Brazil’s Bolsonaro makes first move against LGBTQ community

Brazil’s new right wing president Jair Bolsonaro has started his assault against the LGBTQ community, just hours after formally taking office.
Madonna honours birthplace of LGBTQ Pride on NY Eve

Pop queen Madonna has kicked off the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots with a surprise New Year’s Eve appearance.
Homophobic backlash over gay sailor kiss

A gay sailor and his husband, who recreated the famous World War II homecoming kiss photograph on his arrival home, have been met with a wave of homophobia.
From Troye Sivan to Cardi B, pop stars got personal in 2018

The increasingly intricate entanglement of social media celebrity and popular music demands more of artists, like Troye Sivan, and their private lives than ever before.
The 6 best LGBTQ films of 2018

The past year gave us some important and outstanding LGBTQ films, acclaimed for both their artistic value and their social impact. Here’s our list of the 6 best LGBTQ films of 2018.
As Told To | My abusive initiation experience still haunts me

“I felt so violated. So abused.” Siyabonga, a gender non-conforming individual from the rural Eastern Cape, tells us about their traumatic initiation experience.
Cedric Fourie & Lasizwe celebrate their controversial bromance

Skeem Saam star Cedric Fourie and gay vlogger Lasizwe are causing a stir with a new photoshoot that’s cementing their very public bromance.
Opinion | How do we start healing in the New Year?

As LGBTQ South Africans we experience the double whammy of fractured race relations and the trauma we face for being queer. It is time for healing.
These 2 queer hip-hop presenters are changing perceptions

Khumalo and Mahlari are two openly queer hip-hop radio presenters who talked to us about making it in the traditional queerphobic hip-hop scene.
Blackmailed and outed – Zimbabwe football referee granted asylum

Raymond Mashamba, a football referee from Zimbabwe, was blackmailed for being gay and then outed when he made international headlines.