GAY WAR VETERANS MARRY
True love really knows no boundaries. John Banvard, a 95-year-old gay veteran of World War II, has tied the knot at a senior veteran’s home in California. He married his boyfriend of 20 years, 67-year-old Gerard Nadeau, who served in Vietnam, on Thursday last week. Fox 5 San Diego reported that the two lovebirds decided […]
VAAL LGBTIS & WITS CELEBRATE PRIDE
The past two weeks have seen two Pride events taking place in Gauteng, ahead of a number of larger Pride marches planned for the province in the coming days. On Saturday 7 September, the first-ever Vaal Pride took place in Shakespeare, Vanderbijlpark under the theme “Be Proud to be me”. Around 30 people took part […]
SA GAY ARTISTS MAKE A SPLASH OVERSEAS
Two South African gay artists are making waves internationally, but for very different reasons; one won a prestigious award while the other was arrested for public indecency in Paris. On 6 September, lesbian photographer Zanele Muholi added yet another award to her expansive list, this time receiving a Dutch Prince Claus Fund Award. She was awarded […]
LISTEN: BRITNEY’S NEW SINGLE LEAKS
Britney Spears’ new single Work Bitch has apparently been leaked a day before it was expected to be released The song, written by Willi.i.am and Sebastian Ingorsso protégé DJ Otto Jettman, among others, is a full-on club banger with Spears giving fans the secret to her success. “You want a hot body? You want a […]
ZAMBIAN TV ACTIVIST TRIAL TO GO AHEAD
A High Court Judge has ruled that the charges against Paul Kasonkomona – a well-known human rights and HIV/AIDS activist – are not in conflict with his constitutional rights. Kasonkomona (38) was arrested in April as he left a Lusaka television studio after making comments on live television supporting the rights of LGBT individuals and […]
SOWETO SET FOR 9TH LGBTIA PRIDE
First held in 2004, the 9th Annual Soweto Pride March will be taking place on 28 September in the Johannesburg township. The organisers, the Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), say that the march is a platform for LGBTIA people from Soweto and the surrounding townships and cities to reclaim public spaces. “This space will […]
TOYS “R” US TO END GENDER BIASED ADS
Why should toy guns only be for boys and dolls only for girls? Toy retail giant Toys “R” Us has agreed to stop using gender stereotypes when marketing toys to girls and boys in the UK. The announcement follows a recent meeting between Toys “R” Us UK board members and Let Toys Be Toys, a consumer […]
WITS QUEER RUGBY TEAM PLAY PRIDE MATCH
Joburg’s queer scene may very soon no longer associate the word “Wham” with tight shorts, neon colours and overly quaffed George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley hair. On Wednesday, to tie in with Wits University’s Pride Week, the Wham! queer social rugby team – consisting of gay guys and girls of all shapes and sizes – […]
POLICE TO INVESTIGATE GAY BASHING FAILURE
The Rosebank Police Station says that if the officers alleged to have ignored Sunday’s gay bashing in Johannesburg are found guilty, they will be disciplined. On Wednesday, Mambaonline reported that Gerald Pereira was punched in the face by a man after defending his boyfriend from gay slurs outside of a cross-dressing themed party in Rosebank. […]
TURKEY BANS GRINDR GAY HOOK-UP APP
Grindr, a sex-date app that helps gay men in the same vicinity meet, has been blocked by the authorities in Turkey. Turkish LGBT association Kaos GL reported on its website on Wednesday that Turkish users have not been able access the app since Tuesday. It said that the Istanbul Anatolia 14th Criminal Court of Peace […]