Uganda | HIV conference postponed over “promotion of homosexuality”
Uganda’s Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Simon Lokodo, has reportedly blocked an HIV conference because he says it will “promote homosexuality and other dirty things.” The first Annual Conference on Key and Priority Populations in Uganda was meant to take place from 9 to 10 May in Kampala. It sought to provide “key insights, advances and […]
We are a family too: An open letter to Malusi Gigaba
Living under the constant threat of forced separation for more than a year, a married binational same-sex couple have appealed to Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, to recognise them as a family. Earlier this year, we reported on the bureaucratic and possibly homophobic challenges faced by American Wendy Kessman and South African Nomfundo Ngidi, […]
Has the Pretoria gay online dating gang finally killed someone?
A man has fallen to his death in Pretoria, possibly killed by the same gang that has been targeting gay men through online dating sites and apps. On Monday, a 23-year-old man was reportedly pushed from the seventh floor of a flat adjacent to the Tambotie apartment block in Sunnyside, east of Pretoria. Police believe […]
Lena Waithe’s defiant response to Met Gala Catholic theme
Emmy-winning out actress, writer and producer Lena Waithe has attended the Met Gala while wearing a rainbow flag cape, representing the LGBTQ community. On Monday night, dozens of A-list celebrities appeared on the red carpet at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for one of the world’s most high profile events. They wore an impressive […]
At it again! Israel Folau is trying to ‘save’ gay people
Homophobic Wallabies rugby star Israel Folau can’t seem to control his obsession with ‘saving’ gay people as he shares yet another religious anti-gay post On Monday, the 29-year-old tweeted a video to his 123,000 followers featuring a sermon by the late American evangelist David Wilkerson, titled, “It’s time to get right with God.” In the […]
This Grahamstown school just rejected anti-gay religious bigotry
Pupils at a private Christian boy’s school in Grahamstown have stood up against a guest preacher’s sermon that condemned homosexuality and described same-sex marriage as satanic. On 3 May, Theuns Pauw from the African Enterprise international ministry was meant to address pupils at St. Andrew’s College about “the trappings of pornography and social media”. He […]
Kenya | Chief censor says foreign NGOs paying youth to be gay
The head of the Kenya Film Classification Board is claiming that young Kenyans are being paid up to $30,000 by foreign groups to “engage in homosexuality”. Ezekial Mutua, the virulently homophobic CEO of the KFCB, made the absurd claim in an interview with The Nairobian. “There are foreign NGOs in Kisumu and Kakamega [counties] which […]
Gay adult film stars marry 12 years after meeting on set
It’s a fairytale with an x-rated twist, as two former gay adult film actors tie the knot after first meeting 12 years ago on a film set. Dressed in black tuxedos, Italian Ruggero Freddi (stage name Carlo Masi) and Argentianin Gustavo Leguizamon (stage name Adam Champ) married on Saturday at a villa in Rome surrounded […]
Is ‘Pose’ the next great LGBTQ TV series? (Watch)
A trailer has been released for a groundbreaking new American series that’s making waves for the having the largest-ever cast of LGBTQ actors. Pose, co created by the openly gay Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Feud) is set in the late 1980s. It will highlight New York’s LGBTQ underground dance ball […]
Troye Sivan’s new track ‘Bloom’ is about bottoming! (Watch)
South African-born star Troye Sivan is blowing up the Internet with his amazing new track Bloom, that’s apparently all about bottoming. The release of the song and lyric video saw the track’s title trending on social media around the world, as fans praised the sensual and tender ode to same-sex love. Based on the lyrics […]