For many years, prominent South African writer and film critic, Leon van Nierop has been reviewing gay movies for the magazine. And now his recommendations and critiques will be made available to you right here! Perfect for that Sunday afternoon when you are looking for something to watch. Check in from time to time for new reviews! Happy chilling, boys.
P&O Cruises Australia is hosting the largest marriage ceremony ever onboard a cruise ship, celebrating same-sex, gender diverse and LGBTQIA+ supporter/ally couples.
The best skinny dipping spots in (nearly) every country rated by mydatingadviser.com.
Gus Kenworthy and his friends are heating up Fire Island, and it’s only giving that one The Other Two plotline a tiny bit.
“It’s not like ‘This is a gay story about these guys being gay,'” Styles said. “It’s about love and about wasted time to me.”
The organisers of Mr Gay World are excited to announce that Mr Gay World 2022 will take place in Cape Town, South Africa from 9 to 16 October 2022.
A former Mr. Gay World pageant winner has hired a lawyer to defend himself against the organization after it served him with a gag order, and not the fun kind.
Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman has been brought to life with a new TV series adaptation for Netflix. Here’s the SciFiNow review…
In 2018 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) and the NSW Police signed an Accord that allows police to conduct public decency inspections of all participants prior to the start of the annual pride parade.
A young man poses shirtless, jeans hung low around the waist. His hands, which are placed delicately atop his head, accentuate his ribs and the curve of his back as he stares deep into the lens.
Neil Patrick Harris has revealed his hands-on approach to picking out a penis photo for his character in new Netflix comedy Uncoupled.
Summer 2022 feels very different to the last couple of years, doesn’t it?
The Uncoupled actor also said Gatwa’s regenerating Time Lord will be “sexier” than we’re used to.
Fictional character Obi-Wan Kenobi appears to hint he may be bisexual in a new young adult ‘Star Wars’ spin-off novel.
The handsome and ever-reliable Tuc Watkins has made quite a career for himself over the years, frequently playing out gay men in film and television—but he wasn’t always out himself.
Britain’s Olympic diving champion Tom Daley has condemned homophobia across Commonwealth nations on the eve of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday.
Controversial Nigeria actor, Uche Maduagwu on Monday stirred reaction online after he claimed to be gay, adding that no one can stop him from being one.
Marvel has confirmed that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will introduce the queer character Aneka, played by none other than Michaela Coel.
“The Kingdom of Sand” portrays one man’s existence in the wake of the AIDS crisis and personal tragedy.
Peter von Kant is a 2022 French drama film written and directed by François Ozon. It is a loose adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s play The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, which he adapted into a film released in 1972, with the protagonist’s gender changed.
Ricky Martin has spoken out after his nephew, who accused the singer of incest and domestic abuse, withdrew his legal claims.
Daria Kasatkina, Russia’s highest-ranked female tennis player, has come out as gay in a video interview posted online on Monday.
In news that has us immediately renewing our Showtime subscription, the network revealed today that Bridgerton‘s Jonathan Bailey will be joining the previously announced Matt Bomer in the upcoming historical fiction miniseries, Fellow Travelers.
The Glitter Trail is the most fabulously gay bus tour ever to hit the roads of South Africa.
The first Pride Parade in over 15 years drew around 10,000 participants.
Evans hopes “we get to a point where it is the norm, and that this doesn’t have to be some uncharted waters, that eventually this is just the way it is.”
‘No one should be forced to come out’
Zoe Jenkins, Procurement Development Leader explains the importance of Pride month and how the support the events give really help.
The Classic Car Show at Nasrec Expo Centre on Sunday July 3 is set to host the biggest muscle car display in the country in 2022.
In a series of since-deleted tweets, the rapper called out the network for leaving him out of the nominations despite the success of his debut album “Montero.”
Ever wanted to walk into a major art gallery and see the walls filled with glorious male nudes? Seeing Men makes that happen!
It’s been a big few years for LGBTQ films. In 2016, Carol earned six Oscar nominations, and just a year later, for the first time in history, Moonlight became the first LGBTQ+-themed movie to win Best Picture.
