Police say 20 dead in “act of terorism” gay nightclub massacre
Update: The death toll has now risen to 50 people. Read our latest report here. Officials say that around 20 people were killed inside Pulse, the Orlando, Florida gay nightclub, by a lone gunman, in what they’ve described as an “act of terrorism”. In a briefing by police and FBI officers, it was revealed that […]
Update: Gunman dead in Orlando gay nightclub shooting
Update: Orlando Police have confirmed that the Pulse shooter is dead inside the club. It is unclear if he took his own life or if he was killed by police. Earlier, the police reported that law enforcement had conduced “a controlled explosion” but the purpose of the blast is not known. Police also tweeted: “We […]
Actor’s cousin released from “gay cure” facility
Sarah, the 17-year-old lesbian cousin of Supergirl actor Jeremy Jordan, has been released from a Christian facility said to be trying to change her sexuality. Earlier this week, we reported that Jordan had launched a desperate campaign to raise funds to pay for lawyers to convince the courts to free the young woman. It was claimed […]
World famous Boston Gay Men’s Chorus to tour South Africa
It’s been announced that the acclaimed Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) will embark on a tour of South Africa in June 2018. The tour will build on the success of BGMC’s two previous international tours — last year’s groundbreaking trip to the Middle East and a 2005 tour of Eastern Europe —during which BGMC sang […]
Mambaonline throws its weight behind GaySA Radio
South Africa’s premier online supplier of LGBTI news and lifestyle features, Mambaonline.com, is adding its voice to GaySA Radio. Mambaonline.com is South Africa’s most regularly used and most popular gay medium, reaching more than 70,000 unique visitors every month. Now, Mambaonline.com has announced that it’s partnering with new online LGBTI radio station, GaySA Radio, streaming […]
Meet the (stunning) Mr Spain who’s just come out
For the first time in the pageant’s history a Mr Spain has come out as gay, shortly after winning the title. The gorgeous Daniel Rodriguez from Tenerife beat out 47 other hunks two weeks ago to be crowned at a ceremony in the city Girona. The 23-year-old model is now making waves not only for […]
Nigerian author wins international award for lesbian fiction
Nigeria’s Chinelo Okparanta has won the Lambda Literary Award for lesbian fiction for her acclaimed début novel Under the Udala Trees. The coming of age book tells the story of Ijeoma, a young Nigerian girl who is sent away when civil war breaks out. There, she meets another displaced girl and the two fall in love. The […]
Most Aussie gay couples now in open relationships
A new survey of gay men in Australia suggests that more couples are now in open relationships than in monogamous ones. The trend was featured in this year’s Melbourne Gay Community Periodic Survey, conducted by the University of NSW, which questioned 2886 gay and same-sex attracted men about sex, relationships and sexual health. Thirty-one percent […]
Supergirl star tries to save cousin from “gay cure” school
Actor Jeremy Jordan, who plays the role of Schott, Jr on the TV series Supergirl, is raising funds in a desperate bid to save his lesbian cousin Sarah from a Christian “gay cure” school. Jordan says that the 17-year-old is being forced by her parents to go to an East Texas Christian boarding facility for […]
Blood on their hands: Russia blocks LGBT rights from historic UN Aids resolution
A number of countries have succeeded in removing support for LGBT equality from Wednesday’s landmark resolution to end the Aids epidemic. Russia, along with Iran, Poland, and a number of Gulf States removed language that called for an end to laws criminalising LGBT people and injecting drug users from the document, which was adopted by […]