
New gay series: Dance Of The 41
A secretly gay congressman marries the Mexican president’s daughter, but is then found cavorting with a young man at a private party. And then scandal hits.
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.
A secretly gay congressman marries the Mexican president’s daughter, but is then found cavorting with a young man at a private party. And then scandal hits.
In conservative 1950s Spain, the alleged relationship between a young man and a Mexican ballerino creates an uproar of harrowing consequences.
DC hero Renee Montoya is coming to the rescue in Gotham City. Victoria Cartagena has joined the upcoming third season of Batwoman as a new series regular, portraying Renee in the CW drama.
Prince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart proves more challenging than anticipated.
The true story of a small town, working-class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.
When director Enrico Casarosa says he didn’t intend to make Luca a gay romance, I believe him.
In response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws and the divisive 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus embarks on a tour of the American Deep South.
Anna Laudel Düsseldorf showcased “The Last Orientalist” by the Turkish artist Sarp Kerem Yavuz in a show that ended a few days ago.
The creator of Netflix’s new R-rated drama Sex/Life has stayed coy about the show’s jaw-dropping full-frontal male nude scene.
Sir Ian McKellen spent his life off-screen pressing ahead for LGBTQ rights. He shared his wish for the future of gay people, and here it is.
Singer Todrick Hall just dropped his newest video and single. The song channels the style and swing music of the 1920s into a song all about big d*ck.
What do you get when two of South Africa’s very own queer icons come together for collaboration? A powerhouse duo, ready to take the world by storm!
Actor Colton Haynes, 32, has shared an old photo to his Instagram that he spent years trying to get wiped from the internet.
There are some new faces on “Sesame Street” and they’re bringing a new layer of diversity to the decades-old children’s show.
Many of us may not be aware of queer individuals, there are many whose sexuality is a topic of conversation. These individuals are often famous and come from a range of backgrounds.
Watch this video compilation for some moments when bromance becomes romance in movies.
From King Princess to Lady Gaga, Rina Sawayama to Lil Nas X – these icons are paving the way with representation of queerness in the mainstream.
Following a year of lockdown where choirs could not sing together, Sydney Gay And Lesbian Choir is delighted to be able to celebrate its 30th anniversary with a concert at the York Theatre.
Gifted, Mexican born, Professor Jorge Viladoms is probably the most beautiful concert pianist in the world and an ambassador for Jaeger-LeCoultre.
The conductors, past and present, who’ve waved the metaphorical pride flag loud and proud with every gesture of their baton.
A white paper has been drafted for The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies to legislate local content quotas and other regulations on streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime.
20-YEAR-OLD TRIUMPHS AGAINST ALL ODDS AND MAKES HISTORY BY RELEASING THE FIRST EVER ORIGINAL SINGLE ON WORLDWIDE STREAMING PLATFORMS BY A SOUTH AFRICAN DRAG ARTIST
India released a Bollywood film that primarily focuses on same-sex relationships.
The RuPaul Drag Race star discusses the season 13 finale, the importance of representation, and how to fight transphobia.
In this gay short, Max is new at school and still coming to terms with his sexuality, until Leon compels him to write a love song.
Representation, whether plain as a bad eyebrow job or as subtle as a carefully-coordinated outfit, is slowly but surely growing for the LGBTQ+ community in Hollywood.
In a new video produced by Grindr, “Old Gays Get Stoned,” a group of queer seniors professes their love for the drug before lighting up and discussing the evolution of its societal acceptance.
Based on the Ball of the Forty-One which was a society scandal in early 20th-century Mexico. The incident revolved around an illegal police raid carried out in November 1901 in a private home in Mexico City.
Colton Underwood told Robin Roberts on “Good Morning America” that he is gay in an interview that aired Wednesday morning.
Singer-songwriter John Duff just dropped an empowering self-love anthem for anyone out there hoping to follow their dreams!
Joe and the Sh*tboys is a punk band from the Faroe Islands, a super conservative autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
A former Greek diving champion and an eccentric German student take an adventurous road-trip of rediscovery from Bari to Bavaria.
When Queer as Folk landed on screens 20 years ago, it immediately divided opinion.
“We don’t just want to deliver gay images but also make a fun sexy distraction for people in these times of lockdown.”
Tom Dare’s hilarious podcast celebrates what he calls a ‘really gay’ scene – and has tackled its homophobia.
