Mambagirl News
UK dance shoe company backs same-sex ballroom dancing:
When you think of ballroom dancing you think of sparkles and glitterballs, and you also probably
Changing lives for 21 years:
OUT, the Pretoria-based health and well-being non-profit organisation serving the LGBT community, is celebrating its 21st anniversary
Three jailed for having gay sex in Morocco:
Three Moroccan men have each been jailed for three years after being found “guilty” of homosexuality.
Newly crowned Miss Gay Jozi to champion LGBT youth:
The annual Miss Gay Jozi pageant crowned its 2015 queen on Saturday night; a 27-year-old model from
Ireland: Marriage equality vote based on a “whim”:
Human Rights Watch has welcomed Ireland voting to legalise same-sex marriage but
Singer accused of being homophobic wins Eurovision:
Sweden’s Måns Zelmerlöw spoke out for the gay community after winning the Eurovision Song
Ireland approves gay marriage in high turnout poll:
UK media outlets are reporting that Irish voters have overwhelmingly voted in favour of legalising
Moscow Pride banned for 10th year running:
Moscow has again banned organisers from holding a Pride parade in the city, marking a decade of oppression against
Swiss Supreme Court nixes gay couple as fathers:
The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland has refused to recognise two gay men as the legal parents of
Oregon also bans gay “conversion therapy”:
Oregon has become the third American state to ban efforts to alter the sexual orientation or
Madonna stirs debate with gay Muslim-Jewish photo:
Madonna has stirred up controversy with an image of an intimate gay moment between a Muslim and a Jew.
Gay sangomas demand recognition:
It’s hard being gay and a sangoma, traditional healer Michael Khumalo told a workshop organised as part of the Khumbulani Pride
Cate Blanchett denies lesbian romances:
Actress Cate Blanchett has denied that she’s had affairs with other women.
The 45-year-old star was recently
Relief as Zambian court confirms activist’s acquittal:
Zambian human rights activist Paul Kasonkomona will remain a free man after a court
21 young men in “gay cult” arrest in Nigeria:
Twenty-one youths have been arrested in Nigeria, apparently for belonging to a “gay
Obama marks International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia:
President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, marked the annual International
Meet the first gay male head of state to marry in office:
The Prime Minister of Luxembourg has become the first gay male leader of a country to enter
Toya Delazy fights with record label to release album for free:
Toya Delazy, arguably South Africa’s most visible openly LGBT pop artist,
Ten years of slow progress for global gay rights:
Ahead of Sunday’s International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), a new report
Khumbulani Pride comes to Khayelitsha:
The Cape Town township of Khayelitsha will be hosting the third annual Khumbulani Pride this Saturday, 16 May.
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