Feather Awards 2025: Nominees, awards date, how to watch live
The Feather Awards 2025 has officially announced its nominees, celebrating excellence, visibility, and influence within South Africa’s LGBTQIA+ community.
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‘Ms Mokoena’ takes DCS to court over rights to wear makeup and women’s clothes in prison
Nthabiseng Mokoena, a transgender inmate, is taking the Department of Correctional Services to court for refusing her gender-affirming healthcare and the right to wear makeup and women’s clothes.
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Who is Robin Westman? – Minneapolis school shooter wanted to be identified as a woman
The Minneapolis Catholic school shooting suspect, Robin M. Westman, born Robert Paul Westman, opened fire during morning Mass, killing two children and injuring 17 before taking their own life.
International
Andrea Gibson dies: Cause of death, biography, reactions
Poet and LGBTQ+ activist Andrea Gibson has died at 49 on Sunday, 14 July 2025.
Crime
Death of Muhsin Hendricks reverberates across the world
Pioneering openly gay imam Muhsin Hendricks was shot dead in Bethelsdorp, Eastern Cape, after reportedly officiating a lesbian wedding.
News
Donald Trump signs executive order banning transgender women in sports
The executive order declares that federal funding will be withdrawn from educational institutions that allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.
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President Trump vows to enforce two-gender policy in the US
President Donald Trump has declared a two-gender policy in his inauguration speech, pledging to restrict transgender rights and eliminate gender-neutral recognition
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Controversy erupts as Alex Consani wins Model of the Year at the 2024 Fashion Awards
Among the critics were those who pointed to Anok Yai, a nominee celebrated for her high-profile campaigns and editorial work, as the “deserving” candidate.
International
Mystery around Janne Puhakka death deepens as new details emerge
Finnish ice hockey star Janne Puhakka’s death is being treated as murder after police detained a suspect in connection with the case.
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Suellen Carey: Influencer who married herself files for divorce
Suellen Carey, a transexual who famously married herself, has filed for divorce, citing the pressures of self-commitment and personal growth.
International
Sam Smith alters ’Stay With Me’ lyrics to exclude gender identifiers
The update includes a significant lyrical change to remove gender-specific language.
International
JK Rowling courts backlash for denouncing ‘trans women are women’ sign
JK Rowling rekindled controversy over trans women’s identity with her remarks on a ‘trans women are women’ sign.
News
Mauritius is the latest nation to decriminalise same-sex relations in a divided continent
The Mauritian Supreme Court found that section 250 of the 1838 Mauritius Criminal Code, which criminalises anal sex between two consenting adult men, violates the 1968 Mauritius constitution.
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Chaos erupts after Ghana MP calls for ban on sodomy and ‘rimming’ [video]
Ghana MP Ursula Owusu-Ekuful ruptured the internet with her scathing call for a ban on sodomy and rimming during an anti-gay bill debate.
News
UK lawmakers mull over barring trans women from female-only spaces
The UK government is reportedly considering law changes that could potentially bar trans women from female-only spaces.
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Ramaphosa asked to speak out on Uganda’s homophobic law
About 100 members of the LGBT community marched to Parliament, against Uganda’s homophobic law.
Cape Town Buzz
Family and friends of murdered Phelokazi Mqathanya unveil mural in Khayelitsha
‘We cannot continue to be killed by faceless people,’ says Free Gender leader Funeka Soldaat about the murder of Phelokazi Mqathanya.
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Dave Chappelle slams behaviour of protesters at his show over transphobic claims
Dave Chappelle – who was embroiled in a transphobia row last year – doesn’t care if people ‘take issue’ with his jokes.
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2022 FIFA World Cup: England to make statement landing on ‘Gay Pride’ jet
England are flying to the World Cup on a Gay Pride jet to send a message to host nation Qatar about intolerance.
News
Daniel Radcliffe: JK Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ speaks out for trans people
Daniel Radcliffe ‘wouldn’t have been able to look [himself] in the mirror’ if he didn’t speak out in support of trans people after J.K Rowling was accused of transphobia.
Events
Johannesburg Pride 2022: Dates, venues, how to buy tickets
The Johannesburg Pride is back and better than before. Here’s everything you need to know.
Movies
Fans rejoice as new ‘Scooby-Doo’ film finally depicts ‘Velma’ as a lesbian
Jinkies! After decades of rumours, Scooby-Doo’s Velma has finally come out as lesbian in new movie.
News
Ntsiki Mazwai to gay men: ‘Stop trying to erase us’
Ntsiki Mazwai claims gay men use toxic masculinity to hijack women’s privileges.
News
LISTEN: Dave Chappelle calls Lil Nas X a s***y f-word [audio]
Dave’s old comments about Lil Nas X resurfaced on social media.
Fashion
Calvin Klein courts backlash over trans Mother’s Day ad campaign [photo]
Calvin Klein celebrated Robert Bete’s pregnancy journey as a fertile trans man.
Cape Town Buzz
Video: Africa’s first LGBTQ+ shelter needs help to gear up for winter
As winter approaches, the Pride Shelter’s building is in need of repairs to keep out the cold and the rain.
Technology
WeChat deleted accounts of student LGBTQ groups in China
At least two student LGBTQ groups have issued statements in response to their WeChat accounts being removed.
Movies
Loki endorses Pride Month with this startling revelation [video]
The writing was on the wall but on this episode, Loki made it official.
Crime
Anele Bhengu: Latest hate crime against the LGBTQI community
Anele Bhengu was viciously murdered for living her truth.
News
Billie Eilish dragged over ‘queerbaiting’ clip [video]
Fans called Billie Eilish ‘queerbaiting’ on a post promoting a new music video.