SA’s Oelof de Meyer ready for this weekend’s Mr Gay World
South Africa’s Oelof de Meyer says he’s ready to represent the country at the international Mr Gay World competition this weekend in Malta. The 28-year-old De Meyer is not just a pretty face (and a gorgeous body) but is also a successful renewable energy engineer. He left Joburg for Europe earlier in the week to […]
Caitlyn Jenner & Tim Cook make Time’s 100 most influential list
Caitlyn Jenner and Tim Cook have been named two of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. A former Olympic athlete turned reality TV star, Jenner was listed by the magazine under the category of Pioneers. Writing about her for Time, transgender activist Wayne Maines praised the 66-year-old for “having the […]
UK warns LGBT tourists visiting North Carolina and Mississippi
The UK’s Foreign Office has issued a travel advisory for LGBT tourists visiting the US states of North Carolina and Mississippi. The two states recently passed controversial laws that allow for discrimination against LGBT people. The Foreign Office says in its travel advice: “The US is an extremely diverse society and attitudes towards LGBT people […]
Sentencing of David Olyne’s murderer delayed for third time
Justice for gay hate crime murder victim David Olyne has been delayed for a third time in the Western Cape High Court in Ceres. Sentencing of his killer Christo Oncke, 29, was this week postponed until 19 May because his psychological report is still outstanding. According to Son, Judge Siraj Desai insisted that he cannot […]
Imaginative gay rights campaign launched in Cape Town
Scalabrini Centre, a migrant rights and resources organisation, officially launched its ‘Let’s Face It’ campaign in March as part of an effort to promote gay and lesbian rights and highlight emerging hate crimes legislation. They’ve cited the 20th anniversary of South Africa’s Constitution, the first to recognise gay rights, as a fitting time to take […]
Stiaan Louw and WeTheBrave will “cover your butt”
Menswear designer Stiaan Louw and WeTheBrave have launched the unique homoerotic Cover Your Butt campaign which brings together male underwear and sexual health. Louw’s limited edition range of underwear visually represents the concept of “covering your butt” through safer sex and the use of PrEP amongst gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM). “My […]
Uganda sports boss released after sodomy verdict overturned
A court has released former Ugandan football boss Chris Mubiru who was last year found guilty of sodomy in a sensational case that made headlines across the country. Mubiru was convicted in September for having sex with another man, allegedly against his will. The trial was preceded by lurid reports splashed across the front pages […]
Possible U-turn as UK reconsiders cancelling rollout of PrEP
Following an outcry and threatened legal action, England’s NHS has announced that it will relook at its cancelled roll-out of PrEP to men who have sex with men (MSM). In March, the NHS shocked HIV groups by pulling the plug on its advanced decision-making process on whether to make PrEP available. Its claim that it […]
Meet the Mr Mardi Gras SA 2016 finalists & vote for your fave
Now you can influence who will represent South Africa at Mr Gay World next year. Public voting for the contestants in the Mr Mardi Gras South Africa (MRMGSA) pageant is open. The event will take place in Knysna on Friday 29 April as part of the Pink Loerie Arts & Culture Festival. Your votes will […]
Jerusalem gay Pride killer found guilty of murder & attempted murder
The anti-gay religious extremist who stabbed seven people during last year’s Jerusalem Pride parade has been found guilty of murder. In July 2015, Yishai Shlissel, an ultra-Orthodox Jew, ran amuck through the parade, stabbing Pride participants with a 15 cm-long kitchen knife. One of his victims, 16-year-old Shira Banki, tragically succumbed to her injuries in hospital […]