White House proclamation marks ‘Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, And Intersex Pride Month, 2022’
Could it be Lucky Number 13 for Plettenberg Bay in the World Travel Awards?
The BPS has been given a place in the London Pride parade later this year. Diversity and Inclusion Manager Neil Baker explained what it means to the Society.
To have watched all of this unfold, on the big screen, right in the middle of puberty, was simply not fair.
Election of inclusive Bangkok governor, return of famed pageant point to good times ahead.
In what sounds like a bit of saucy gossip from Lady Whistledown’s latest newsletter, it’s been revealed that Jonathan Bailey held onto a special little (emphasis on the word “little”) souvenir from the set of Bridgerton‘s second season.
The organization committee of the İstanbul LGBTİ+ Pride Week has announced that the theme of the İstanbul Pride will be “resistance” this year.
The Orange Is the New Black actor was thrilled to learn that she would be Mattel’s first transgender rendition of the famous doll.
Last week we learned that the new Queer as Folk, which will be set in New Orleans, was partly inspired by the Pulse nightclub tragedy.
Whether it’s your first safari or your 15th, a little planning goes a long way.
Reporters say they contacted 69 hotels on FIFA’s official list of recommended accommodations – posing as a newly wed gay couple – and found three refused to accept reservations. Twenty others said they would accommodate them as long as they did not publicly show that they were gay.
In They/Them, Kevin Bacon and Carrie Preston play a couple who runs Whistler Camp, a conversion therapy camp for LGBTQ teens, where a killer starts picking off victims.
mFulaWozi Wilderness Private Game Reserve is back under owner-management of the founders, Barry and Sonya Theunissen.
Apple just dealt a new blow to Facebook with the release of some surprising information about iPhone ad targeting.
Grindr, a dating app for the LGBTQ community, announced on Monday that it will become a public company.
Ncuti Gatwa, who is best known for his performance in Netflix’s “Sex Education,” will replace Jodie Whittaker as the next lead in “Doctor Who,” the BBC announced Sunday.
The newest queer inns in LGBTQ+ vacation spot, Provincetown, Massachusetts are the perfect canvas for renowned photographer Ron Amato.
Social media stars could profit from more posts.
Dr. Martens has unveiled its Pride collection for 2022 – and its pledge to LGBT+ charities.
Precise location data for millions of Grindr users was collected from a digital advertising network and sold to third parties.
To celebrate the 80th birthday of renowned and versatile Pretoria artist Isa Steynberg, the Association of Arts Pretoria will be exhibiting several works of art in different media.
Superman gets a new cape from his boyfriend, Jay Nakamura, in a preview for an upcoming DC Pride 2022 story shared by colorist Tríona Tree Farrell.
Disney restored the gay kiss between Lightyear character Alisha Hawthorne (voiced by actress Uzo Aduba) and another female character.
This week is Lesbian Visibility Week, a time to increase awareness of all LGBTIQ+ women and non binary people, as well as celebrate lesbian culture.
Australia: Early risers on Sunday will be treated to a rare planetary phenomenon – if the skies are clear.
This August the Festival of Motoring returns to the delight of the motoring public who have been waiting patiently to get into the driving seat of their favourite cars and experience the thrill and excitement that the event provides.
Marvel Studios has worked hard to prove its commitment to the inclusion of characters that represent all walks of life, especially people of color and those in the LGBTQIA+ community.
Though Elon Musk has said that his goal is to promote free speech on Twitter, many feel it can have repercussions.
Roskomnadzor drew up a protocol against TikTok for an administrative offense, the reason being the publication of videos dedicated to the LGBT community on the social network.
At first glance, Alice Oseman’s beautifully heartwarming Heartstopper which launches today on Netflix, based on her hit graphic novels, feels like a throwback to much-loved 90s British films about gay teens like Beautiful Thing and Get Real.
Rainbow made the nation laugh by setting witty political commentary to Broadway tunes. Now he has a memoir on his rise from theater kid lip-syncing in his bedroom to social media star.
Toymaker Mattel have unveiled a limited-edition Queen Barbie doll.
Streaming service Netflix is dealing with a sharp drop in subscribers by considering changes to its service that it has long resisted.
