Comments on: BID TO SAVE CAPE TOWN PRIDE

By: Lameh Olebile

Lameh Olebile — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It would be great if the rest of the country could get the dates as soon as possible so that everyone can plan for this Pride. Otherwise there really isn’t going to be much of a crowd at CT Pride. Good luck guys but please give us the specific dates soon. Thanks.

By: Zack

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

Pride has been run like "someones" private company.. Information has been very slow in coming forth and it seems like Gareth, who sounds a bit disgruntled, need to get a life. Gareth, you actually failed to take pride to a new level, in fact moving it to Sea Point was probably the biggest failure of all times, let alone running at a lost too.. one that has an ill effect on what will happen currently. The scandal actually started with Ian, i believe you both best friends.. how interesting. not making this about any of you two - just that i would like to see both of you exist pride very quickly.. you failed the community.

Pride CT now has to settle a municipal bill of R110 000 for services rendered before permits can be issued. Im also not sure why volunteers are so defensive about everything, Lee in particular.

Pride must acknowledge it failure to bring all communities together, its still trying to recover from the "Jou ma Se" pride slogan.. Glenn can tell you all about it.

Moving it to sea point not only made us less visible in the community it was a slap in the face of Black and Coloured GLBTI as a whole. And Garreth, saying it must be more "upmarket" is really very subtle indeed.. we know who you were trying to exclude.

How about dropping the sunset cruise and highly overpriced Pink ball and convert that into fringe events where the gay community actually live. Go to the Cape Flats and Northern Suburbs and include them. It is NOT only a white affair... Get with the constitution!!

Also get the input of the community organization that has been around for more tha 25 years.. TRAINGLE PROJECT is one..

Please don't be all EXCLUSIVE, but rather aim to be INCLUSIVE!

By: Denaldo

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

Maybe we have reach that time when there is no need for a Pride march? Its the same as Gay bars? Maybe we do not need to have these anymore as well. Anyway I always feel embarased when they show pictures of the pride march as they always choose pictures of outrangous people not the everyday ordinary person who just happens to be gay. It gives the wrong impression I feel of the majority of gays.

By: Jarques

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

Sad to see this article but hopeful that the few guys and gals that remain will still be able to shine and bring us Pride and make us proud!! Thanks guys and gals for your hard work!

By: Kinky Gerlinky

Kinky Gerlinky — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Give it up guys. The intentions are good – great even – but it turns into a cock up (figuratively speaking) so often that it just embarrases us as a community. Some straights couldn’t organise a piss up in a brewery; we couldn’t stage a drag show in a couturier atelier.

By: Save Pride

Save Pride — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Holding thumbs that it can be saved. Seems from comments on the Facebook group that there are a lot of big egos involved. It’s a pity that people aren’t putting there egos aside for the greater good.

By: Gui Steyn

Gui Steyn — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

save it

By: Editor

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

In reply to Gareth Dallas. Hi Gareth, this is our mistake. Dominic actually said board members, and we have corrected this. However, there has apparently been difficulty in updating the board's details for a number of years as the original members have emigrated or even passed on. Thus, its unclear if last years board was actually a board in the legal sense.

By: Gareth Dallas

Gareth Dallas — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

A distinction needs to be made between the words “Committee” and “Board”. The Volunteers who made up the the organising committee – had no decision making power. This article refers to 3 individuals making decisions without properly consulting the rest of the committee. So which is it? Board or Committee, Mr Kessel?

By: Walter Domoney

Walter Domoney — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Good Luck, i always believed that in order for the Gay Pride to be successful, we must involve large companies, corporations who will sponsor a float to ensure a large spectacle of positivity. I know it is not easy. We wish you the best of luck, we always enjoyed the pride and believe that it should take place where visibilty is best and not in back streets in only Sea Point. Cape Town is cosmopolitan and a proud nation. We wish we were there – Ex owners of CLUB 55