MANDELA & HUMAN RIGHTS HYPOCRISY
Sixteen Days of Activism against gender violence ends this Tuesday at a poignant time: on International Human Rights Day, the same day South Africa will hold the official memorial service for one of the world’s most respected human rights icons. Sadly, every call for equality and justice seems so trite and less profound each time, […]
NAMIBIA CELEBRATES PRIDE
What’s been billed as Namibia’s first LGBT Pride march took place without incident in Windhoek on Saturday morning. The event was held in the city’s township of Katutura and saw about 100 people taking to the streets to proudly express their pride. The marchers held up placards calling for LGBT equality, with messages such as […]
MCQP TO HONOUR MANDELA
The largest gay and lesbian party on the continent will pay tribute to Nelson Mandela this weekend. The 20th Mother City Queer Project (MCQP) costume bash will take place at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, 14 December. Organisers announced on Monday that a special commemorative area in honour of Tata Madiba will be created […]
CT PINK MEMORIAL FOR MADIBA
Cape Town’s gay community will have an opportunity to honour the late Nelson Mandela at a candlelight memorial this evening in Greenpoint. Zackie Achmat will speak at the event with a personal tribute to Madiba. Opening prayers will be by Imam Mushin Hendricks and Beulah from the Good Hope Community Church. Local artists Odidi and […]
ELTON SLAMS ANTI GAY LAW
Elton John has used this weekend’s concerts in Russia to condemn state homophobia in the country. John is the first major star to perform in Russia since the federal “gay propaganda” law came into effect in June. At his sold out show on Friday in Moscow, he faced being arrested and deported after he criticised […]
HATE CHURCH: MANDELA IN HELL
The notoriously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church says that Nelson Mandela is in hell and that it plans to picket his funeral. The radical Kansas-based church stated on Twitter that it was booking flights to South Africa, tweeting: “Pres. Zuma: Nelson Mandela’s funeral Dec 15. Set up our picket spot, Mr.President! #Warn S Africa”. It went on to […]
CT GAY TOURISM INITIATIVE LAUNCHED
The recently launched Pink Summer Passport campaign is aiming to boost gay tourism in the Mother City. The brainchild of Grant Eglin from Beefcakes and Ian McMahon from MCQP and Crew, the campaign will promote pink-interest events in cape Town over the holiday season to the LGBT community. These include theatre shows, a picnic in […]
OIA CALLS FOR DIRECTORS
Out in Africa (OIA) is calling for film and television directors to apply for the opportunity to direct a new R6 million LGBT feature film. OIA, which produces the South African Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, earlier this year received funding from the National Lottery to make the full-length film. Three writers have been selected […]