Motoring: A grand proposition – the Hyundai Grand i10
This is the new Hyundai i10. Except it isn’t … It’s the Grand i10: a bigger, bolder, higher-spec’d model that, in South Africa, slots in a cut above the i10 we’ve known for years, and just below the i20. Overseas, however, it is the new i10. Nonetheless, South African motoring consumers are not unaccustomed to […]
Fireman’s Ball 2014 gallery
The 2014 edition of the annual Fireman’s Ball rocked The Sands in Sandton, Joburg, on Friday night. Diminutive but oh-so-cute gay porn star and DJ, Pierre Fitch, was the star of the night – along with an enthusiastic crowd of glam party-goers. Joffrey Hyman was there to take these pictures. Check out all the party […]
People’s Pride 2014 Gallery
Around 500 LGBTI people marched through the streets of Hillbrow and Braamfontein in Johannesburg on Saturday, demanding justice for all people. The second People’s Pride was a festive political demonstration, filled with song, anger and moving performance pieces that spoke out against persecution, violence and exclusion.
Here’s that red ribbon…
Come December 1, 2014, millions worldwide will be flaunting a red ribbon of some sort. It’s amazing to see how the iconic simple red ribbon has evolved since the first World AIDS Day in 1998, becoming more and more creative with each year. There are mosaics, quilts, tattoos, even ribbons written in the clouds. Gotta […]
Editorial: No, judge, we can’t be fixed
While he may have sentenced the killer of Duduzile Zozo to 30 years in jail, the judge in the case revealed an unsettling and dangerous lack of understanding about LGBT people. On Tuesday, we reported that Judge Tshifiwa Maumela sent Lekgoa Lesley Motleleng to jail for raping and murdering the 26-year-old lesbian woman last year, […]
Spinning around – Pierre Fitch does South Africa
We chatted to sexy Canadian porn star, DJ and entrepreneur, Pierre Fitch, ahead of his Fireman’s Ball gigs in Jozi and Cape Town. With a 15-year career in the porn world, Pierre first made a name for himself at the tender age of 18 when he embarked on a gay adult film career, impressing viewers […]
Advertorial: Why you should sleep away this festive season
There are few things worse than being unable to fall asleep, especially if your partner is snoring as you lie there counting the minutes, knowing that you are going to suffer in the morning. Obviously the more anxious you get about being awake the less likely you are to fall asleep. One of the interesting […]
My gay life in Nigeria – Isolation, danger & fear
Ethan Regal* tells his personal story of living in Nigeria as a gay man: When I was a young boy in Lagos, Nigeria, I had a mysterious, unexplainable tingling sensation whenever I saw an attractive guy. The stories I heard regarding romance involved a boy and girl. So I thought to myself: maybe I’m a […]
Music reviews – Maroon 5, La Roux, Prince & more
LA ROUX – TROUBLE IN PARADISE What was two is now one. Sadly, La Roux (an entirely non-South African name so don’t get confused if this is your first exposure to them!) the synthpop duo has turned into a solo act for the second album and the title, Trouble In Paradise, seems to be an appropriate […]
Getting to the bottom of married men
It was going to be a quick trip to the supermarket. I didn’t even want to go in the first place but I had visitors from Cape Town and they wanted breakfast. Luckily it was early and I got parking right by the entrance of the mall. I zipped through the aisles grabbing the necessary […]