Outed gay Brexit whistleblower breaks down in tear
Theresa May’s government has been slated for vindictively outing a man who made a series of allegations against the Brexit campaign to leave the EU. Shahmir Sanni, who was treasurer of the organisation BeLeave, has come forward to claim that the campaign acted illegally by flouting UK electoral spending rules, and that this was covered […]
Call Me By Your Name pulled from Chinese Film Festival
Was the Oscar-winning Call Me By Your Name dropped by the Beijing International Film Festival because it’s a gay romance? According to Reuters, the film’s distributor, Sony Pictures Entertainment, has confirmed that the film was withdrawn from the top festival, which is set to take place next month. No reasons have been given for Call […]
Mambaonline.com scoops Best LGBT Blog award
Mambaonline.com, South Africa’s leading gay news and lifestyle platform, was among a number of LGBT-run sites to be honoured by the SA Blog Awards. The winners of the 2017 SA Blog Awards were recently announced. The process is predominantly driven through public voting and is seen as a good measure of the competing blogs’ engagement […]
10th Annual Feather Awards to honour Simon Nkoli
The Feather Awards will turn 10 this year and as part of the celebrations of this milestone, the LGBTI event will honour gay human rights icon Simon Nkoli through its 2018 theme. Aiming to honour public figures who have inspired and empowered LGBTI people – the Feather Awards have become part of the fibre of […]
Gay male couples are more likely to stay together
A study has found that, compared to heterosexual and lesbian couples, gay male couples are the most likely to stay together. Researchers in the US following 515 same-sex and married heterosexual couples in the state of Vermont from 2002 to 2014 to examine the factors that affect the ending of relationships. They found that female-female […]
Vindicated and victorious – Inxeba sweeps the SAFTAS!
In another blow to the homophobic campaign to ban Inxeba (The Wound), the acclaimed gay love story scooped six South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS) on Saturday night. Inxeba was the big winner in the Feature Film category, taking home the Golden Horn Award for Best Feature Film. Its star, Nakhane Touré, won the award for […]
Trump announces details of “revised” transgender military ban
Despite a series of embarrassing court defeats, the Trump administration has announced details of its policy to ban most transgender personnel from serving in the military. On Friday, the White House issued an order outlining how the discriminatory Trump ban should be adopted by the Department of Defense. In the document, the president formally reversed […]
Men and #MeToo: What if it is #YouToo?
The #MeToo movement has given survivors of sexual assault and harassment a voice to share their stories. The majority of those who have stepped forward are women, yet researchers estimate that at least one in six men have had unwanted sexual experiences, including abuse and assault, before age 18. “This figure is extremely concerning, yet […]
Opinion: Omar Sharif Jr on Egypt’s brutal LGBTQ crackdown
Omar Sharif Jr, the grandson of film star Omar Sharif, is an Egyptian actor, model, and LGBTQ rights activist. Here he writes about the heartbreak and terror faced by his country’s LGBTQ community as they are targeted by the State. Every morning I wake up to an inbox flooded with disturbing and disheartening messages out […]
Victory as Kenyan court finally bans forced anal exams
In a major victory for basic human rights, the Court of Appeals in Kenya has ruled that forcing men to undergo anal examinations for “evidence” of homosexuality is unlawful. On Thursday, a five judge bench handed down a ruling in a case brought forward by the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) appealing […]