A 25-year-old man is being held for allegedly raping his lesbian ex-girlfriend in Pretoria. News24 is reporting that the rape happened on Sunday morning. He appeared briefly on Tuesday at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on a count of rape. The man who is a foreign national is currently in custody. The case was postponed to September 27 so…
My nuclear family and some of my extended family know I’m gay thanks to my mother. I didn’t mind that she told my dad and brothers. It was inevitable. But then I found out she told her sisters I was pissed and scared. Then she went and told my uncle about it and I was…
Another member of the LGBTIQ community has made Emmy history. American actress, producer, and screenwriter, Lena Waithe known for her role as Denise on Master of None took home the award for co-writing the “Thanksgiving” episode of the hit Netflix series with co-creator and star, Aziz Ansari. The episode was based on her coming out…
British Nigerian singer Kele Okereke is speaking on gay musicians who don’t support the community. In an Interview with Attitude Magazine, the Bloc Party frontman said: “I don’t see many gay artists in the mainstream being that real.” He added that they are not doing enough with their mainstream visibility. He added that: “There’s still…
Tanzania’s semi-autonomous region, Zanzibar is in the news and this time it is not for tourism. The BBC is reporting that 12 women and eight men were picked up in a hotel where they were receiving training about HIV/Aids education programmes. The Regional police commander Hassan Ali Nasri said “They are implicated in homosexuality. We arrested…
It was a fun evening as German Consul General in Nigeria, Mr Ingo Herbert hosted renowned Nigerian On Air Personality, Gbenga Aborowa as he had an in depth conversation with Nigerian LGBT activist Bisi Alimi on his journey, sexual rights and homophobia in Nigeria. [View the story “A Recap of Bisi Alimi in…
Nigeria’s first Diversity and Inclusion conference ended with foremost Nigerian activist, Bisi Alimi giving the closing plenary. The graduate of the University of Lagos spoke about the importance of the inclusion of women in the national conversation. He added that diversity and inclusion should be included in the curriculum for students in the country so…
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The Powerpuff Girls are coming back to Cartoon Network and this time they are 4! Cartoon Network has announced that the 4th member will be black and will be voiced by award winning South African singer, Toya Delazy. She shared the news on her Twitter page. AND JUST LIKE THAT, I BECAME A POWERPUFF GIRL 😆😆😆🇿🇦…
The LGBT community in Ekurhuleni (a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa) came out to show solidarity against gender based violence, at KwaThema Stadium. In a report by African Reporter, it was a part of the 9th annual Gay Pride celebrations in the region. A Ekurhuleni Aids Council…
CNN’s Don Lemon receives Davidson/Valentini Award from Van Jones and condemns white supremacy in powerful speech GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, honored CNN anchor and correspondent Don Lemon and Y Combinator president Sam Altman at the 2017 GLAAD Gala on September 9 in San Francisco. The event recognizes tech innovators and storytellers…
A Western Cape High Court has ruled that individuals have the right to amend their gender even if they were married as heterosexuals. This comes as a result of a case around three women and their spouses‚ who took the department of home affairs to court after it had refused to change their gender description….
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