Pope urges Slovenians to vote against gay marriage
As Slovenians began voting on the issue of same-sex marriage this week, Pope Francis urged them to reject marriage equality. The country’s citizens are deciding, thorough a referendum, whether or not to support a law passed by Parliament in March that legalised same-sex marriage. The referendum was initiated by a conservative group called “Children Are […]
So, now tattoos “can turn you gay”?
A Ghanaian religious leader has warned that getting tattoos will result in young people becoming gay or lesbian. Described as a “spiritualist”, Mallam Yaa Wadudu from the coastal town of Apam, told local media that the practice is “the cause” of homosexuality. “Some people are tattooing themselves with all kinds of symbols without knowing the […]
Desperate Nigerian gay youth trapped and beaten
A gay man’s entrapment, humiliation and beating by a homophobic gang has been recorded by a media activist in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The young man, identified only as Isaac and thought be to be between 20 and 22 years of age, was lured by another man via Whatsapp to a house in the town on […]
Free State rugby player turned singer wins gay community’s sexiest man poll
The winner in this year’s Mambaonline Sexiest Man Survey, brought to you by WeTheBrave.co.za, is up-and-coming Afrikaans singing hunk Brendan Peyper. The gorgeous former Free State farm boy who gave up a rugby scholarship for a recording contract received the lion’s share of the almost 6,000 votes on South Africa’s leading gay news and lifestyle […]
Indian judge: Supreme Court made a mistake on gay ban
A retired senior judge and Chairperson of India’s Law Commission has criticised the country’s Supreme Court for failing to legalise gay sex in 2013. Speaking at a lecture on Saturday, Justice A P Shah said the court made a “mistake” by not striking down the criminalisation of homosexuality, arguing that it had “ignored the counter-majoritarian […]
Tunisia: 6 youth jailed, LGBT group leader flees
A crackdown on the LGBT community appears to be under way in Tunisia as six young men are jailed for three years after being found “guilty” of homosexuality. CNN Arabic reported that, according to local LGBT group Shams, the students were sentenced in the Tunisian city of Kairouan last week. They were also banished from returning […]
Meet your Sexiest Man 2015: Brendan Peyper
Up-and-coming 18-year-old music star Brendan Peyper, is who you voted as the Mambaonline Sexiest Man of the Year 2015 in our survey, brought to you by WeTheBrave.co.za. This farm boy from the Free State only completed his matric last year. He’s a keen rugby player who was torn between a promising rugby career and chasing […]
Surprise as ACDP (begrudgingly) proposes gay-friendly bill
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) is proposing a bill to allow parents of adoptive or surrogate children to be granted 10 weeks parental leave. The law, if passed, would apply to same-sex couples, something which the party said it begrudgingly had to accept. ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley explained that the proposed legislation did not […]
A victory as Joburg gay marriage ministers cleared of misconduct
Two Johannesburg Presbyterian ministers have been allowed by the church to continue to conduct and bless same-sex unions. Reverend Martin Young, from St Columba’s Presbyterian Church in Parkview, and Reverend Hansie Wolmarans were accused by a Cape Town minister of violating the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA). The Court of the […]
Sexiest Man 2015 runner-up: Nkululeko Tshirumbula
Generations actor Nkululeko Tshirumbula is the runner up in the Mambaonline Sexiest Man of the Year Survey 2015, brought to you by WeTheBrave.co.za (the winner was singer Brendan Peyper). This Pretoria-born hottie gave up his studies in Administration Finance for the risky life of an actor. And it paid off! He’s now known for his […]