SA Menswear Week – Autumn Winter 2017 gallery
SA Menswear Week presented its 2017 Autumn / Winter collections at The Palms Lifestyle Centre, in Woodstock, Cape Town earlier this month. A host of talented designers from South Africa and other countries brought their a-game to the event, with an imaginative and diverse spectrum of viewpoints and executions. Not only was there a range […]
8 ways to open yourself up to love
February is celebrated worldwide as the month of love. We’re inundated with glossy, perfect and happy Valentine’s couples in the media, leaving those of us who’re single wondering, “What about me”? Now don’t get us wrong. Being single can certainly be a happy and healthy way to live, but many of us would like to […]
No, a peaceful protest on church grounds does not infringe on religious grounds
After a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) activists recently held a “silent protest” outside Soweto’s Grace Bible Church, some people argued on social media and on radio talk shows that the protest violated the religious rights of the church and its congregants. This argument raises interesting questions about the right of […]
The Celebration of Black Gay Love on Valentine’s Day
We live in a world that celebrates being white, male and heterosexual above all else. This has not made it easy for us as black men to come out as “gay” in a world that worships heteronormativity. Since we don’t confirm to heteronormative behaviour, we are constantly forced to explain ourselves and our sexuality, while […]
Sexual health: Coping with barebacking peer pressure
Barebacking (condomless sex) still happens – a lot. This is even though most of us know that it is a huge risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. It STILL happens. This is not because guys are stupid or suicidal or necessarily out to maliciously “infect” one another (most guys who transmit the virus […]
Queer film: The roots of Moonlight
It’s not often that a film like Moonlight – about a black queer experience – makes it to the world’s screens. And it’s even rarer when it wins the Golden Globe for best drama and is nominated for eight Academy Awards. Moonlight chronicles the life of Chiron, a young African American man in a tough […]
Art: Mourning the faceless gay victims of Isis
Artist Clive van den Berg’s new exhibition, A Pile of Stones, at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, is a thoughtful tribute to the dozens of gay men sadistically murdered by the Isis regime. Since 2014, Isis in Syria and Iraq has been horrifically executing gay men and those accused of being gay. The group distributes images […]
Grace Bible Church: Stop using the Bible to justify “apartheid” homophobia
As popular singer Zahara wades into the row over the Grace Bible Church’s stance on homosexuality, a minister has called for an end to the use of “apartheid” strategies against LGBTI people. On Wednesday, Zahara (Bulelwa Mkutukana) appeared to come out in support of the Grace Bible Church and its guest evangelist who recently preached that homosexuality is unnatural. […]
Born naked: Three Cape Town drag artists making waves
A man wearing woman’s clothing is not only a fun way to disrupt traditional gender norms, it’s a subversive act that while celebrated in popular culture – Mrs Doubtfire, the Wayans Brothers comedies – isn’t always palatable in real life. Especially now where there’s so much fear in the world. Trump, Brexit, radical Islam, Christian […]
Opinion: Is this the truth behind Oscar Bougardt’s accusations?
“Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another.” – Leviticus 19:11 Rev Oscar Bougardt is the pastor at Calvary H.O.P.E Ministries in Cape Town. He has repeatedly been in the news for his extreme homophobic comments, self-justified by his arguably erroneous interpretation of the Bible. Some of his reported claims, however, are simply […]