Sexual Health: Here’s Why You Need To Invest In PrEP
South Africa is one of the many countries facing an HIV/Aids pandemic with a prevalence rate of about 12.8% of the total of the...
5 Reasons To Join The Beyhive Today
Beyoncé has arguably has the greatest fan base, the Beyhive, of any other celebrity at the moment. But there are many reasons why the...
Omar Sharif Jr: It’s Always Been Difficult To Be Queer In...
Omar Sharif Jr. gives face and voice to the queer population in Egypt who face clampdown at the hands of the authorities. Close to...
South Africa’s Entertainment Needs Queer Visibility
South Africa's mainstream entertainment industry has come a long way in terms of opening up the industry and allowing for new talent to surface...
Tsoku Maela: Femininity As A Shade Of Love That We Should...
With No More Cliches, Please artist Tsoku Maela endeavours to capture the resistance of brown women and to address the clichés associated with resistance...
Inxeba’s ‘Porn’ Rating Was Due To Public Pressure
Many people were quite unhappy after the Film and Publication Board (FPB) announced that its Appeal Tribunal had overturned the classification rating of the...
Queer artist Desire Marea harassed at OR Tambo
Navigating the world as a visibly queer person is not easy when many violences are faced by them.
On Friday, Desire Marea of the queer...
The Color Purple Musical is a must-see for all
The Broadway-staged The Color Purple musical had its opening performance with an all South African cast at the Joburg Theatre on Sunday and The...
Inxeba proves how heteronormativity feels uncomfortable when challenged
I have been paying attention to the conversation around the premier of Inxeba, a movie that looks at how gay black men are marginalised...
Inxeba premiere suspended in East London
The Hemingways Mall in East London announced on Friday morning that it has suspended the screening of Inxeba: The Wound, a movie that tackles...
Laws need to be put in place to protect rights of...
There has been a call for the banning of genital mutilation of intersex children but this can only be done if there is legislation...
Gay culture: it is really about inclusion and acceptance
Gay culture, a term popularised that explains the lived realities of gay people in society, is certainly not new, but has gained prominence through...
5 queer-friendly clinics in Gauteng you should know of
The LGBTQIA+ community has historically been disproportionately affected by sexually-transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS. However, medical advances means that this is not necessarily the case...
Khayelitsha hosts its first ever Queer Film Festival
The first Queer Feminist Film Festival will happen in Khayelitsha over weekend of 19 to 20 January, aiming to create an inclusive space to...
Dispelling 6 common myths that stop people from donating blood
The South African National Blood Services' (SANBS) homepage states that there are currently only 2.4 days worth of blood in stock. This shortage is...
It’s time we redefined masculinity as the LGBTQIA+ community
Society's definition of masculinity and what a man should be has created a huge divide within the LGBTQIA+ community that needs serious attention. Traditional...
Film and Publications Board angers queer community with pedosexual tweet
On Thursday, the Film and Publication Board of South Africa (FPB) tweeted a hoax article that paedophilia would be recognised as a sexuality forming...
Dealing with queerphobia during initiation season
While society has come a long way in being less discriminatory towards queer bodies, spaces like rural areas seem to be more reluctant still...
SA Men Awards nominates homophobic, misogynistic preacher
Behold the SA Men Awards, where we celebrate men for not being trash during the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women...
Zimbabwe’s LGBT community hopes Mnangagwa will decriminalise homosexuality
Zimbabwe is one of several African countries that do not acknowledge the rights of queer bodies. But members of Zimbabwe's queer community are hopeful...
