I was seventeen when my mother found out I am gay. It did a lot of damage to our relationship. She felt like she didn’t know me anymore, that who she thought I’d been was a lie. This strained what used to be a tight friendship, a borderline obsession on my part. I no longer…
Last week, we reported on the music video from Logic, Khalid and Alessia Cara aimed at preventing suicide. At last nights award ceremony, they performed the song alongside an orchestra, a choir and survivors. Watch the emotional performance below.
Charles! Charles!! ” my mother called. Yes, mum but I’m Vera, not Charles” I protested. Shut up! You are a boy. You are not a girl” she sighed and slammed the door. Sadness envelopes me as I realise that my mother may never understand my identity. My name is Charles Austine Nlewedum but…
Tickets are now available for the Mr Gay World Southern Africa 2017 competition to be held at the Atterbury Theatre on 23 September 2017. What a night it promises to be! With thirteen hunky delegates, a variety of local talent and a new international star, this is one show not to be missed. The big…
It was on the 24th of August 1987 that Bayard Rustin passed away and even though society tried to make us forget, he is still remembered. His life and work continues to inspire LGBT activists not just in the United States but across the world. On November 20, 2013, Rustin’s partner Walter Naegle accepted the…
Orange is the New Black star, Laverne Cox has exciting news. In an interview with Access Hollywood, she revealed she is collaborating with Beyoncé on an upcoming project. While the details will be revealed on the 6th of September according to Cox’s Instagram post, she was quick to mention how much of a fan she is of…
My name is Joseph Ssemanda and I run the MASAKA KP HIV PREVENTION AND SUPPORT ORGANISATION (MAHIPSO). It is a local community-based livelihood project which was founded in 2015 and was officially registered at the Masaka District Administration in 2017. Its purpose is to promote health and human rights in what is known as Greater…
Critically acclaimed film, The Wound is not getting love from all sides. amaXhosa king Zwelonke Sigcawu is seeking to stop the distribution of the film. According to his lawyer, he says there are limits to the extent customs can be exposed. News24 is reporting that Sigcawu wants to talk to the film producers “amicably” before approaching…
The video to Logic’s latest single is powerful. Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid, the song titled 1-800-273-8255, is the United States National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The video tells the story of a boy coming to terms with his sexuality and it stars Don Cheadle, Coy Stewart, Nolan Gould and Matthew Modine. 1-800-273-8255 tackles bullying, acceptance and the importance of talking…
A new instagram account called Trans Disney is reimagining popular Disney characters from Ariel to Jasmine as transgender. The bio says “Disney movies are about freedom & transformation. What if they could tell a transgender story?” Check out some of them below. You're beautiful, no matter what they say. Word can't bring you down. Words…
A South Gauteng High Court has found a former South African ambassador to Uganda, Jon Qwelane, guilty of hate speech. He has been ordered to apologise to the gay community for his 2008 newspaper column titled “Call Me Names, But Gay Is Not OK” which the court found to be harmful. The South African Human Rights…
GFet – A New Dating App for Gay Men into BDSM, Fetish & Kinks, has been launched globally through the App Store. It’s the first Tinder-style app for gay men who are into the kink lifestyle. It’s no secret that dating in the gay world is hard. Gay people are still discriminated against the world over. Meanwhile…
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