FEATURES
VANYA’S STORY:
In this excerpt from the new book Trans, Vanya, a male to female transsexual, talks openly about her life ; from starting hormone therapy at school to becoming a model and accountant.
MAMBA SPINS:
Our new music whiz Chris Verrijdt takes on the Fame soundtrack plus new material from theatrical Mika, miserable David Gray, poppy Kristinia DeBarge and local lad Elan Lea.
MAMBA’S SEXIEST MAN OF 2009:
Here they are – the scorchingly hot finalists in Mambaonline’s Sexiest Male Celeb Survey of 2009! Cast your votes and you could WIN great prizes!
MAMBA TECH:
We look at the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, the Samsung Pixon and LG KS 360 phones and explore cool Firefox G-mail add-ons as well as the new Windows 7 and Ubuntu operating systems.
MAMBA GOSSIP:
True Blood to get gayer, Gerard Butler loves his tush, Adam Lambert's tacky album cover, John Mayer smooches a dude, Jennifer Hudson to play Winnie, Cristiano sings, and more!
MALCOLM X WAS BISEXUAL. GET OVER IT:
The UK's Black History Month should help break down homophobia by celebrating the sexuality of black heroes such as Malcolm X, writes Peter Tatchell.
HOPE FOR AIDS VACCINE:
Twenty six years after Luc Montagnier and Francoise Barré-Sinoussi identified the HI virus in Paris, a thousand scientists shared their knowledge last week on how to outsmart it.
MAMBA READS: HOLIDAYING WITH A CONSCIENCE:
Morné Malan explores Clean Breaks, which presents the reader with no less than 500 amazing and off-the-beaten-track ideas for holidaying with a conscience.
CELEBRATING THE QUEEN:
Marking almost three decades in music, Madonna has released a massive CD and DVD compendium of her greatest hits. Mambaonline looks at the some of the highlights.
5 SIMPLE THINGS:
Is your relationship getting a little boring? Taking each other for granted? Brian Rzepczynski gives you five simple things gay partners can do that can make all the difference.
DAY BY DAY, LAW BY LAW:
In a historic first, US President Barack Obama recently spoke out on LGBT issues at a gay equality group's annual dinner. This is an edited version of that speech.
MAMBA GOSSIP:
Lance Bass butches up, Whitney gets desperate, Kylie takes on the US, Mario Lopez looks hot in lingerie, Pete Wentz takes it all off and Madonna and Lady Gaga fight it out...
THE MAN IN THE MIRROR:
Have you heard of ‘internalised homophobia?’ Are you familiar with this term? You should be as it may be impacting on your life in significant ways.
MOTORING: MINI’S GONE CLUBBING:
Think “MINI”, and a small, nimble and incredibly fun-to-drive hatchback or convertible comes to mind. But a station wagon? Brent Ellis investigates...
MY LIFE: ZAK MBHELE:
Activist and Joburg Pride Co-Chair, Zak Mbhele represents the best of young LGBT South Africans. Mambaonline gets to know more about this man who plans on making a difference.
WHY PRIDE IS STILL IMPORTANT:
With Joburg Pride mere days away, many are asking if Pride has lost its relevance. With the most gay-friendly Constitution in the world, do we still need to be marching in the streets?
MAMBA BOOKS: I AIN’T YO BITCH:
Karabo Kgoleng reviews an explosive new novel about a young woman coming to terms with her sexual orientation in contemporary South Africa.
MAMBA GOSSIP:
Lily Allen to quit music, British rugby bear poses for gay mag, Kellan Lutz works out, Heather Locklear returns, Sex and City girls’ cat-fighting and much more.
MAMBA MOTORING:
Since 2003, Christo Valentyn has reviewed more cars for Mamba than he can remember. In his final motoring feature he looks at 15 cars that impressed, and appalled, him in 2009.
THE ORIGINS OF PRIDE:
Just days ahead of Joburg Pride 2009, Mambaonline takes a look at the history of the gay Pride movement. How did it all begin and how has Pride changed over the years?