Nigeria: Couple on the run as 53 arrested at ‘gay wedding’
A group of 53 people have appeared in a court in Nigeria on charges of attending a ‘gay wedding’, while the alleged couple is said to be on the run. According to Premium Times, the accused were arrested on April 15 in a raid on a motel in the city of Zaria, in the northern […]
Alert! Gay joburg man ambushed and robbed on online date
A Johannesburg man says he was abused and robbed after he arranged to meet another man through the gay dating site Manhunt. The victim, who has asked not to be named, reached out to Mambaonline about the traumatic experience in a bid to warn others. On Saturday, after chatting with the person behind the Manhunt […]
7de Laan introduces first transgender actress and character
7de Laan continues to challenge the status quo! After screening its first gay kiss last month, the soap series has broken more new ground by introducing a transgender character, played by a transgender actress. On Tuesday, the show debuted the character of Geneviève, played by 27-year-old Deonay Balie, an art and drama primary school teacher from […]
Chechnya: Journalists threatened over gay purge reports
Instead of assisting the victims, officials and clerics are threatening the Russian newspaper that first exposed the campaign of abuse against gay men in Chechnya. On April 1, 2017, Novaya Gazeta published an article documenting that Chechen police have been rounding up men believed to be gay and holding them in secret detention facilities, where […]
Femme In Public: A creative spotlight on trans & gender non-conforming identities
An American performance artist and a group of South African transgender and gender-non-conforming artists have come together for Femme in Public, a fierce new creative project. In December, US performance artist, activist and poet Alok Vaid-Menon and Joshua Allen teamed up with Cape Town stylists, designers, photographers, musicians, writers, activists and performance artists to document […]
Londoners protest Chechnya’s gay concentration camps
Hundreds have protested near the Russian embassy in London over reports that the Chechnyan government has been arresting and torturing gay men. The event on Thursday was organised by Pride in London and follows an open letter that the organisation sent to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson calling on the British government to assist the LGBT+ […]
Saudi Arabia must investigate transgender woman’s death
Human Rights Watch has called for Saudi Arabia to investigate the death and alleged torture of a Pakistani transgender woman at a police station. The authorities should also immediately release five Pakistanis who remain in detention on suspicion of committing morality related “offences,” said the organisation. On February 26, local media reported that Saudi police […]
No action taken against principal who outed ‘lesbian’ pupils
It appears that the principal accused of the homophobic abuse of 38 high school pupils in the Eastern Cape will not face any disciplinary action. It was reported last month that Principal Nomampondomise Kosani of Ulwazi High School ‘outed’ the girls, aged 14 to 18, as lesbians to their parents, guardians and teachers after two […]
Step into an LGBTQ+ wonderland with Pink Loerie 2017
Knysna’s forests will be filled with fantastical fairies, bears, princes, princesses, (frogs too), kings and fabulous queens for the Malebooth Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival 2017, powered by MambaOnline.com and Exonika. From 26 April to 1 May 2017, South Africa’s most beautiful town will once again host the annual celebration of all things […]
Burnt lesbian murder victim: More pain for Nonkie’s family as suspects released
The LGBTI community in Kroonstad is said to be living in fear after being allegedly threatened by one of the suspects in the murder of Nonkie Smous. Last week, a burnt out body, presumed to be the 28-year-old openly lesbian woman, was found in the township of Maokeng. The victim was burned beyond recognition. According […]