Cape Town’s The Westin hotel apologises for hosting anti-gay conference
Following a flood of outrage from the LGBTI community, Cape Town’s The Westin hotel has apologised for hosting an international conference of homophobes. The event for the World Congress of Families, an offshoot of an LGBTI hate group, took place on Saturday at the hotel. At the conference, delegates from around the world and South […]
Massive rally for marriage equality in Taiwan’s capital
In a remarkable show of support, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Taiwan’s capital, Tapei, to call for marriage equality. On Saturday (10 Dec), which was marked internationally as Human Rights Day, up to 250,000 people gathered along Ketagalan Boulevard in front of the Presidential Office for a huge pop […]
Clinicians trained to deliver HIV services to African gay and bisexual men
A training initiative for clinicians and community workers who deliver life-saving HIV services to communities facing hostility and prejudice, was launched last week. The Afya Academy is a partnership between the International HIV/AIDS Alliance (Alliance) and Anova Health Institute (Anova). It trains clinicians and community activists who work with sex workers, gay men and other […]
Constitutional Court rules on Qwelane case, trial to resume in March
In a mixed ruling, the Constitutional Court has found that it was procedurally unfair for the Jon Qwelane hate speech case to have been postponed. According to the court, the South Gauteng High Court should not have postponed the matter without having first considered the objections to the move by the SA Human Rights Commission […]
Local and global homophobes gather in Cape Town to attack same-sex families
Anti-gay zealots from around the world have met in South Africa to issue a declaration opposing same-sex marriage and families. The World Congress of Families Regional Conference took place last week at The Westin hotel in Cape Town; the city that’s often dubbed Africa’s gay capital. The event was hosted by the recently formed International Organisation […]
Exclusive Books sponsors Jozi Cats gay rugby tour
Exclusive Books, South Africa’s largest bookselling chain, has signed on as lead sponsor for the Jozi Cats #BtheWhistle gay rugby tour. The tour, which aims to blow the whistle on homophobia in sport, while inspiring other LGBTQI communities to start their own gay and inclusive rugby clubs, kicked off in Bloemfontein over the weekend. “Sport […]
Simon & I screening at Industry
Joburg queer social space Industry recently hosted a screening of activist and filmmaker Bev Ditsie’s documentary Simon & I; about her life and that of LGBTI struggle icon Simon Nkoli. Around 150 people attended the event in Maboneng, which not only marked World Aids Day but also celebrated the 15th anniversary of the original release […]
LGBTI group takes anti-gay political party to Equality Court
The Gay and Lesbian Network in Pietermaritzburg is standing up to a homophobic KwaZulu-Natal-based political party. The recently launched People’s Revolutionary Movement (PRM) has caused consternation with its stance against same-sex marriage, its belief that a “normal” society “consists of men and women”, and warnings of “Sodom and Gomorrah” if gay people are embraced. Following anti-gay […]
Watch! Here’s the trailer for the Tom of Finland biopic
A film about the life of iconic gay fetish artist Tom of Finland is set to hit the big screen, and the first trailer has just been released. The artist behind Tom of Finland was Touko Laaksonen, who produced more than 3,500 homoerotic drawings. Born in 1920, Laaksonen grappled with the homophobia of the times […]
Acclaimed gay film Moonlight gets 6 Golden Globe nominations
Moonlight, a coming of age drama about a gay African American man, is making waves as it stacks up a raft of award nominations and wins. On Monday, it became one of the most nominated films for the upcoming 2017 Golden Globe Awards, with acknowledgements in six categories. These include Best Motion Picture – Drama; […]