As Told To | How drag queen culture saved my life
Draq queen culture has been a creative and empowering outlet for many in the LGBTQ+ community. For Tevin Tobias from PE, Dakota Demure gave him a newfound confidence to face the world like a superstar.
Jack Parow slammed for using homophobia to sell his brandy
Afrikaans rapper Jack Parow seems to believe that using juvenile and hurtful homophobic “humour” is a clever strategy to promote his self-labeled brandy.
In Pictures: MCQP’s Drag Race mega-party
The annual MCQP mega-costume party took over the Cape Town stadium on Saturday under the theme of ‘Drag Race’.
Trailer for Matt Smith’s Robert Mapplethorpe biopic is out (Watch)
The first trailer for the upcoming biopic about the famously explicit and influential gay photographer Robert Mapplethorpe has been released.
Israel | Gay dads must both be named on birth certificate
In a victory for same-sex families, Israel’s top court has ruled in favour of two gay dads being officially named as the parents of their adopted child.
Enough! Bermuda government’s last ditch bid to block same-sex marriage
The government of Bermuda has been slammed for trying everything it can to reverse repeated court rulings ordering it to recognise same-sex marriages.
Finally, justice for Lerato Moloi as her killer is sentenced
A forty-year-old man has been found guilty and sentenced for the horror murder and rape of lesbian woman Lerato Moloi earlier this year.
This is why coming out can reduce homophobia
Coming out and visibility can have a big impact. Researchers say that simply knowing one openly gay or lesbian person increases people’s level of acceptance.
UN claims it was not behind violence against LGBTIQ refugees
As they prepare to be relocated, the LGBTIQ refugees brutally beaten in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp have dismissed denials by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, that it was not involved.
Russia’s ‘gay propaganda’ law is harming children
Human Rights Watch has warned in a comprehensive new report that Russia’s “gay propaganda” law is having a negative impact on LGBT youth.