Gay Life ZA - Gay Life in South Africa

Coming out the closet — Prior to my explosion from the iron-wrought impenetrable oak closet, which I had remained cast away in for 20 long years, life had been, if I could describe it... "quite fucked up". Born into a family whose heritage and traditions passed generation to generation, encouraged young sons to follow along paths to a future in "fruits and veg and hairy daughters".

Marc-Antony’s coming out story

Dude you're a fag — Did you ever hear these phrases in high school: “Quit being such a girl” or “That’s gay” or maybe “Don’t be such a fag.” Did you hear them from peers, from bullies, even from administrators in high school? Maybe you’ve even used this term yourself. As a way to bully, tease, or pressure those to stick to the status quo? Is this how you would describe your educational environment?

Homophobia and Toxic Masculinity Exposed in Short Film

Jesi Coming Out — There's not that much positive local LGBT content on YouTube & I'd thought this would be a great way to improve that, and get individuals like me to feel like they're not alone.

Jesi’s coming out to her mom video

Men holding hands — An ad campaign in Australia is encouraging gay and lesbian couples to hold hands in public.

Moving ad campaign encourages LGBTQ couples to keep holding hands

Drag Queens — Drag isn’t about being polite or politically correct. It’s about provoking and engaging. A man in makeup can be a powerful weapon.

Born Naked – Drag Queens turning trash into treasure

World AIDS Day — World AIDS Day is for everyone to remember those that have passed as a result of HIV and to raise awareness about HIV to encourage people to get tested. This video raises awareness.

AIDS & HIV – An Issue That Cannot be Ignored

Bodybuilder — If a guy is physically attracted to other men rather than to girls, does this make him gay? Can someone be straight and attracted to the same sex?

Does physical attraction make you gay?

A useful infographic showing men what they need to know about STDs, covering Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HPV, Hepatitis and HIV.

What men need to know about STDs

White dove freedom — I was 13 years when I realised that I am attracted to boys. And I am a boy too. This happened after I watched a documentary about a woman who was in a relationship with another woman. I watched it and thought "this is me".

Accepting my sexuality

Spain - the world's most gay friendly country — We explore the world to find the top ten gay friendly countries, based not on the legal status of gay rights, but rather on the perception of homosexuality by the people living there.

The 10 most gay friendly countries in the world

MCQP 2015 theme candyland — MCQP (Mother City Queer Party) is the biggest gay event in Cape Town besides Gay Pride. It is the party that many gays look forward to all year – a time to dress up, dance, drink, and be absolutely fabulous. Here is our review of the 2015 MCQP.

MCQP 2015 review: did you get blown away?

Blood donation — France is going to allow gay men to donate blood from 2016 as long as they have not had sex with another man during the preceding 12 months. See how this stacks up against the rest of the world.

France allows gays to donate blood

Warrick Ryan — Warrick Ryan is an up and coming South African singer and songwriter, who also happens to be gay. We interview Warrick to get to know him and his music.

Warrick Ryan – Getting to know the man and his ...

Teenager wears Real 3D Glasses — Teenagers have a completely different view of the world. Here are the things people learn as they progress from teenager to adult.

7 Things a Gay Teenager Learns Growing Up

Stereotypes — Being gay naturally means that we end up having to deal with a huge number of stereotypes being thrown at us, many of them not true. Here are my worst 5.

The 5 gay stereotypes that I hate most