Pride Uganda cancelled in wake of police and government threats
The organisers of Pride Uganda have cancelled this year’s event after being faced with threats of arrest and harm by the police and a government minister. In a statement, the organisers said they made the decision with “heavy hearts and deep-felt sadness” but explained they could not “put the lives of so many innocent people […]
This hunky Isidingo character just came out as gay (Watch)
Thabang, the new hunky character on Isidingo, revealed that he’s gay in Wednesday night’s episode of the popular soap series. Played by Pretoria-based actor Pholoso Mohlala, Thabang was recently introduced on the show as the son of one of the miners at Horizon Deep. His friend, Matlatla, has been trying to convince him to find girls […]
Voting for Mr Gay World Southern Africa 2017 now open
As public voting opens, Mr Gay World Southern Africa has announced that two delegates have withdrawn from the competition to be held in September. When entries closed at the end of July for the 2017 edition of Mr Gay World South Africa, thirteen delegates were announced who would be participating in the prestigious event. Two […]
Opinion | Young, Black and Gay – Corporate South Africa’s Leviticus
As the first in the world to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation and thus elevating South Africa to being the fifth country in the world, and to date, the first and only one in Africa to legally recognise same-sex marriage the Constitution of South Africa is a very critical resource in raising gender and […]
Mamba Q&A: Cape Town’s proudly gay rising star Latheem Gabriel
Capetonian singer, musician, songwriter and LGBT activist Latheem Gabriel is determined to become a musical star – but on his own terms. The 31-year-old Mitchells Plain native was singing by age eight and composing songs by sixteen. He stands out from many other performers by wearing his views on social justice on his sleeve and incorporating them into his […]
EFF’s Dali Mpofu calls out gay slap minister Manana for homophobia
EFF National Chairperson Dali Mpofu has joined those asking why Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mduduzi Manana beat a woman because she called him gay. Manana confessed to assaulting Mandisa Duma and another woman at the Cubana restaurant and cocktail lounge in Fourways, Johannesburg just over a week ago. Speaking in isiZulu, he said in […]
Italy | What, now there are gay toilets?
A hotel in southern Italy is under fire for having a flamboyant looking gay toilet icon on the premises. The Local reports that the establishment, in the town of Cavallino in the province of Lecce, has three, rather the usual two or single unisex toilet icons. One is a blue male figure, another is a […]
LGBTQ activist gets UK asylum after dehumanising 13 year struggle
After an often-humiliating legal battle lasting more than a decade, Nigerian LGBTQ activist Aderonke Apata can finally feel some stability in her life in the UK. The Home Office this week granted Apata, 50, refugee status after years of refusing to accept that she is lesbian and faced persecution in her homeland. “I’m extremely overwhelmed with […]
Charlottesville | White neo-Nazi supremacists chant anti-gay abuse (video)
America’s largest LGBTQ rights group has condemned the white supremacists’ rally, violence and attack on counter protesters in Charlottesville. The Virginia university town was besieged on the weekend by racist groups who demonstrated to “Unite the Right” for three days, leading to the death of Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old anti-hate counter protester. She was killed […]
Malawi | Public to be asked to give input on gay ban
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has called for the country’s homosexuality ban to be suspended while it conducts a public inquiry on the issue. In November 2016, the Solicitor General, Dr. Jane L. Banda, wrote to the MHRC on behalf of the government asking the commission to hold an investigation into LGBT equality. According to Banda, […]