Angry, black and gay: An opinion
If you’re a gay man living in a township and you’ve never been called stabane, faggot, moffie or had condescending feminine gestures thrown your way, then you, my friend, had a privileged upbringing. Life is hard for young queer individuals growing up in a disenfranchised community. And it isn’t surprising. The Pew Research Center’s 2013 […]
Congratulations! It’s a fur-baby
I have disliked dogs, quite intensely, for most of my life. They smell. They have no sense of personal space. Their movements are startling, confusing and sometimes scary. They feel no shame about their bodily functions. While I don’t really feel any compulsion to have a cat in my space either, I can at least […]
Cape Town’s Winter Palace party gallery
The Hercules Dynamix team threw another fabulous gay bash in Cape Town on 18 July. Their Winter Palace party at the Centre for the Book celebrated all things icy, with live performances and DJs heating up the crowd. Check out these exclusive photos by Joffree Hyman.
Behind South Africa’s reluctance to champion gay rights on the continent
This article originally appeared in The Conversation. South Africa is, in some ways, the exception to the generally grim situation facing the estimated 50 million-strong lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community in Africa. Its progressive constitution explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. The country’s vibrant civil society includes a broad range of gay […]
SA Menswear Week Spring Summer 2015 – Gallery 2
The second South African Menswear Week (SAMW) took place at the V&A Waterfront over four days in Cape Town from Wednesday, 01 July to Saturday, 04 July 2015. It’s the only men’s focussed fashion platform in Africa, showcasing over 25 leading and most sought after menswear designers. Here’s the second gallery of our selection from […]
Motoring: A little vanilla? The Hyundai i20
The Hyundai i20 competes in a very significant segment of the market (the B segment) which includes a range of options from some adventurous vehicle manufacturers and some from manufacturers that prefer to follow a safer, non-offensive path. Hyundai is one such manufacturer – the majority of the Korean manufacturer’s products are solid, unobtrusive and down-to-earth. […]
SA Menswear Week Spring / Summer 2016 – Gallery 1
The second South African Menswear Week (SAMW) took place at the V&A Waterfront over four days in Cape Town from Wednesday, 01 July to Saturday, 04 July 2015. It’s the only men’s focussed fashion platform in Africa, showcasing over 25 leading and most sought after menswear designers. Here’s the first gallery of our selection from […]
Opinion: The injury of tolerance
I recently had a conversation about acceptance versus tolerance. It was in relation to the often difficult task of self-acceptance that gay men have to engage in to conquer internalised hate and reach full self actualisation. In her last album Songversations, India Arie stated that, “Tolerance is the seed and acceptance is the tree.” This, […]
There’s something Magic about Charl
Charl van Helsdingen, one of the Magic Mike South Africa boys, is sexy, charming and proudly gay. The stunning 24-year-old dancer from Joburg’s West Rand came out at the tender age of 17 because he “decided not to live a lie anymore and I wanted to be the person I was.” He’s gone on to become one […]
Scholarships to leave a legacy for LGBT community
A South African businessman’s remarkable new initiative has just announced a set of scholarships for LGBT youth. Dale Pudney’s The Shambhala Organisation is awarding up to ten R25,000 scholarships for the 2016 academic year, with the intention of helping deserving applicants become business leaders. The entrepreneur, strategist and consultant launched the organisation last year, offering […]