Nyle DiMarco tells GAY TIMES about the “unique” stories that shaped his new memoir and why he “wrestled” with what to include in the final draft.
Schitt’s Creek star Noah Reid has slammed the “anti-human” rise in anti-LGBT+ legislation across the Americas.
Is Thor bisexual? Marvel fans are living for the Thor and Peter Quill scene in new Love and Thunder teaser trailer.
On an early morning in 2008, before the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened for the day, the artist Yuki Kihara sat down across from two paintings by the French artist Paul Gauguin and inspected them in the hushed, empty gallery.
(CNN)Actor Ezra Miller, who stars in the upcoming DC film “The Flash,” was arrested Tuesday on the island of Hawaii for the second time this year.
A new comedy set in a Palm Springs Airbnb tackles white gay male privilege.
Warner Brothers accepted China’s request to remove a gay romance from the new Harry Potter universe film.
Australia’s out gay hockey player Davis Atkin has been named to the Burras – the national men’s under-21 squad. Canberra-based Western Districts player Atkin (21) is currently Australia’s only out gay hockey player at the national level.
Some time in March, I was invited to a concert with a difference held at a venue called Causeseries in memory of David de Pinna, the late father of well known entertainer Michael de Pinna. His father was an equally well known London stage actor.
John Cameron Mitchell, creator of Hedwig And The Angry Inch, has casually come out as non-binary in a recent interview.
William Hurt, actor known for ‘Body Heat’ and ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman,’ dies.
A poignant rendition of the Maroon 5 smash hit Memories; across all digital platforms on Friday, March 11th, that’s sure to tug at your heartstrings.
Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang Star in a Jane Austen-Inspired Gay Rom-Com.
Parent company Meta makes temporary change to hate speech policy for users in eastern Europe and Caucasus.
Bridgerton ladies’ man Jonathan Bailey reveals he felt pressured to hide his sexuality after being warned it could harm his career.
The maker of Stolichnaya vodka announced a major rebrand Friday, in direct response to its founder’s “vehement position” against the Putin regime and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Andy Warhol has always been an enigma, but that’s part of the charm. But the new Netflix series The Andy Warhol Diaries sets out to illuminate the man behind the mystery through interviews with friends, collaborators, fans, and by means of his own words from his diaries.
Parading around Sydney Cricket Ground, about 40 Australian Defence Force personnel and Defence public servants will march in full ceremonials in front of tens of thousands of cheering members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies this weekend, during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade.
Cover pic: ‘Die Boy van George’ designed by Nicholas de Klerk was banned in 1985!
LGBT people, gender fluidity, feminism and female sexuality are increasingly in the sights of China’s censors as much as political dissent.
Elton John was in his private jet when it experienced a technical failure at 10,000 feet, on February 21.
Long before RuPaul made drag queens into celebrities, Harvey Fierstein made them visible. His Broadway debut was as the playwright and star of “Torch Song Trilogy,” about a gay drag performer in search of love and acceptance.
“It’s only looking back you realise that was really special. To have over 30 people in one year group identifying somewhere on the spectrum in this tiny town”.
The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA) unveiled on Tuesday its 2022 Dorian Award nominations, which recognize the best in mainstream and independent movies. Winners will be revealed March 17.
Sydney Fringe Sideshow is a new event making its debut this year.
Good news: more and more characters in TV series are part of the LGBTQ community.
In 1985, calls for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade to be cancelled in response to concerns about HIV/AIDS were successfully countered by the organisers.
It Gets Better Project cofounder and Tom of Finland Store ambassador Terry Miller demands LGBTQ+ orgs like It Gets Better, HRC, and
to call out Instagram, Facebook, and other Meta brands.
While the nasty, spiky little protein continues to crash parties and ruin the vibe, it seems the safest place to be is outside. And hey, it’s summer in Sydney – why wouldn’t you be out in the fresh air and sunshine?
Amazing progress but ‘issues still remain’ for LGBTQ actors in Hollywood, says George Takei.
Since the onset of the Corona Virus Pandemic, iconic gay clubs, and bars, such as Crew bar and Versatile in Cape Town closed their doors, leaving a previously trendy and lively De Waterkant village eerie and quiet at night.
