Have your say about the Civil Union Amendment Bill
Interested parties have been asked to comment on a Bill to amend the Civil Union Act to stop Home Affairs marriage officers from discriminating against same-sex couples. In January, Cope MP Deidre Carter tabled the landmark Bill in Parliament to repeal the provision in the Civil Union Act that allows Home Affairs marriage officers to […]
Last minute bid to stop Inxeba screenings fails
A last minute attempt by traditional leaders to stop the return of the controversial movie Inxeba (The Wound) to cinemas failed in the early hours of this morning. The National House of Traditional Leaders made an urgent late-night application before the Pretoria High Court on Thursday to prevent the film from being screened in cinemas […]
Cape Town Pride responds to activist protest and demands
Cape Town Pride has responded to the lie-in protest during last week’s Cape Town Pride parade and demands made by the Cape Town People’s Pride Collective. Below is Pride’s statement, reprinted in full below. First and foremost, we would like to thank each and every LGBTI+ community members and their friends who turned out in record numbers to […]
Activists demand changes to Cape Town Pride
Following the lie-in protest during last week’s Cape Town Pride parade, and years of conflict between some activists and Pride organisers, a group called the Cape Town People’s Pride Collective have issued a statement, reprinted in full below. Statement from the Cape Town People’s Pride Collective* regarding our recent disruption action at Cape Town Pride […]
Niza Jay – Beyond Inxeba (spoilers)
To say that Inxeba (The Wound) is a cultural phenomenon is something of an understatement. The film has simultaneously been hailed as a groundbreaking artistic achievement and also become the subject of protests, death threats and censorship. In the middle of this cultural, political and social maelstrom are the film’s actors, whose powerful performances have […]