SA gay film ‘Kanarie’ gets rave reviews at US premiere in LA
Kanarie (Canary), a new Afrikaans gay coming-of-age musical drama set in apartheid South Africa, has wowed audiences at a screening at OutFest in Los Angeles. Kanarie tells the story of an 18-year-old man, Johan Niemand (Schalk Bezuidenhout), who gets called up for military service in 1985. He auditions and is accepted to the South African […]
Mr Gay World 2019 Hong Kong dates confirmed
If you’re planning to attend Mr Gay World™ 2019, you can now book your flights: The dates for next year’s contest in Hong Kong have been revealed. The prestigious contest, now in its 11th year, will be held in the global city from 28 April to 4 May, 2019. The dates are earlier than expected, […]
Here’s why TV’s first trans superhero actress is a real life hero
American transgender actress Nicole Maines – who fought for her rights in the courts and won – has been cast as television’s first transgender superhero. It was announced at Comic Con in San Diego on the weekend that the 20-year-old Maines will play the role of Nia Nal, aka Dream Girl, in the fourth season […]
Did Leviticus originally allow gay sex?
A Biblical scholar says there is evidence that the infamous condemnation of gay sex in Leviticus was added into the text perhaps more than 100 years after it was compiled. In an article published in the journal Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel, Idan Dershowitz argues that relationships between men may have initially been accepted in […]
Study: HIV treatment equals prevention amongst gay male couples
After more than 12,000 acts of condomless sex, not a single case of HIV transmission occurred between gay male couples in which one of the partners was HIV positive and on effective treatment. This according to recently published results from a large study of HIV transmission risk among homosexual male couples with different HIV statuses. […]
Israel | Massive protests and national strike over anti-gay surrogacy law
Tens of thousands demonstrated in Israel on Sunday against a law that denies access to surrogacy to gay male couples. Up to 100,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square to demand the inclusion of same-sex couples in a new law that made state supported surrogacy legal for unmarried women. The Aguda – the Israeli […]
32-year study confirms: Same-sex families raise happy and healthy kids
Claims that children are harmed by being raised by lesbian or gay couples have been shattered. A study of same-sex families in the US spanning an incredible 32 years has found that their adult children do as well when it comes to mental well-being and happiness in life as other children. Described as the longest-running […]
Potch teen lesbian victim breaks down as rape case postponed again
Justice for a Potchefstroom teenage lesbian victim of rape and assault is delayed again, after the bail hearing for her alleged attacker was postponed. On Tuesday, activists and members of the LGBTI community protested outside the Potchefstroom Magistrates’ Court in support of the young woman. They held up signs calling for justice for LGBTI lives […]
Here’s the 1st trailer for gay conversion therapy film ‘Boy Erased’
The powerful trailer for a new drama starring Nicole Kidman, about a teenager who’s forced to attend a gay ‘conversion camp’, has been released – and we were moved. Boy Erased is described as “the true story of one young man’s struggle to find himself while being forced to question every aspect of his identity.” […]
Five gay and bi male health centers to open in Zimbabwe
In a significant development, Zimbabwe is set to open five new centres to cater to the health needs of gay, bi and other men who have sex with men (MSM). The drop-in “Men Health” clinics will be located in Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Mutare and Kwekwe, and are backed by the country’s National Aids Council (NAC). As […]