Comments on: PARTIES FAIL TO SHOW AT ELECTION FORUM

By: Rainbow

Rainbow — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Advertised?. We only received note of this a few days before the event in typical JWG style. No wonder only a handful showed up.

The gay NGO's of this country should start pulling their fingers out of their backsides and start doing some actual work.

It's no use spending all that donor monies on salaries and they sit on their backsides and procrastinate all day.

By: COBUS

COBUS — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

APATHY. I think this confirms apathy not only in political parties, but in us as the community as a whole. I wonder how we would react if our human rights be infringed as it was pre Stonewall. Would we then be more proactive?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This sounds more as an exercise in criticism than an attempt at really engaging with out leaders. I applaud the ANC for sending such a high ranking representative to such a poorly organised slaughter, a mistake I'm sure they won't soon make again.

The gay community is now apathetic, without even being given the chance to participate. This really should have been advertised at least on this website.

By: Simone

Simone — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

advertise. the organisers obviously did a nasty job of marketing. I scout forums all day & never heard of this.

By: Matty

Matty — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Ag Please. Typical homo fashion, all we do is bitch bitch bitch. It is because nobody is really ever informed about these things. There is no active campaigns to get the LGBT society to actually join these groups. No, it is rather a bunch of angry queens that bitch about each other or other gay organisations.

I would have attended something like this, had I known about it in advance. Not all of us hang out in the clubs or on the gay websites all the time.

It really is hight time that we focus on actively advertising LGBT services and support groups. It is high time that gay people working in the media do their part. It is high time that we get something like a national weekly/daily LGBT newspaper out there that is REAL, and not full of smut and bitching queens like the Exit or Pink Tongue, but a proper newspaper that can actually educate people about us. Or how about for starters getting a page or two in the Star or Beeld newspapers. With proper journalists. That way we can not only reach the rest of our community, but also show the general public that we are really more than the wrist flapping, screaming queens that end up on the news.

By: Rudi

Rudi — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Matty. Star!. You try asking Star or Beeld for a piece of their papers for a gay column!

Good luck to u!