disappointed that Mr Gay World 2020 is not being held in the city again but has denied that it did not support the event.
SA’s Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi shuts down a homophobe
South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi, who was recently crowned Miss Universe, has firmly backed the LGBTQ community by taking down a homophobe on social media.
Watch the powerful new South African trailer for Moffie
The official trailer for the South African release of the internationally acclaimed local gay-themed film Moffie is out and it’s a must-see!
Kaizer Chiefs says story about gay footballer coming out is “fake”
Top South African football club Kaizer Chiefs says a recent story about one of its players coming out is fake, although it does not speculate about players’ sexuality.
Mr Gay World returns to South Africa’s Garden Route
After an alleged lack of support from Cape Town, Mr Gay World has announced that Mr Gay World 2020 will still be hosted in South Africa but in Nelson Mandela Bay and Knysna instead.
Non-binary ‘they’ named the 2019 word of the year
Merriam-Webster has revealed that thanks to Sam Smith, the 2019 word of the year is ‘they’ as it becomes an increasingly accepted gender non-binary pronoun.
This is the first openly lesbian Miss Universe contestant
When Swe Zin Htet from Myanmar took to the Miss Universe stage in Atlanta on Sunday she became the 67-year-old pageant’s first openly lesbian contestant.
Hate crimes group warns of “far-reaching” impact of hate speech ruling
The Hate Crimes Working Group (HCWG) has slammed the recent court ruling that saw the decade-old hate speech charges against Jon Qwelane dismissed.
Q&A | Miss Drag SA 2019 Belinda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie
After winning more than 20 pageants, Belinda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie was crowned Miss Drag SA 2019 in October. Find out more about this stunning activist and drag artist here!