EAT: ENJOYING THE LAST DAYS OF WINTER
As winter comes to an end, The Red Chef’s Werner Nieuwoudt offers up a quick and easy Thai chicken soup recipe to warm up the remaining days of cuddling, blankets and heaters. Tired of the ol’ soup? It’s true, many of us delve into the world of soup recipes during winter. Conjuring up the perfect […]
WILL YOU KISS FOR RUSSIAN GAYS?
Have your lip balm and breath freshener standing by! A kiss-in at the Russian embassy in Pretoria is taking place this Friday to protest against the Russian government’s oppressive anti-gay laws. Organised by Johannesburg Pride, the event is intended to “show kinship with the Russian LGBTIAQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Asexual and Queer) community […]
SWAZI GAY MEN THROWN OUT OF VILLAGE
Two young men have been forced to leave a community in Swaziland after a relative reported them to the police for being gay. The disturbing report by the Times of Swaziland is a sobering example of the widespread ignorance about homosexuality and human sexuality in general in rural communities and even in the media. According […]
IS PEREZ HILTON STALKING LADY GAGA?
Pop star Lady Gaga has accused her former BFF gossip blogger Perez Hilton of stalking her in a bizarre online war of words. The two were firm friends for years and Hilton was a vocal champion of the singer’s music and unique style on his popular blog. More recently it’s become clear that the two […]
PEOPLE’S PRIDE TO ‘TAKE OWNERSHIP’ OF STREETS
People’s Pride, Johannesburg’s politically driven LGBTIAQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Asexual and Queer) Pride event, has announced a programme of events that will lead up to its October 5th march. At a public meeting at Constitution Hill on Saturday, the volunteer organising committee revealed more details, to around 150 people, on how it plans […]
ATHLETE FORCED TO PAINT OVER RAINBOW NAILS
The Swedish high jumper who painted her nails in rainbow colours at the Moscow World Athletics Championships in support of Russia’s LGBT community has had to repaint her nails. Emma Green-Tregaro caused a stir last week when she competed at the event sporting the colours in protest against Russia’s new gay propaganda law. It’s come […]