MCQP SPACE COWBOYS GALLERY
MCQP, Africa’s biggest queer dress-up party, blasted off into another dimension on Saturday 14 December. Themed “Space Cowboys,” this was the event’s 20th anniversary. It proved to be a truly memorable celebration of galactic freedom and fabulosity. Photographer Joffrey Hyman was there to capture the occasion.
SPINS: GAGA, CELINE DION, DANNY K
The holiday season is traditionally replete with new music releases. Jared Orlin looks at the latest offerings from Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Danny K, Avril Lavigne, and more, all vying for a share of your Christmas shopping budget. LADY GAGA- ARTPOP It was bound to happen, eventually – the Mother Monster and queen of meat […]
SPEAKING IT: A SURVIVOR’S TALE
Mambaonline was contacted by a gay man who wanted to share his intimate and disturbing story. A story of male rape. A story that is rarely told but one that is not as uncommon as we’d like to think. It’s certainly one worth reading. I do not know how to begin. I do not know, […]
MANDELA & HUMAN RIGHTS HYPOCRISY
Sixteen Days of Activism against gender violence ends this Tuesday at a poignant time: on International Human Rights Day, the same day South Africa will hold the official memorial service for one of the world’s most respected human rights icons. Sadly, every call for equality and justice seems so trite and less profound each time, […]
THANK YOU NELSON MANDELA
As the nation and the world mourn Nelson Mandela’s death, we remember some of the highlights of this icon’s relationship with the LGBTI community. It is undoubtedly thanks to Mandela’s support for gay and lesbian equality at the dawn of our democracy, that we live in a country that constitutionally protects our rights – ensuring […]
BEEFCAKES CAR WASH GALLERY
Helping the community never looked so good! The Beefcakes Jozi boys, along with Mr Gay South Africa finalist Gordon Grieve, recently manned up for a hunky charity car wash day. The aim was to raise money to support victims of “corrective” rape. Mambaonline was there (of course) to capture the action.
NELSON MANDELA BAY PRIDE 2013
PE’s got Pride! Nelson Mandela Bay recently celebrated its third annual Pride in Port Elizabeth. The march through the city and along the beachfront was followed by a “festival of music, love, freedom and diversity” in Happy Valley park.
AN LGBT ICON: ZACHIE ACHMAT
Zackie Achmat, the openly gay co-founder of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), has been chosen as a South African icon ahead of World Aids Day. 21 Icons South Africa, a series of portraits and television short films that celebrate iconic South Africans who’ve inspired people around the world, features Achmat in its December 1st episode. […]
HEALTH: SURVIVING HOLIDAY FLINGS
Most of us look forward to the end-of-year holiday season as a time to relax, recover and let loose. That often means plenty of drinking, partying and having fun. And, yes, that usually also includes grabbing every opportunity for some sexual release. A TripAdvisor Romance On Holiday Survey found that over half (58%) of UK […]
ADVERTORIAL: RESHAPE YOUR BODY
I’m sure, that like me, you thought you would never look older nor have extra bits that don’t quite fit onto the perfect human shape. But these days, on closer examination in a full length mirror, it is an undeniable fact that there are dimpled bits creeping over the top of my pants that are […]