DATING’S RACISM MINEFIELD
Is specifying the race of your desired partner/s on a dating profile racist and offensive? Or is it simply justifiable personal preference? Al Mackay delves into this touchy minefield.
NEW LIGHT SHED ON MALE SEX WORK
New research has shed light on the complicated HIV prevention needs of what may be Africa’s most deeply underground group at high risk of HIV – male sex workers.
MAMBA GOSSIP
The dirt on True Blood’s Joe Manganiello, Rupert Grint, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, actors baring their behinds, the hottest male TV stars, Michael Jackson drug claims, our own Mr. Gay World, and much more.
‘ROMEO & JULIET’ GOES GAY
High school Shakespeare was never like this! For the first time, an all-male, gay re-interpretation of the classic love story Romeo and Juliet takes to South African stages. We spoke to the producers.
MOTORING: MINI COOPER COUNTRYMAN
Jeremy Clarkson called it stupid and fat. Brent Ellis takes MINI Cooper’s four-door, all-wheel drive S ALL4 Countryman for a road test and heartily disagrees.
SOUTH AFRICA’S UN SPEECH ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION
The recently adopted landmark resolution on violence and discrimination against LGBT people was introduced at the UN by South African ambassador JM Matjila.
MY WAY OR THE HIGH GAY
Single actor, singer, Facebook-fiend and writer Bruce Little admits that he gets lonely and is indeed “looking”. But, he’s also very choosy – a fatal combination when surfing gay dating sites.
SOUTH AFRICA SCORES FOR GAYS AT UNITED NATIONS
A historic South African-led resolution to combat violence and discrimination against LGBT people has been adopted by the UN Human Rights Council.
SOUTH AFRICA LEADS ON GAY RIGHTS IN UN
An African openly-gay member of parliament has spoken in support of South Africa’s new landmark resolution on violence on the basis of sexual orientation at the UN.
OLIVER HERMANUS TALKS SKOONHEID & QUEER FILM
Oliver Hermanus talks about Skoonheid, which is not only the first Afrikaans film screened at Cannes but also the winner of the 2011 Queer Palm Award.