US to end transgender military ban
Almost five years after the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the US military will end its ban on transgender personnel. According to reports, the US Department of Defence (DoD) will finally announce an end to the discriminatory policy on 1 July. “At long last, thousands of brave transgender patriots will be able to serve our […]
Pope Francis says Christians must apologise to gay people
Pope Francis says that the Catholic Church and Christians in general should express their regret for what they have done to gay people. The pontiff made the remark on a flight back to Rome from Armenia on Sunday, in response to a question from a reporter. The journalist asked if Francis believed that in the […]
Obama creates first LGBT national monument in America
History was made on Friday when President Obama proclaimed New York’s Stonewall Inn, the birthplace of the LGBT rights movement, a national monument. “I’m designating the Stonewall National Monument as the newest addition to America’s National Park System,” said Obama, noting that, “Stonewall will be our first national monument to tell the story of the […]
Awesome! Toya Delazy to perform at London Pride
In a major coup, South African music star Toya Delazy will be performing at Pride in London this Saturday. Delazy, who is one of Africa’s few proudly out LGBT artists, will be singing at the Women’s Stage in Soho at 6pm. The singer told Mambaonline that she feels “supper happy” about performing at one of […]
Ugandan police blame victims in LGBT-allied NGO break-in
Uganda’s police appear to have done little to investigate a break-in and murder at an LGBT-supporting human rights group’s offices and instead suggested that it was an inside job. Last month we reported that the offices of Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) were broken into in the early hours of the morning of […]
Meet Miss America’s first openly lesbian contestant
A 23-year-old woman has become the first openly gay Miss America contestant in the pageant’s 95-year history. South Carolina-born Erin O’Flaherty was crowned Miss Missouri last Saturday, automatically making her one of the competitors in the national contest. “I’m on cloud nine really just to be Miss Missouri,” she told Associated Press after beating out […]
Three quarters of LGBT Brits still hide their identity
Despite the assumption that acceptance is high in Britain, a majority of British LGBT people still feel the need to lie about their identity. This was revealed in new research based on a survey of more than 1,000 LGBT people released ahead of Pride in London on Saturday. It found that 74% of LGBT respondents […]
Barberton, are you ready for the next Feather Awards Dialogue?
The next and fourth Chevrolet Feather Awards Dialogue takes place in Barberton in Mpumalanga on Saturday 25 June. This year, the annual awards ceremony is marking its eighth anniversary by travelling to eight provinces to engage with communities about LGBTI issues and challenges. The dialogues are hosted in partnership with long standing sponsors Chevrolet and […]
LGBT Muslims to join London Pride march
A group of LGBT Muslims and straight Muslim allies will participate in the annual London Pride parade on Saturday. They will be part of veteran LGBT activist Peter Tatchell’s contingent and will show unity between LGBT and Muslim communities against all forms of hate. According to the Peter Tatchell Foundation, the group will hold up placards […]
Who knew? Older gay men are happiest with their sex life!
Gay and bi men over 60 are the happiest age group when it comes to the state of their sex life, while those in their forties are the least. According to the UK’s largest survey on bi and gay sexual health, 70% of men 65 and older said that they were satisfied with their sex […]