A world first! Cosmo SA’s new cover girl is trans star Laverne Cox
Cosmopolitan South Africa has broken new ground by featuring Emmy-winning American transgender actress Laverne Cox on its cover. It’s believed that this is the first time that a trans model or celebrity has ever appeared on the cover of any edition of the iconic international women’s magazine. The world exclusive photo shoot of Cox (45) […]
Stubborn bureaucrats block Costa Rica’s first gay wedding
Two men who were set to become the first same-sex couple to legally marry in Costa Rica are devastated after their plans were stymied by defiant government officials. Mario Arias and Roberth Castillo (pictured) planned to tie the knot on Saturday after the Inter-American Court of Human Rights earlier this month ordered the Central American […]
Caster named one of the world’s greatest athletes
South African Olympian Caster Semenya has been nominated by the international media for the World Sportswoman of the Year for the 2018 Laureus Sports Awards. The openly LGBTI athlete joins a stellar list of other nominees: Spanish Wimbledon champion Garbiñe Muguruza and four Americans; Australian Open champion Serena Williams, 16-time world athletics championship medalist Allyson […]
This proudly gay Olympian just scored a major new ad campaign
Gay American freestyle skier and extreme sports star Gus Kenworthy has not only just secured his place at the Winter Olympics, but also a new role as a shampoo brand ambassador. On Sunday, the 26-year-old officially qualified for his country’s Olympic team, making him just one of a handful of openly gay male athletes to ever […]
‘The Wound’, Trevor Noah and ‘Call Me by Your Name’ among GLAAD nominees
Two South African-linked nominees are included in the selection of film, television and music releases being recognised by GLAAD’s 2018 LGBTQ media awards. Actress Trace Lysette (Transparent) and actor Wilson Cruz (Star Trek: Discovery, 13 Reasons Why) announced the nominees from Park City, Utah on Friday during the Sundance Film Festival. South Africans play a […]
Missing! Have you seen Ruan Uys?
Ruan Uys, a 28-year-old member of the LGBT community in Gauteng, has been missing since the 2nd of January. Can you help find him? Uys’s mother, Hantie Uys, has taken to social media with a desperate plea for any information about the whereabouts of her son. “This is not a sick joke,” she said on Facebook. […]
Chechen despot suggests missing gay singer’s family killed him
Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov has dismissed claims that missing pop singer Zelimkhan Bakaev was killed as part of the region’s anti-gay crackdown. The 26-year-old openly gay Bakaev (pictured), who had been living in Moscow, was last seen on 8 August 2017 when he returned home to Chechenya to attend his sister’s wedding. According to reports, […]
Messy! SABC speaks out on David Tlale reality show furore
The awkward dispute between always controversial fashion designer David Tlale and the aggrieved winner of his reality TV series shows no sign of abating. The openly gay Tlale was the mentor in last year’s 13-part series, The Intern By David Tlale, which followed 12 aspiring fashion designers who competed to become his next assistant designer. The show was […]
Printers apologise for sending same-sex couple ‘satanic’ pamphlets
The printing company that replaced a gay couple’s wedding programmes with shocking anti-LGBT pamphlets has apologised. The men, Australians Stephen Heasley, 39, and Andrew Borg, 31, (pictured), ordered their wedding programmes through Vistaprint, a popular international online printing service. The blue and gold programmes were to include flowers in the design and the lyrics to their […]
Mooinooi lesbian couple murder accused says burnt bones are from horses
The bail hearing for the suspects accused of murdering married lesbian couple Anisha and Joey van Niekerk has only deepened the mystery around their killing. After a final suspect, a woman, was arrested on Sunday, a total of eight people are now facing charges of murder, rape, kidnapping, robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm and […]