Bitter court dispute puts Brenda Fassie movie on hold
A movie about one of South Africa’s greatest LGBT icons has been stalled over a dispute about who owns the rights to Brenda Fassie’s music. Last month, it was revealed with great fanfare that UK-based production company, Showbizbee, alongside Brenda’s son, Bongani, would be producing the eagerly anticipated biopic. The company even announced a nationwide open […]
New report reveals critical need for hate crimes law in SA
A new report, five years in the making, has exposed the devastating nature of hate crimes in South Africa, where LGBT people remain among the most vulnerable groups. On Thursday, the Hate Crimes Working Group (HCWG) launched its Hate & Bias Crimes Monitoring Form Project report at the Holocaust and Genocide Centre in Johannesburg. The research […]
Desperate mom pleads for help in finding her son
Twenty-eight-year-old Ruan Uys, who went missing in Boksburg last month, still hasn’t been found. He was last seen on the 2nd of January. In a heart-wrenching interview yesterday, his distraught parents, Johan and Hantie Uys, told GaySA Radio that they get into their car at every opportunity to desperately search for their son. Hantie said […]
Tantric pleasure and intimacy for men to men
They say that sex is all in the mind, but perhaps it’s also in the heart and soul. Can our lives in the bedroom be more than just the in-and-out, the release and rolling over? Conscious Sexuality expert and teacher Jonti Searll believes that intimacy is one of the most important – and often lacking – aspects […]
Judge backs homophobic baker, says baking is artistic expression
A US judge has ruled in favour of a Christian bakery that refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries Bakery, faced discrimination charges after Eileen and Mireya Rodriquez-Del Rio filed a complaint against her with California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The couple had asked Miller in October 2017 […]
Threatened ‘Inxeba (The Wound)’ cast go into hiding
Amid reports that cast members of Inxeba (The Wound) have been moved to a place of safety, the SA Human Rights Commission has condemned threats of violence around the film’s release. On Thursday, the Herald reported that Inxeba’s actors have been provided with a “place of refuge”. Producer Elias Ribeiro was quoted by the newspaper as saying: […]
SA’s first LGBTI TV show celebrates coming out the closet
A new series that explores the diverse experiences of coming out the closet is said to be the first television show in South Africa to specifically target the LGBTI community. I Was In the Closet, hosted by the Reverend Dr Tebo Moema, aims to highlight both the triumphs and the struggles faced by members of the LGBTI […]
Bermuda becomes first nation to reverse marriage equality
The global marriage equality movement suffered a setback this week when Bermuda became the first country in the world to repeal same-sex marriage. On Wednesday, Bermuda’s governor, John Rankin, signed a controversial bill replacing same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships into law. The act offers same-sex couples similar rights to those enjoyed by heterosexual married couples. Human […]
Zimbabwe’s LGBT community: why civil rights and health issues go hand in hand
Zimbabwe’s recently deposed president Robert Mugabe made no secret of his loathing for gay men and lesbians. He once famously described them as “worse than pigs and dogs”. In 2015, he stood before the UN General Assembly and declared “we [Zimbabweans] are not gays”. After nearly four decades, Mugabe’s reign is over. Lesbian, gay, bisexual […]
Katy Perry says she’d write ‘I Kissed a Girl’ differently today
American pop singer and songwriter Katy Perry has revealed that she has some reservations about her massive decade-old hit I Kissed a Girl. The song, which launched the singer into stardom with the chorus, “I kissed a girl and I liked it,” sparked much debate at the time of its release. While some saw it […]