THE INSECURE PARTNER
Insecurity is no fun. It’s that nagging feeling of angst and anxiety, of being unsettled and worried. Brian Rzepczynski looks at possible causes and offers a few tips.
MAMBA SPINS
Mamba’s music guru Christo Valentyn reviews the newest CD releases by the likes of the Jonas Brothers, Ashlee Simpson, Coldplay, Peter Cincotti and more.
UPDATED! OIA 2008 FILM REVIEWS
We’ve added six more reviews! Presenting our ultimate guide to what’s hot and what’s not at this year’s Out In Africa Film Festival – taking place in Cape Town and Joburg this September.
RECLAIMING MY GAYNESS
For over seven years Clive Vanderwagen struggled to repress his sexuality. He writes about his experiences in the ex-gay ministry and how he reclaimed his identity.
MAMBA GOSSIP
Josh Hartnett sex video, Kevin Spacey gets cheeky, David Duchovny’s ‘sex files’, Michael Jackson dates Pamela Anderson, Harry Potter wants to wear a dress, Elton’s stage gaffe and more!
HIGHER, LONGER, FASTER…MORE
The use of recreational drugs while having sex is not a new phenomenon. Powders, liquids and pills have all been used to attain and sustain sexual pleasure for centuries.
WE ARE GAY BUT STILL UGANDANS
This is an ‘open letter’ from a gay Ugandan to the President of his country, Yoweri Museveni. It comes after Museveni recently publicly praised Anglican bishops for ‘resisting’ homosexuality.
MAMBA GOSSIP
Jake Gyllenhaal gets buff, Ricky Martin a daddy, Will Young’s new album, Ellen and Portia’s wedding pics, Brian McFaddenn a homophobe, Janice Dickinson returns…
MAMBA BOOKS: “CALLED BY GOD”
Philip Liebenberg has written the auto-biographical Daar is ‘n Gay Pastoor in my Kop! – an exploration of his life as an openly gay pastor. He talks to Mambaonline.
NIGERIA: GAYS HESITATE AT THE CLOSET DOOR
It’s not easy being openly gay in Nigeria. Irin/PlusNews takes a look at the challenges facing the gay community in the most populous nation in Africa.