Comments on: IT REMAINS A PRIDE FOR ALL – SETTING THE RECORD “STRAIGHT”

By: Teboho

Teboho — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 08:29:34 +0000

I have been reading every comment on this article up to this far, I don’t get the point of attacking each other when what we should be doing is raise our concerns and at least try to come with solutions, the VPC I BELIEVE HAS TRIED TO CATER FOR THE LGBTI, although we can improve certain expects of the pride march, here are some of the issues I had this year at the mushroom farm park, toilet facilities 6 mobile toilets for approx. thousands of people, parking was a nightmare, here are some suggestions please involve more stakeholders in the organising of the next JHB pride, have an open discussion with the community about the venue selection and maybe give more info on the selection of VPC committee, I value the work and dedication the committee does and would like to applaud them.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:17:18 +0000

I have been at every Pride since 1990 with the exception of 2013 and yes I still preferred Braamfontein at old Champions and Constitutional hill as well as ZOO lake and Soweto pride above the Sandton event. I am more the type of person who don’t really focus on diversity or colour or class or nationality. I go to Pride to be with my nation and that includes all that attend Pride. That is what Pride is about to celebrate our diversity and love and togetherness. That is what people like Simon would have said about your comments and insults to each other and to the Pride community. If any pride organization and or group is representing all of us the focus should be on all of us. I do miss the huge turnout as at Zoo lake, the fun, the floats, the publicity, the togetherness, The diversity especially the braais and house music and parties at Zoo Lake after the march till late at night until the police came at 22H00 to chase us away, the message we sent to SA and Africa as the biggest Pride on the Continent, the HIV awareness and the window for so many closeted people to see, experience life in our community as well as a platform to meet so many fantastic people. I certainly don’t want to believe that Pride over the last decade was to exclude or aim specifically on certain parts or groups of our community as that was not what I experienced from Zoo lake to Soweto and if that was any ones mission or idea maybe you did not attend these prides for all of us or maybe you excluded yourself from many factors or areas or groups or people from previous prides. That is your loss of coz.My favourite pride and most remembered were probably the last at Zoo lake with the biggest turnout ever probably 10 fold as many people as 2014 and the togetherness of all is my fondest memories. Maybe we should focus on the Pride Family as a whole and let go of your differences and specifics as we the people did not experience that at 2012, 2011,2010 and a few years prior to that. Your aim should be in getting Pride as big or bigger and as fun as it was back in the days. That was what we the community at large were expecting.

By: Dimkay

Dimkay — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:37:00 +0000

In reply to Miss De Bouchet. Pride board is just useless and disrespectful taking the picture of blacks thinking we will by their money making skims nxa what a waste of energy

By: Timothy Mogogole

Timothy Mogogole — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:31:07 +0000

In reply to PARAMANEL. Hello Paramanel, Like I said I went to pride and had to great time for a change, treated like a VIP however I'm worried about few things that we very disturbing!! Race! Race! Race and Race, only few attended and me liking clothes, my partner and I bough stuff that will remind us of pride 2014 and looking forward to meeting the Johannesburg Pride board members and perhaps be a member and woo the black crowd and take it back to Parktown, constitutional hill. I want us to remember Simon Nkuli's corner and trace his footsteps. I wanna believe that, the LGBTIQ in Sandton don't experience discrimination like the community in Hilbrow, Braamfortein and surrounding township areas.

By: PARAMANEL

PARAMANEL — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 06:05:30 +0000

In reply to Timothy. A t first I found you comment funny, not worthy of a response, but the I hade a change mind, you deserve every name that is coming your way or that you whish to identify with "baboon/ doormat"or even the victim . enjoy Pride this weekend I am sorry to hear that you will be there and we would have to be at the same venue with lots of other people who dont deserve to citizins of this country but hey at least we dont have a sense of entitlement because of the colour of our skins

By: PARAMANEL

PARAMANEL — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:16:43 +0000

In reply to Timothy. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Chip on shoulder much

By: Timothy

Timothy — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:13:23 +0000

In reply to JackTrade.

@JackTrade….how many of them have attended, luckily I’m attending this coming weekend because my partner pressured me to attend, so! Kaye Alley can add two more blacks in her stats and I know Kaye Alley and we have interacted via email and conversation because our station was once keen to be a media partner but disappointed by the attendees, for you information I’m very loud and proudly gay and advocate the LBGTI community and preach unity and unity can manifest if we work together. Right now we don’t know who seat in the Johannesburg board meeting, how the members are elected, See below and tell me if there scale is balanced…

The voluntary Pride Committee

Steph Edwards (The Duchess DJ) – Entertainment
Steven Kahn – Strategy and Sponsorships
Navin Behairelal – Logistics
Simone Heradien – Human Rights
Kaye Ally – Chair
Entertainment line-up is not balance!!! please do visit their website.

Please indulge me!!

By: Timothy

Timothy — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 10:55:49 +0000

In reply to PARAMANEL.

@Paramanel if you can’t afford than stay at home and that has nothing to do with race but affordability, beside you won’t understand by point because you only pick point what made sense to you. I still say, you are white and see areas like hilbrow and Joburg CBD problematic then you don’t deserve South African citizenship, perhaps you must revisit and unwritten pride history and why it moved from it’s prominent area to ares that are prominent white, my point!!! my second point was…the pride suppose to be unprofitable event, however it has turn into money making event for some people, perhaps you won’t understand my point for personal reasons. I suggest you read my comment first before.

By: PARAMANEL

PARAMANEL — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 09:31:18 +0000

In reply to Timothy Mogogole. "only the elite, those residing in porch areas can afford and attend" Timothy I dont see the point of your statement ???? There are lots of places and events all around SA that I would like to go to and attend But quess what I can not afford it so I dont go. I think you need to stop playing the race / victim card . what has leaving the country got to do with pride ??? you are the idiot for making such statements

By: JackTrade

JackTrade — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:29:13 +0000

In reply to Timothy Mogogole.

Firstly, Kaye Ally is not white and secondly – please view the photo in the middle – the attendees in 2013 where majority NON-white. All your arguments are thus moot and I for one suggest you attend another Pride as this one seems not to be for you – for whatever reason I still can not see. Let the LGBTI PEOPLE decide – with their feet – which Pride to attend.