Mamelodi lesbian jail rape claim is ‘fake news’, says Police
The SA Police Service has denied a story that’s gone viral claiming that a lesbian woman was gang raped in a jail cell in Mamelodi, Gauteng and later died. The story appears to have first been shared by Tshepo Dot Mosima on Facebook. “It is heard that: a lesbian girl was arrested for public drinking […]
Bid to revoke bail of alleged killer of young lesbian woman
Activists are outraged that the man accused of stabbing young lesbian mother Noxolo Xakeka to death is out on bail and could influence witnesses. Xakeka (23), known by many as Noxie, was stabbed to death at a New Year’s Day party in Strand, near Cape Town, allegedly because of her sexuality. Bongile Joni was arrested […]
Pretoria court orders mom to let gay father see his kids
A Gauteng woman refused to allow her children to spend time with their gay father because she was concerned that he would “turn them gay”. According to the Citizen and IOL, the man, a customer service manager, took his ex-wife to court after she blocked him from seeing their kids (aged 9 and 11), in […]
Bob Dylan, Kesha reimagine love songs for same-sex couples
Artists including Bob Dylan and Kesha have released a unique album of reinterpreted love and wedding songs for the LGBTQ community. Titled Universal Love, the album features six newly recorded versions of iconic love songs in which the traditional pronouns have been changed to the same sex as the person singing the song. Dylan, for […]
Aussie rugby star Israel Folau in religious homophobia firestorm
Australian rugby union footballer Israel Folau has been lambasted for saying that gay people are doomed to go to hell. Folau, 29, first courted controversy last year when he stated his opposition to Australia legalising same-sex marriage. He said then: “I love and respect all people for who they are and their opinions. but personally, […]
Brazil | Five jailed for horror video murder of trans woman (Warning: graphic)
Dandara dos Santos will finally receive some measure of justice after her killers were jailed for her horrific murder, which was captured on a video that went viral. In February 2017, the 42-year-old transgender woman from Fortaleza, Ceara state, Brazil, was filmed being sadistically abused, punched, kicked and beaten with a wooden plank. The murderers […]
How LGBT affirming is the South African workplace?
For the first time ever, South African companies are set to be rated on how supportive and welcoming they are to LGBT+ employees. The South African LGBT+ Management Forum will launch the inaugural South African Workplace Equality Index (SAWEI) on 17 May 2018, coinciding with the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). The Forum […]
Hope and defiance – Swaziland aims to hold its first LGBT Pride
Amid plans to hold the first-ever Swaziland Pride, Mambaonline spoke to activist Melusi Simelane about LGBT life in one of the world’s last remaining absolute monarchies. Simelane is Communications Manager for The Rock of Hope, the country’s most prominent LGBT group. The organisation has been running an online campaign through All Out to raise funds […]
“She was free” – Jay-Z cried when his mom came out (Watch)
Legendary producer and rapper Jay-Z has spoken out about the powerful moment his mother first came out to him as a lesbian woman. The star’s mom, Gloria Carter, only opened up about her sexuality and her identity to her son last year. Speaking to David Letterman on the Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No […]
Perez Hilton fears his son will “turn gay” if he takes dance classes
American gossip celebrity Perez Hilton has unleashed a firestorm after he said he hopes his son doesn’t turn out to be gay. In a podcast last week, the openly gay Hilton – who is the father of three – commented that he wouldn’t sign his son up to dance classes because most young boys who […]