Where are diverse gender identities in the Sixteen day campaign?
In a world of global citizenship, social media makes individuals previously isolated more accessible. Despite the rampant homophobia that still pervades attitudes and mind sets, diverse gender identities are on the agenda. Recent media clamour has focused on celebrity transgender identities like American Olympian Bruce Jenner who has transitioned to become Caitlyn Jenner. This opened […]
Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride screening
GALA in Joburg is hosting a screening of the acclaimed Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride, followed by a panel discussion on Tuesday, 23rd June. The event is in conjunction with the High Commission of Canada and the WITS Centre for Diversity Studies and will feature the film’s executive producer Charlie David from Canada. The […]
Limpopo Pride 2015 a two day event
The fourth annual Limpopo Pride is set to be a two day event, taking place in Polokwane on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 June. Organisers earlier this month postponed the original May 9 event to ensure the safety of participants and to rally more support from civil society and government. The two day event will […]
Advertorial: Jack’d makes a splash in SA
There’s a new dating app in town and it’s making a serious splash. Brought to you by the guys who created Manhunt, Jack’d is a young, fresh and sexy app for dating and socialising. It’s currently the most used gay app in Asia and keeps growing daily worldwide, faster than any of its competitors. First […]
GAY COUPLE’S HONEYMOON ALMOST RUINED BY BIGOTS
A gay couple’s honeymoon in the Western Cape fishing town of Paternoster was almost ruined after they were verbally abused and manhandled by homophobes and racists. Following an enjoyable dinner on Saturday night at the Gaaitjie Salt Water restaurant, stylist David Lerouw Lascurain and his husband Aitor decided to continue celebrating their days-old marriage at the […]
POLICE PROTECT UGANDA GAY PRIDE MARCHERS
Around 200 LGBT Ugandans took part in the third annual Uganda Gay Pride on the weekend. The Beach Pride Uganda parade and celebration was held on the beaches of Lake Victoria in the town of Entebbe on Saturday. Participants, some understandably wearing masks to hide their identities, paraded through the botanical gardens, holding up rainbow […]
EMPTY PROMISES OR NEW BEGINNINGS?
Things are looking up, right? Just days ago, our beloved Caster Semenya was in the headlines of none other than the Daily Sun, not because her gender or hormone levels were, once again, put under a degrading spotlight, but because she had announced her soon-to-be marriage to her girlfriend. And less than a month ago, […]
GROWING LGBT ANGER AT COKE’S HYPOCRISY
Anger at Coca-Cola’s cynical efforts to target the gay market while refusing to take a stand against Russian homophobia is spilling over within the global LGBT community. The company, which is one of the main sponsors of the Sochi Olympic Winter Games in Russia next month, has continued to reject calls by LGBT activists for […]
MAMBA’S GAUTENG LGBT PRIDE GUIDE
Many in Gauteng’s LGBT community are confused by the range of Pride events set to take place in the coming weeks. Here’s our attempt to clarify the what, when and where. In 1990, Johannesburg became the first African city to host an LGBT Pride event. Almost a decade ago, Soweto Pride was launched and more […]
NEW JERSEY BANS EX-GAY THERAPY FOR MINORS
New Jersey has become the second US state after California to ban gay conversion therapy for minors as a harmful practice. On Monday, Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law that bars professional counsellors from attempting to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender expression. The bill passed both houses of the legislature […]