Watch the Season 2 Bloopers from Love@FirstNight
Love@FirstNight has become a fan favourite from Slay TV as new episodes seem to start a conversation on Twitter. Now, the network has released the bloopers from Season 2. Check them out.
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Cover Star: LGBT Activist, Micheal Ighodaro
Michael Ighodaro’s world changed when he had to leave his home and all he knew after his sexuality was revealed. Now, he is an Assistant Professor of Global LGBTI Studies at The New School University in New York and the Program Manager at AVAC, Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention. In 2015, he became a White…
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Disney Channel introduces first gay character
Disney Channel has made history as it introduced the channel’s first gay character in the season premiere of the show, Andi Mack. The story arc featured the channel’s first depiction of the coming-out journey of Cyrus Goodman, a supporting character in the series played by 15-year-old Joshua Rush. In a statement made available to Deadline,…
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Johannesburg Pride Releases Official Statement following calls for Boycott
Johannesburg Pride has been in the news this past week as queer communities across South Africa are calling for its boycott due to its location and alleged “homophobic” performer. However, the organisers have offered clarification in a statement made available to The Rustin Times: Johannesburg Pride has been in the main stream media for the…
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Jay Bond: Guilty or Perfect?
I think one of the biggest things I’ve struggled with is guilt. I’m also positive I’m not the only one. I think I figured out quite early that I wasn’t straight. From my very first year in junior secondary school, I had known but I had dismissed it. The thought alone made my heart pound…
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Cape Town’s Our City Film Project to focus on LGBT Short Films
Our City Film Project is a film collective in Cape Town, showcasing the work of filmmakers from different cities to a global audience. It is a community celebrating storytelling and passion. This year, the theme is focusing on LGBT Short Films. Critically acclaimed films like We did not Fall from the Sky and MAI will…
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Rotimi Chris: Naturally Homosexual
“Homosexuality is unnatural!” This has become the mantra of the average anti-gay person in the world, whether or not they understand the meaning behind such statement. Sadly, many people, even homosexuals believe this to be true, hence prompting the need to change or even pray the gay away. These are not exactly irrational people who…
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Ines Rau is Playboy’s first Transgender Playmate
Playboy has a transgender playmate. Ines Rau is the first transgender playmate in the 64-year history of the magazine. According to Cooper Hefner, a top executive at the magazine, the decision aligns with the magazine’s founding mission of embracing changing attitudes about sex. Ines Rau first appeared in Playboy’s May 2014 issue in a special edition,…
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Heartstone & Ka Bodyscapes win big at the Cape Town International Film Festival
The winners of the 2017 edition of the Cape Town International Film Market & Festival were announced in a grand event hosted by Pearl Thusi and Maps Maponyana. Heartstone & Ka Bodyscapes were big winners in the LGBT Film Category. Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson’s Heartstone took home the main award in the category. The film deals with the…
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#OurStories: My New Normal by Rotimi Chris
I went through life thinking I was a regular Joe. I had no idea how far my life was from regular. I was 3 when my mother walked out on us. I was 8 when my father kicked us out. Yes I didn’t know my mother enough to mourn her but I grew up knowing…
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Elton John Condemns Betty Price for Suggesting People Living with HIV Should be Quarantined
Last week, Georgia State Representative Betty Price, who is married to the former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, asked the head of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s HIV epidemiology section what officials are “legally able to do” to limit the spread of HIV throughout the state. She went on to suggest that people living with…
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“I feel just as much woman as I am man” – Sam Smith on his Gender Fluidity
Sam Smith is telling it all. In an interview with The Sunday Times, the award winning performer revealed he doesn’t consider himself as a cisgender man. He said “I’ve got loads of heels at home. … People don’t know this, but when I was 17, I remember becoming obsessed with Boy George and Marilyn, and…
