Gallery: Model Tyrone Nell stuns in new underwear label
Gorgeous Cape Town based model, digital strategist and entrepreneur Tyrone Nell has launched his own exclusive male underwear brand. Not only is he the brains behind the range, but he’s also the face (and body) of the TYNELL promotional campaign. The proudly gay Tyrone told Mambaonline that his love for fashion, passion for brand building and […]
LGBT inclusion for better African economies
Modern African states are neglecting the economic costs of homophobia at their own peril. In addition to the institutionalised homophobia in the modern African context, there is a disregard for the economic contributions and benefits that the decriminalisation and inclusion of the LGBT community may have for African economies. Institutionalised discrimination is bad for people […]
US government defends “disgraceful” vote on gay death penalty
The US State Department has justified why it chose to shockingly vote against a UN resolution that condemned the execution of people for being gay or lesbian. On Friday, the country joined 12 other states in opposing the resolution, which was nevertheless passed by the 47-member Human Rights Council in Geneva. The decision was described as […]
Encore screening of Inxeba (The Wound) in Durban as DGLFF 2017 resumes
The Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (DGLFF), which resumed this week, will have a final screening of Inxeba (The Wound) this Saturday. The event, which was originally set to take place at the end of August, was postponed after it was faced with unexpected last minute requirements by the Film & Publications Board (FPB) that […]
Panic and fear as Egypt arrests 57 people linked to LGBT community
Human rights groups are horrified as Egypt cracks down on the LGBT community as well as those who support its right to exist. According to some reports, more than 50 individuals have been arrested in the last few weeks, mostly on charges relating to “immorality”. The latest onslaught began when a number of people were […]
Outrage as KZN pastor says gay people possessed by demons
Charismatic Christian pastor Hamilton Nala has claimed on national television that he can cleanse gay people from the demons behind their homosexuality. “We don’t believe that God create homosexuality, we believe that homosexuality is like when you get a child with three legs,” Nala told ENCa’s Checkpoint programme, broadcast on Tuesday. Nala runs the Nala […]
UK | Reversal of HIV epidemic among gay men
For the first time ever there has been a decline in HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men in the UK. According to Public Health England (PHE), there was an overall decrease in new HIV diagnoses by 18% in 2016. HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men dropped further, by 21%, with this decline particularly […]
US joins 12 nations in refusing to condemn execution of gay people
In a historic first, the United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to condemn the imposition of the death penalty for consensual same-sex relations. The 47-member Human Rights Council passed the resolution – “The question of the death penalty” – on Friday, with 27 states voting in favour, 13 against and 7 abstentions. The resolution asked […]
This same-sex couple made a splash at the Pretoria Boys High matric dance
The matric dance is a rite of passage for many young South Africans, including this same-sex couple from Pretoria Boys High. Listeners of Jacarana FM’s Scenic Drive show recently shared photos of their children’s matric dance with host Rian van Heerden. A picture of Joshua Harper and Ryan Nortje attending their special night was sent in […]
Why Gay Pride is as relevant as ever
Over the weekend, some members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender) community congregated for the annual Soweto Pride activities. I wasn’t aware of this event until a friend brought it up during a call as he sought my views on it. He isn’t in favour of marches of any kind as he believes […]