CT TO HOST INT. GAY TOURISM EVENT
Cape Town has scored a major coup that’s set to cement its place as one of the world’s top gay tourism destinations. The Mother City has won its bid to host the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association’s (IGLTA) 33rd Annual Global Convention in 2016. This marks the first time that IGLTA will hold its […]
GAY TESTS: CANCEL QATAR WORLD CUP
Following reports of planned “gay tests” by Gulf nations, leading British LGBT rights activist Peter Tatchell has called for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be cancelled. Earlier this week, it was revealed that the Kuwaiti health ministry intended to conduct medical tests to “detect” gay expatriates “who will be then barred from entering […]
US BASKETBALL PLAYER COMES OUT
Derek Schell from Hillsdale College in south central Michigan has become the first openly gay NCAA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Division II basketball player in the US. Schell came out to the public in an inspirational article published by Outsports.com on Monday. The twenty-two-year-old wrote that he knew he was gay from an early […]
FAMILY KIDNAPS GAY SON
It’s been claimed that a Serbian family had their gay son kidnapped by a gang in an effort to ‘cure’ him. The Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) in Belgrade has reported that the 29-year-old, identified only as MM, was apparently snatched from the home he shared with his partner by the gang. The 22-year-old boyfriend, identified […]
THE 2013 FEATHER AWARDS NOMINEES
It’s been five years, and the Feather Awards are all grown up – well, as grown up as the country’s cheekiest, most irreverent and unapologetically fabulous awards ceremony can be! On Tuesday, the nominees for this year’s Feather Awards were announced, and Mambaonline.com has been nominated in the Media category. Controversially the Gupta family and […]
FURORE OVER UK GAY STATS
A gay marketing group is angrily disputing the UK government’s claim that there are less than a million lesbian, gay and bisexual adults in the UK. This surprisingly low figure was included in a report published by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) last week. Based on its Integrated Household Survey, ONS concluded that […]
ANGOLA’S TRANS UN AMBASSADOR
In a bold move, UNAIDS has gone ahead with a long-mooted plan to make Angola’s transsexual Kuduro star Titica one of its goodwill ambassadors. UNAIDS is no stranger to recruiting popular Angolan figures to help with its in-country awareness campaigns. Angola’s Miss Universe, Leila Lopes, was until recently the face (and body) of a poster […]
GREY’S TR KNIGHT MARRIES
Former Grey’s Anatomy star TR Knight has married his boyfriend of three years, known only as Patrick. According to Us Weekly, the 40-year-old star, who found fame playing the character of Dr. George O’Malley, tied the knot on Friday last week at an intimate ceremony with family and friends. Two of the celebrities who attended […]
PARIS TO HOST 1OTH GAY GAMES
The city of Paris has been selected as the location for the 2018 edition of the Gay Games, the world’s largest LGBT sporting and cultural event open to all. The French capital was chosen over fellow finalists Limerick (Ireland) and London to organise the tenth Games. The international delegates and board of directors of the […]
COCAINE INCREASES HIV RISK
Scientists say that they have shown that cocaine use appears to make immune cells more susceptible to HIV. It’s often said that the spread of HIV has been fuelled by substance abuse, and not just when it comes to shared needles. It’s known that drug use also often leads to high-risk sexual behaviour. There is, […]