Kylie Minogue won’t marry till gay and lesbian Aussies can
Australian-born pop star Kylie Minogue won’t marry her fiancé, English actor Joshua Sasse, until her home country has full marriage equality. Sasse has helped launch the “Say I Do Down Under” campaign in favour of same-sex marriage in Australia, ahead of a planned plebiscite on the issue. The campaign is also backed by Minogue and […]
Openly LGBT stars among top-earning TV talent in America
It pays to be funny! Openly gay The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons is the top earning comedy television actor in the US. He is tied in first place with fellow co-stars Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki, with all three each earning $1 million an episode for their work on the sitcom. Their salaries were […]
No to gays! Trevor Noah reveals North Carolina’s anti-gay law in action
Trevor Noah’s The Daily Show has depicted what happens when a food truck legally refuses to serve “gay people” under North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law. In the video, Roy Wood Jr and Jordan Klepper set up a fake barbecue food truck called Bone Brothers Flamin’ BBQ in the city of Raleigh and then arbitrarily reject hungry […]
GaySA Radio awarded grant from US Embassy
Much to Pastor Steven Anderson’s annoyance, the recently launched GaySA Radio station has received a small grant from the US Embassy in Pretoria. As the only online LGBTI radio station in Africa, GaySA Radio is giving a voice to the LGBTI community. Since starting test transmissions earlier in 2016, the station has quickly found its […]
SA’s award-winning gay & lesbian feature film now available online
If you missed it on the big screen, here’s your opportunity to watch last year’s acclaimed South African queer movie While You Weren’t Looking. The international festival edition of the 76min film can now be rented on the FILMDOO site at the cost of US $3.99 for 48 hours. Produced by Out In Africa, While You […]
Donald Trump lashes out at “politically correct” transgender troops in US military
Not surprising anyone at all, Donald Trump says he would support reversing the Obama Administration’s recent repeal of the US military’s ban on transgender personnel. On Monday, the controversial Republican presidential candidate was asked by a veteran what he thought of the “social engineering and political correctness that’s been imposed” on the military, such as […]
3rd Annual Simon Nkoli Memorial Lecture: “Black. Love. Borders”
The 3rd Annual Simon Nkoli Memorial Lecture will take place on 8 October at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. One of the icons of LGBTI liberation, Nkoli, at a time of immense social and political silencing, exclusion and oppression of black thought and action, showed passionate leadership and desire for social justice and universal human rights. […]
FEW determined to still host Soweto Pride this year
The organisers of the recently postponed Soweto Pride say they are still determined to host the event this year, and to ensure that it is “free and accessible to all”. Last month, FEW (Forum for the Empowerment of Women) announced that, for the first time in its 12-year history, the Saturday 24 September Pride had […]
Despite SA’s shameful abstention, UN expert on LGBTI rights is appointed
The appointment of Vitit Muntarbhorn as the first UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity has been welcomed by human rights groups. In June, South Africa shocked the LGBTI community when it chose to abstain in the vote at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva to create the global LGBTI watchdog position. On […]
Archbishop Makgoba pleads for gay Anglicans to “stick with us”
The head of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa has pleaded for lesbians and gays to be patient in the wake of last week’s discouraging vote against same-sex unions. On Friday, the church’s Provincial Synod, its top legislative body, rejected a proposal that would have allowed blessings for same-sex couples entering into civil unions. Archbishop […]