World Cup | FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Mexico for homophobic slurs
FIFA has started disciplinary proceedings against Mexico after its team’s fans used anti-gay slurs during the country’s 1-0 football World Cup win against Germany. According to the Chicago Tribune, some Mexicans chanted the slur when German goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, prepared to take a goal kick in the 24th minute during Sunday’s match. Fans in Mexico often use […]
The world’s first refugee camp LGBTIQ pride parade in Kenya
What’s believed to be the world’s first LGBTIQ pride parade held in a refugee camp took place this past weekend in Kenya, but was unfortunately marred by violence. The Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya hosted the event, which was attended by approximately 200 people, Gay Star News reported. The camp is said to be the third […]
LGBTQ+ youth speak on issues that affect them
South Africa’s youth are faced with many socio-economic issues that are far from being addressed. However, it could be argued that their struggles are often identified and grouped as one, in an attempt to try deal with these challenges. This leaves room for the erasure of smaller groups and their unique problems, especially in the LGBTQ+ […]
Caster Semenya: I am a woman and I am fast
South African LGBTQ Olympian and sports icon Caster Semenya will formally challenge an attempt by international athletics bosses to force her to change her testosterone levels. On Monday, Semenya filed a case with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland against controversial new International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) regulations concerning women athletes with […]
Russia World Cup | Gay couple severely beaten while rainbow flag waved at match
A French same-sex couple visiting Russia for the FIFA World Cup were attacked by thugs, while an activist made a defiant statement at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Thursday. The couple were reportedly targeted while catching a taxi together in Saint Petersburg. One of the victims, identified as O Darius, was hospitalised with severe brain injury, […]
Love, Simon sneak preview screening pics
Mambaonline hosted a sneak preview screening of the new American gay teen move, Love, Simon, courtesy of Empire Entertainment and 20th Century Fox. More than one hundred members of the community and their friends and allies braved the winter chill for the event at Killarney Mall in Johannesburg to watch the heartwarming coming of age […]
LGBTQ youth in SA facing high rates of bullying and discrimination
While June is Youth Month in South Africa, the challenges facing young LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning) people, including high rates of bullying and discrimination, are often overlooked over this period. Our school days are a formative time that can have a major impact on our adult lives; affecting our sense of identity, […]
Russia World Cup | UK LGBT activist Peter Tatchell arrested in Moscow
Ahead of the FIFA World Cup opening, activist Peter Tatchell was arrested in Russia on Thursday during a one-man protest against the country’s mistreatment of the LGBT+ community. The arrest happened in the capital, Moscow, after the veteran British campaigner held up a placard in support of gay men who have been violently targeted in […]
Nakhane stuns with debut UK live TV performance (Watch)
South African musician and actor Nakhane made his debut UK live TV performance on one of Britain’s biggest music shows, Later… with Jools Holland, on the BBC this past Tuesday. Nakhane performed Clairvoyant, from his latest Indie genre studio album, You Will Not Die, which was released in March this year. Wearing a rich red suit with a […]
Jozi club Babylon responds to opening night complaints
Bruce Walker, the promoter behind the new Babylon nightclub in Fourways, has spoken out after a number of damning reviews about the venue’s recent opening were posted on its Facebook page. Mambaonline was contacted by Kaye Ally, head of Johannesburg Pride, who complained that the issues regarding the event’s opening had been ignored by the […]