Yoko Ono: John Lennon wanted to have sex with men
Yoko Ono has revealed that her iconic late husband, John Lennon, was interested in the idea of sleeping with other men. In an interview with The Daily Beast, the performer and artist said that she and Lennon, who was gunned down in 1980, believed that, “basically, all of us must be bisexual.” She explained that […]
Simon Nkoli to be honoured in 2nd memorial lecture
The life and work of one of South Africa’s most influential LGBTI activists will be remembered in the second Simon Nkoli Memorial Lecture on 22 October at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. The inaugural Simon Nkoli Memorial Lecture took place last year as an initiative of the University of Johannesburg’s LGBTI student group, Liberati. It aims […]
Matthew Shepard remembered 17 years later
Monday was the 17th anniversary of the death of gay American student Matthew Shepard, whose murder sparked moves to highlight and criminalise hate crimes around the world. Matthew was just 21-years-old when he was brutally assaulted and tortured in 1998 by two men who left him tied to a fence to die in Laramie, Wyoming. […]
Johannesburg Pride 2015: All the details
The 26th annual Johannesburg Pride, Africa’s oldest LGBTIAQ+ event, will take place on Saturday 31 October at the Wanderers rugby field in Illovo, under the theme of “#IAmWhoIAm.” According to the event’s organising committee, this year’s theme is all about “not judging a person for who they are and embracing diversity and tolerance.” They explain […]
Opinion: Is ‘gay love’ funny?
An often forgotten fact is that the South African constitution was the first in the world to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation. We pride ourselves on being the ‘rainbow nation’, a land of equal opportunity and respect that is afforded to all those within its borders. Yet, doing the rounds on South African social […]
Questions asked about new “gay DNA saliva test”
One of the scientists behind a controversial new “gay test” has dropped out of the research over its ethical implications. The scientists claim they can predict the sexual orientation of males with up to 70 percent accuracy, with a saliva test that uses epigenetic information from nine regions of the human genome. The research was […]
Malaysia transgender community loses rights case
In a disappointing move, the Federal Court in Malaysia has thrown out a previous lower court ruling that ended a state ban on cross-dressing. In November 2014, the Putrajaya Court of Appeal ruled that a state Sharia-law ban on cross-dressing was unconstitutional, “degrading, oppressive and inhuman.” The case was filed by three transgender women who […]
Mr Gay World 2011, Francois Nel, has been found
Francois Nel, who was reported missing last week, has been found alive, amidst concern about his well-being. The status of the Mr Gay SA 2010 and Mr Gay World 2011 winner on the Missing Children SA Facebook page has now been listed as “found.” Mambaonline can reveal that his disappearance was not due to any third party’s […]
“Homophobic” bodybuilder claims Facebook was hacked
The Durban fitness trainer who last week posted a shocking anti-gay rant on social media has claimed that he wasn’t the one who wrote the vile hate speech. In a brief message to Mambaonline before taking his profile off Facebook following a backlash from the LGBT community, Jerome Michael Nayanah said simply that his profile “was hacked.” […]
Updated: SA’s Mr Gay World 2011 goes missing
Update: Nel has been found alive. More details here. n a shocking turn of events, Francois Nel, Mr Gay SA 2010 and Mr Gay World 2011, is reported to have gone missing. The news comes shortly after the death of his predecessor Charl Van Den Berg, 33, who was Mr Gay SA 2009 and Mr […]