Johannesburg Pride 2017 Gallery 1
Thousands came out for Johannesburg Pride 2017 on Saturday, 28 October in Melrose Arch. After the parade, the crowds swelled as they celebrated their identity, community and freedoms in a safe and affirming space. Check out this first gallery of images by David Penney. Click here for the 2nd Johannesburg Pride 2017 gallery. Click here for a report […]
Global survey: 24% percent of South Africans want gay people in jail
The largest global survey on attitudes towards LGBT people has found that while most support equality for sexual and gender minorities, large percentages still believe we should be criminals. Undertaken by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) and RIWI Corp, the massive poll surveyed around 116,000 individuals in 77 countries. As […]
Opinion | Lessons we can learn from the Kevin Spacey furore
Until now, Kevin Spacey never publicly revealed that he is gay. For decades, long after other actors came out, he remained totally closeted and side-stepped the issue of his sexuality. In the early stages of his career, when Hollywood moguls demanded their gay stars played straight, Spacey’s reticence was understandable and forgivable. But since the […]
A first for Asia as Hong Kong is chosen to host Gay Games
An Asian city will host the Gay Games for the first time after Hong Kong was announced as the bid winner for the 2022 event. On Tuesday, the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) revealed that the city had beaten out two other competitors; Guadalajara in Mexico and Washington D.C. in the US. “The impact that […]
Mamba Q&A: Actor and singer Litha Bam
Actor and singer Litha Bam is best known as Nhlanhla on etv’s Scandal and for guest roles on 7de Laan and Intersexions. Now he’s released his upbeat first single, Feel the Music. Born in the Eastern Cape but raised mostly in Johannesburg, Litha started acting, singing and dancing in high school and university before leaving […]
Scathing judge blocks Trump’s transgender military ban
There’s been a major victory in the first case filed against President Trump’s discriminatory ban on transgender military personnel. On Monday, a US District Court ruled in favour of seven transgender service members who argued that the ban violates their rights to due process and equal protection. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a preliminary injunction blocking […]
Backlash against Kevin Spacey for linking being gay with child abuse
Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey’s career is in freefall as the LGBT community lashes out at his attempt to deflect sexual abuse claims by coming out as gay. On Sunday, Star Trek Discovery star Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of making “sexual advances” towards him when he was 14 years old. Spacey responded on Twitter by stating that […]
Thousands celebrate Johannesburg Pride 2017 despite boycott calls
A call for a boycott of Johannesburg Pride for being “elitist” seemed to have little impact on the throngs who attended Africa’s oldest LGBTQ Pride event on Saturday. The day, which was chilly and overcast, began with a short march along Corlett Drive and around the Melrose Arch precinct, and continued into the night with speeches […]
Kevin Spacey comes out amid claim of sexual advance on young actor
It has taken an accusation of inappropriate sexual behavior towards a 14-year-old for Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey to finally confirm that he is a gay man. In a BuzzFeed article on Sunday, Star Trek Discovery star Anthony Rapp claimed that Spacey made sexual advances towards him 31 years ago. According to Rapp, in 1986, Spacey invited […]
Tanzania | We were held hostage, says SA lawyer about ordeal
A deported South African lawyer has confirmed that the Tanzanian police attempted to force 12 people arrested in Dar es Salaam to have anal exams, in what’s been described as a blatant abuse of power. Sibongile Ndashe, Executive Director of the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA), spoke out about her recent arrest and […]