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Yaya Mavundla
lifestyle

Yaya Mavundla sets her eyes on global stardom

Tshepiso Leeyola
Fashion and Beauty

Tshepiso Leeyola Leola on beauty, love and a new journey

Transgender movie Joyland banned in Pakistan.
LGBTQIA+

Pakistani movie ‘Joyland’ BANNED under pressure from Islamists

Yaya Mavundla
Celeb News

Yaya Mavundla sets her eyes on global stardom

Tshepiso Leeyola
Fashion and Beauty

Tshepiso Leeyola Leola on beauty, love and a new journey

Transgender movie Joyland banned in Pakistan.
LGBTQIA+

Pakistani movie ‘Joyland’ BANNED under pressure from Islamists

Transgender son, and mom tell their story
LGBTQIA+

A mother’s Journey: My amazing transgender son

By Mambaonline.com09-11-2022 07:27

Speaker and author Tertia Albertyn has decided to open up about her experience as the mother of a 17-year-old transgender son.

A transgender teacher is facing backlash online for showing up to school wearing giant fake breasts. Image via Unsplash
Lifestyle

Trans teacher defended after attending class with giant fake boobs

By Marilynn Manuel22-09-2022 11:53

A school board is backing a trans teacher who sparked outrage after turning up to classes with ‘clownish’ giant prosthetic breasts.

cheerleader
LGBTQIA+

‘They knew I was trans’: Cheerleader chokes teammate after ‘transphobia’

By Naledi de Wee01-08-2022 16:31

Averie Chanel Medlock was allegedly kicked out of a cheerleading camp after attacking a teammate for hurling transphobic insults at her.

Miss SA
LGBTQIA+

Miss SA contestant gets gender affirmation surgery: ‘I’m so excited’ [watch]

By Megan van den Heever21-07-2022 12:16

Transgender Miss SA contestant Lehlogonolo Machaba has undergone surgery from male to female genitalia, she excitedly revealed.

woman
LGBTQIA+

‘My ex-boyfriend is now a woman’: Couple ties the knot 20 years later

By Naledi de Wee10-07-2022 17:27

‘She’s the same person’: After coming out as a transgender woman, Zoë Chowney reconnected with her ex, Sandra Onate and they got married!

Macy Gray
LGBTQIA+

‘Misunderstood’: Macy Gray responds to backlash following trans remarks

By Naledi de Wee06-07-2022 11:42

‘Just because you go change you parts doesn’t make you a woman’: Singer Macy Gray has backtracked on her comments about trans women.

Laverne Cox
LGBTQIA+

‘She’s earned it’: Laverne Cox stuns as world’s first transgender Barbie doll

By Naledi de Wee30-05-2022 11:12

‘Orange Is The New Black’ actress Laverne Cox joins the likes of Naomi Osaka and local musician Lira with their own Barbie dolls.

trans
LGBTQIA+

Sex behind bars: Transgender inmates impregnate two female inmates

By Naledi de Wee14-04-2022 14:15

Two inmates at the Edna Maham Correctional Facility in the US have fallen pregnant after having ‘consensual sex’ with trans inmates.

Boris Johnson
Sport

Boris Johnson REJECTS transgender women in female sports events

By AFP07-04-2022 08:30

British PM Boris Johnson has weighed into the transgender issue saying people born male should not compete in female sporting events,

Caitlyn Jenner to work as commentator on Fox News
Celeb News

Caitlyn Jenner is back on TV…but not with the Kardashian clan

By Mariette van Niekerk02-04-2022 20:05

Despite not featuring in her family’s new reality series, ‘The Kardashians’, Caitlyn Jenner is not ready to call TV quits just yet.

Lia Thomas swimming transgender
LGBTQIA+

Lia Thomas: Five things to know about the transgender swimmer

By Naledi de Wee27-03-2022 14:00

Lia Thomas says she hopes to compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Here are five things you need to know about the 22-year-old swimmer.

Tommy Dorfman
LGBTQIA+

Splitsville: Tommy Dorfman’s husband Peter Zurkuhlen files for divorce

By Naledi de Wee03-02-2022 10:21

Tommy Dorfman ‘reintroduced’ herself as transgender in 2021, highlighting that her relationship with Peter Zurkuhlen had been ‘redefined’.

Eddie Redmaye
LGBTQIA+

Eddie Redmayne says his trans role in ‘The Danish Girl’ was a ‘mistake’

By Naledi de Wee23-11-2021 10:14

British actor Eddie Redmayne says playing a transgender woman in ‘The Danish Girl’ was a ‘mistake’ and he would not accept the role now.

Jamie Lee Curtis
LGBTQIA+

Jamie Lee Curtis praised for her support of transgender daughter

By Naledi de Wee22-10-2021 10:12

‘It’s speaking a new language’: Jamie Lee Curtis is showing her daughter Ruby Guest plenty of support after the 25-year-old came out as a transgender woman.

Tommy Dorfman
Celeb News

‘It’s a second puberty’: Actress Tommy Dorfman talks hormone treatment

By Naledi de Wee26-08-2021 13:27

Tommy Dorfman came out as transgender in an interview in July. Now, she speaks about how hormone treatment is like a ‘second puberty’.

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