TAIPEI PRIDE 2008
At the end of September, around 18,000 people braved Typhoon Janfmi to take part in the ninth Taipei Gay Carnival Pride Parade; the largest gay event in Asia.
Thrillary
Gay icon and legendary DJ Stuart Hillary celebrated his birthday at Carfax’s Therapy last Saturday with a night of classy beats. Russell Lindeque was there to capture the moment.
JUNGLE BOYZ
The Qc crew marked the start of spring with another monthly party last Friday, this time at St Tropez in Bryanston, featuring a bevy of spicy go-go boys. Take a look at our gallery of images from the night.
GALLERY
Joburg’s Risqué Lounge continues to pull in the young and the restless every weekend. Check out the faces and the poses at another recent Saturday night patsy.
NIGERIA: GAYS HESITATE AT THE CLOSET DOOR
It’s not easy being openly gay in Nigeria. Irin/PlusNews takes a look at the challenges facing the gay community in the most populous nation in Africa.
SPRING/SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS
It was all about trendy yet accessible urban menswear at the recent Cape Town Fashion Week at the CTICC. We present highlights from collections by the Mother City’s finest.
ALARM OVER ARV RECALL
A packaging error by a factory worker has led to a nationwide recall of two types of antiretroviral drugs manufactured by Adcock Ingram.
WOMEN’S DAY
Joburg’s Therapy nightclub celebrated all things ‘women’ at Carfax in Newtown on Saturday with a kick-ass party featuring a host of girlie DJs and free entry for all women and boys in frocks.
BLACK BALL
Joburg’s Montecasino was turned into a gay playground as hundreds turned out for the Qc Black Ball to get down to the sounds of DJ Dino Moran at Vacca Matta. Mambaonline was there.
AIDS: IT’S NOT OVER YET
The rate of new HIV infections is slowing in a number of countries, but the AIDS epidemic is not over in any part of the world, and is gaining pace in some.