Fashion Week Africa 2014 menswear gallery
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa 2014, which was recently held at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg, featured world-class collections by leading established and emerging designers from around the continent. Here’s our selection of the best of the menswear on show.
Questions asked: SA study on men who have sex with men
Questions have been asked about a major new study on HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM), including gay and bisexual men, in three South African cities. The findings of the Human Sciences Research Council study, called the Marang Men’s Project, was released on Tuesday, based on research conducted from 2012 to […]
Advertorial: Boy, what a ride it’s been!
Never in our wildest dreams did we expect the community to be so supportive. Since March this year Triarc, South Africa’s very first LGBTI insurance provider, has been on a mad roller coaster supporting fabulous events and building brand awareness like crazy! We have been involved with more than 125 LGBTI initiatives in some form […]
Majola: Exorcising demons of shame
The continent has a bold new son. Proudly composing, singing and performing his truth as an openly gay African man – Majola is exploring issues of sexual identity and his journey to self acceptance through music. The 28-year-old South African theatre graduate recently released his début album Boet/Sissy, and it’s clear that he doesn’t believe […]
SA Fashion Week menswear autumn / winter 2015 gallery
SA Fashion Week recently presented some of the country’s top designers’ collections for Autumn / Winter 2015. Here’s our selection of the best of the menswear on show.
25th Johannesburg Pride gallery
The 25th annual Johannesburg Pride took place in Sandton on Saturday. Hundreds of people participated in a colourful “celebratory parade” through the streets of the city’s booming business hub. Festivities were held until the early evening at Mushroom Farm Park, where the crowd was entertained by performers and DJs. Joffree Hyman took these fantastic images of the […]
Challenging assumptions: Gender non-conforming men & bi men in SA
The lives of gender non-conforming gay and bisexual black men in South Africa are generally not well understood by academics. Results of a local study on this group of men, however, have contrasted with previous international research and challenged perceptions of gender and sexual identity. Studies conducted in 2005, 2006 and 2007 in Western countries […]
Motoring: VW Polo enhanced
The pace at which trends and technological developments sweep through the automotive world is truly astonishing. Environmental pressures, to be cleaner and more eco-friendly, have spawned numerous innovative ways of powering vehicles along. The way we do things is constantly reaching new levels of digitisation, meaning we need all our devices to work in harmony. […]
MCQP 2014 Royal Navy theme launch gallery
Cape Town’s Mother City Queer Project (MCQP) announced the theme, date and venue for its 2014 edition at Crew Bar in De Waterkant, with special appearances by Lola Fine and Genevieve Le Coq. (Some guests could have sworn that they even saw event director Ian McMahon disguised as the Queen Mother.) The “Royal Navy” themed costume party […]
IT REMAINS A PRIDE FOR ALL – SETTING THE RECORD “STRAIGHT”
Johannesburg Pride has responded to the opinion piece Grappling with Gauteng’s Pride Problem. Below is the Pride Board’s full and unedited response. It remains Johannesburg Pride (read a Pride for all) on the 25 October. And the Pride Board remains excited. We trust that ALL will support this all-inclusive Pride in their droves, ignoring the cynical, […]