FEATURES
SOUTH AFRICA’S UN SPEECH ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION:
The recently adopted landmark resolution on violence and discrimination against LGBT people was introduced at the UN by South African ambassador JM Matjila.
MY WAY OR THE HIGH GAY:
Single actor, singer, Facebook-fiend and writer Bruce Little admits that he gets lonely and is indeed “looking”. But, he’s also very choosy - a fatal combination when surfing gay dating sites.
SOUTH AFRICA SCORES FOR GAYS AT UNITED NATIONS:
A historic South African-led resolution to combat violence and discrimination against LGBT people has been adopted by the UN Human Rights Council.
SOUTH AFRICA LEADS ON GAY RIGHTS IN UN:
An African openly-gay member of parliament has spoken in support of South Africa's new landmark resolution on violence on the basis of sexual orientation at the UN.
OLIVER HERMANUS TALKS SKOONHEID & QUEER FILM:
Oliver Hermanus talks about Skoonheid, which is not only the first Afrikaans film screened at Cannes but also the winner of the 2011 Queer Palm Award.
WE SHOULD BE SO LUCKY:
Pop legend and gay Icon Kylie Minogue is coming to South Africa in July. We take a brief look at her 24 year-long career and give you the opportunity to win tickets to her Sun City show.
MOTORING: PEUGEOT 308CC:
Brent Ellis’ list of favourite qualities in a car include “convertible” and “turbo” right near the top, and Peugeot’s 308CC marries the two rather well, he writes.
THIRTY YEARS OF HIV:
Over 4,000 researchers, activists, scientists and doctors are gathering in Durban for the 5th South African AIDS Conference this week, thirty years after the first HIV case was reported.
THE POISONED ANNIVERSARY:
Our 14 year anniversary was a couple of weeks ago. We planned to have a ridiculously expensive meal at a French restaurant and then have some romantic sexy time. But, that’s not exactly what happened…
Q & A: DERRICK BARRY:
Derrick Barry, the world's leading Britney Spears impersonator has just completed a South African club tour. He chatted to Mambaonline about Britney, South Africa and our men.
QWELANE JUDGMENT WELCOMED:
Human Rights and LGBT groups have welcomed the Equality Court finding South Africa's envoy to Uganda guilty of hate speech, but the government appears to be unmoved.
DO WE SPEAK GAY?:
Researchers have shown that the way some gay men speak can identify us as gay to listeners, and the clues appear to be in the way we say our vowels.
NOT SO SUTTLE AFTER ALL:
Meet Lindiwe Suttle – daughter of SA’s original talk show queen Felicia and set to be a star in her own right. She talks to Mambaonline about working with Beyoncé and her gay fans…
MEAT IS MORE THAN JUST MURDER:
What I find offensive is how bothered people are by the abuse of domestic animals yet they still eat meat with great delight. How can you be outraged by dolphin tuna but enjoy lamb?
IT’S JUST SOMETHING WE DO:
In honour of May being International Masturbation Month, Al Mackay writes about spanking the monkey and pounding the python – and that it doesn’t have to be done alone.
UGANDA GAY DEATH BILL MAY RETURN:
David Bahati, the MP who drafted Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill, says that he intends to re-introduce the bill into the next session.
MAMBA GOSSIP:
Jake Shears' underwear, Lady Gaga single, David Tlale evicted, Channing Tatum's male stripper film, Zak Efron's cute brother, Mariah Carey's birthing drama, Whitney (and daughter) back in rehab, and more...
MOTORING: HONDA CR-Z:
Hybrids are cool, announces Brent Ellis after experiencing the sporty Honda CR-Z – a hybrid reincarnation of the iconic CR-X that first saw the light of day in the 80’s.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO TACKLE MSM HEALTH:
An international conference on the sexual health of men who have sex with men (MSM) is being held in Cape Town later this month. We spoke to one of the organisers.
THE BIG MINNIE PLAYLIST:
Afrikaans musician Emile Minnie kicked off his disco themed show at the 2011 Pink Loerie by confiding to his audience: ‘Toe ek ‘n tiener was, toe ontdek ek vir ABBA ...’