Wade Schaerer – No shame about living with HIV
Meet Wade Schaerer, an inspiring HIV positive gay man who refuses to live a life defined by ignorance. He opens up to MambaOnline about coming out as positive to his mom and almost losing his job because of his status.
Opinion | Should we have straight friends?
My childhood best friend and I broke up when I was 20. We broke up, silently, because I discovered that – even though she ‘loved me as a person’ – she didn’t like the fact that I am gay.
Kenya | Appeal court upholds registration of LGBTIQ rights group
In a significant win for human rights, the Court of Appeal in Kenya has upheld a 2015 High Court decision ordering the government to register an LGBTIQ rights group.
UN Human Rights Council backs Caster Semenya’s right to run
Spearheaded by South Africa, the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has condemned efforts to restrict the rights of athletes like Caster Semenya.
Getting naked: Armand Aucamp on coming out the closet
Hunky South African actor Armand Aucamp recently came out as a gay man. In an interview with MambaOnline, he opened up about his sexuality, living in the closet and coming to terms with his true self.
“Not gay enough” – Gay Zambian denied refuge in South Africa
A young gay man who left a well-paid government job and fled from Zambia because of his sexual orientation has been denied refugee status by the South African Department of Home Affairs.
These 70 countries still ban homosexuality in 2019
Despite some advances in the past two years, 70 states around the world still continue to outlaw same-sex consensual activity, with punishment including the death penalty.
Die Stropers (The Harvesters) – The Mamba Review
Die Stropers (The Harvesters) – the latest acclaimed queer film to come out of South Africa – is a moody and unsettling meditation on family, secrets and identity.
Online help for African LGBTIQ asylum seekers in South Africa
A new online platform to assist African LGBTIQ asylum seekers in the many challenges of securing refuge in South Africa has been launched.
Dance: The Rise of the African Queer
A new show by South African queer performance artist Kieron Jina at Dance Umbrella Africa in Pretoria next month will highlight gender non-conforming issues and the ascendance of African art.