The chart-topping singer and star of It’s A Sin, 30, unveiled the name and artwork for the track on Tuesday (23 March) ahead of its release on 8 April.
Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, Luke MacFarlane to lead cast of ‘Single All The Way’
Stephen Fry doesn’t get enough credit. While many of our readers will know him for his essays, activism and wit, the man is also a fine actor, capable of giving an unforgettable performance.
The soft-spoken, thoughtful director had his breakout with the romance The Falls, a film about two Mormon missionaries in love, which he wrote and directed.
President Biden posted a nearly 90-second video to his official Instagram marking a year of battling Covid in the U.S., but it’s a 2-second clip towards the beginning of the spot that’s getting the most attention.
Writer/director Camille Vidal-Naquet announced himself as filmmaker with some major cojones with his controversial debut movie, Sauvage/Wild. The film caused walkouts when it debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018.
The first-born daughter of Judy Garland was always going to find an audience with gay men – but Liza would go on to establish an incredible legacy in her own right, writes Ben Kelly.
This film documentary will have its world premiere at the BFI Flare Film Festival 2021, which takes place from 18-28 March 2021.
As the world becomes more and more of a nightmare, with an impending climate catastrophe and negative news arriving via push notification every other hour, people have turned to an unorthodox escape method: true-crime stories.
Director Oliver Hermanus’s “Moffie” has been nominated for a Bafta award in the category Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
More photos from the 2021 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras by Sydney-based duo Scotty Riley and Mark McFarlane (Riley-McFarlane Photography).
“We go out to get some,” writes Jeremy Atherton Lin in his new book, Gay Bar. “We go out because we’re thirsty. We go out to return to the thrill of the chase … We go out for the aroma. Some nights just smell like trouble.”
It’s 2021 and AJ is back. This time he kicks off the year with
his very first R&B era, by releasing his highly anticipated EP
“Left with a Broken Heart”
Losing one’s virginity is always a memorable experience, no matter how forgettable we’d like it to be. For actor and theatrical producer Nathaniel Hall, though, the experience is one he will never be able to forget.
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Soju has denied sexually assaulting several men, insisting their claims are “completely false or misunderstood”.
Streaming giant Netflix has announced its latest foray into LGBTQ programming: an adaptation of the young adult graphic novel series Heartstopper.
Neil Patrick Harris, who grew to fame portraying straight roles on How I Met Your Mother and Harold & Kumar, weighed in on the casting debate in a Thursday interview with U.K. newspaper The Times.
Welcome to Screen Gems, a weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a rewatch.
In a TV moment providing exactly the light relief we need right now, the Lorraine star used the word by mistake while interviewing Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey.
Paul Bettany reflected on his father coming out as gay, and how he felt forced to go back into the closet aged 83 after his partner of more than 20 years passed away.
Though South African companies and advertising agencies have traditionally shied away from the gay community (and our cash!), many international brands have advertised to gay consumers for years. Here is a fun series of historic TV ads aimed at the LGBT community, or featuring gay content. Enjoy!
Though South African companies and advertising agencies have traditionally shied away from the gay community (and our cash!), many international brands have advertised to gay consumers for years. Here is a fun series of historic TV ads aimed at the LGBT community, or featuring gay content. Enjoy!
Though South African companies and advertising agencies have traditionally shied away from the gay community (and our cash!), many international brands have advertised to gay consumers for years. Here is a fun series of historic TV ads aimed at the LGBT community, or featuring gay content. Enjoy!
Though South African companies and advertising agencies have traditionally shied away from the gay community (and our cash!), many international brands have advertised to gay consumers for years. Here is a fun series of historic TV ads aimed at the LGBT community, or featuring gay content. Enjoy!
We spent six incredible seasons in that motel in Schitt’s Creek, but it was the love story of David and Patrick that really brought the feels and captivated the world.
Madonna shows us her wild side while the boys in the video bring out ours!
It will always be a Pride anthem and has a fabulous fun factor.
One of the most popular gay anthems since the decadently divine 80’s
A trailer for The Boys in the Band, Ryan Murphy’s Netflix adaptation of the acclaimed gay play, has finally landed.
Ryan Murphy has shared a first look at the cast of his latest Netflix project, The Prom – and with two Oscar winners in the in the form of Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, we are truly shook.
Max Parker and Kris Mochrie met only one time on set, but they’ve been low-key dating ever since.
You’ve probably seen glimpses of New York’s ballroom, vogue, and drag scene in documentaries like Paris is Burning, Kiki, and The Queen.
Billy Porter has issued a statement following the controversial snubs for Pose at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Right before their single “King” blew up on the UK charts, an Independent review of a Years & Years gig at Heaven in 2015 suggested the band appeared to have little ambition beyond regular plays on Radio 1.
The Emmys are here and they’re queer. Schitt’s Creek, Killing Eve, and Dead to Me were among the shows with leading LGBTQ+ characters and storylines to pick up nominations Tuesday from the Television Academy.
Troye Sivan has shared a brand new track called Easy. The uptempo synthpop anthem reflects on a relationship that “hasn’t been easy” due to something – or someone – coming between them.
The far-right Christian group One Million Moms is targeting Kit Kat candy bars for their latest breathless boycott. The group is an astroturf offshoot of the anti-LGBTQ hate group American Family Association and has significantly fewer members than their name would imply.
God’s Own Country director Francis Lee has said that his new film Ammonite will show audiences the “power of love” and “touch”.
In this episode of Grumpy Old Homos we visit the legendary Cafe Picobella Trattoria where Sis Faith teaches me how to make pizza dough and Mark and I create our very own pizzas, The Grumpy Homo Veg and The Grumpy Homo Breakfast – both delicious! ILoveMellville.LIVE’s station manager Thato Malindi pops in for a taster. Hmmm, yum!!!
Mr. Gay World™ regrets to announce that the Mr. Gay World™ 2020 contest has been postponed to next year, in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns.
If you live in South Africa, you can now stream Moffie in the comfort of your own home!
To fit in the top 25 gay-themed films during this magazine’s illustrious 25-year past, is like trying to fit Russell Tovey’s ears onto the back of a postage stamp
Leon van Nierop reviews ‘Tom of Finland’, directed by Dome Karukoski.
If these DVDs received star-ratings, this one would have earned five stars and taken its place as one of the top 10 best gay films ever made.
The king of Emperor of gay music, Todrick Hall has dropped the video for “I Like Boys” just in time for World Pride and we are dripping!
With the more explicit scenes of gay sex in the Elton John biopic, Rocketman, we delve into the evolution of gay sex on the big screen.
Readers who are used to those six-pack-flashing glimpses of nudity cock-teasing American gay stories will get a pleasant surprise
The Elton John film Rocketman does not disappoint. It is a triumphant picture of the life of a gay rockstar, leaving no holds barred.
Love comes in many forms – be it friendship, heterosexual, bi-sexual, homosexual or love for your family. See what Netflix has to offer an all of these!
Starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. This film has already become a much-lauded classic in die LGBT-genre and is finally available
Starring Jessica Rothe, Taylor Frey and Joseph Haro. Directed by Gabriele Muccino. This is one of those easy-going movies you watch on a Saturday night
Starring Josh O’Connor and Alex Secareanu. Directed by Francis Lee. Together with Call Me By Your Name, this may be one of the best films
Starring Sebastian Deery and Ezra Fienemans. Directed by André D. Chambers, Brendon McDonnall and Dawid Ullgren. Have you always had a fantasy of getting involved
With Louis Hofman and Jannik Schümann. Director Jakob M Erwa. This illuminating and captivating film moves at an unhurried pace juxtaposing the past with the
With Harris Dickinson and Madeline Weinstein. Directed by Eliza Hittman. This touching, provocative and uncompromising view of sexual identity, emotional abuse, and trying to fit
With Jannis Niewöhner and André Hennicke. Directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski. Apart from Call me by your Name, Jonathan is the best LGBT-film I saw
Starring Ethan Sharrett and Chase Conner. Directed by Byrum Geisler. If the names Bennet and Darcy don’t give it away, the rest of the story
Starring Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Vanessa Redgrave. Directed by Michael Samuels. This is a stunning two-part series based on a novel that tells the stories of
Starring Rupert Everett and Colin Firth. Directed by Marek Kanievska. This classic film, and one of the first films addressing an openly gay theme the
Starring Alessandro Gassman and Massino Paggio. Directed by Marco Filiberti. This is the dull story of a group of sexually confused guys (well, mostly) and
Directed by amongst others Charlie Francis, Jake Graf and Andrew Keenan-Bolger. There are ten films in this much appreciated series where young filmmakers get the
With Fionn O’ Shea and Nicolas Galitzine. It is the rage at all current gay film festivals – not only because of the good-looking (but