Chevy Feather Awards 2016 gallery
Here it is! Our exclusive image gallery of Thursday night’s glittering 2016 Chevrolet Feather Awards in Johannesburg. The celebs, the winners, the entertainers and the outfits – all in one place! For a full report on the event, click here. Otherwise, enjoy these pics by Mambaonline photographer David Penney.
Q&A: The Feather Awards’ Thami Kotlolo
This year marked the eighth anniversary of the influential Feather Awards. Initially a glitzy exercise in celebrity worship (honouring actors, singers, politicians and other public figures who found favour with the gay community) it’s since grown to include LGBTI role models and activists. In 2016, the Feathers added further gravitas to its purpose; travelling across […]
Johannesburg Pride 2016 – Gallery 2
Johannesburg Pride 2016 took over the Melrose Arch precinct on Saturday, with thousands of diverse LGBT South Africans from all backgrounds celebrating their freedoms and sexual and gender identities. While the 27th annual edition of Africa’s oldest Pride had a limited focus on the more serious issues facing the LGBT community, the event was a […]
Johannesburg Pride 2016 – Gallery 1
Johannesburg Pride 2016 took over the Melrose Arch precinct on Saturday, with thousands of diverse LGBT South Africans from all backgrounds celebrating their freedoms and sexual and gender identities. While the 27th annual edition of Africa’s oldest Pride had a limited focus on the more serious issues facing the LGBT community, the event was a […]
Top or bottom? Who decides?
It might as well be: “Which one’s the woman?” I’m certain that just about every gay guy has been asked that infamous question by both straight and gay people: “Are you top or bottom?” It’s often first asked when gay guys come out; at a time when they are usually single, and possibly not actually […]
Q&A: The multitalented and stunning Jarryd Nurden
If ever someone had a destiny to fulfil, it’s Jarryd Nurden. This Pietermaritzburg-born singer, dancer, actor and model has been steadily making his mark in the local entertainment world from a young age. He studied Musical Theatre at TUT, was signed as a model by the ICE agency in Cape Town and has gone on […]
Here’s a handy guide to coming out the closet
Life’s too short to spend it in the closet! But coming out’s not just one moment, it’s a lifelong process. Here’s a handy guide to doing it.
Opinion: Finding a platform for Johannesburg Pride
The venue for Johannesburg Pride 2016 will be Melrose Arch. This was the statement released to the public via the official Facebook page. Unfortunately, the statement inspired no excitement; but rather called for thought about where Pride currently situates itself in the community and the social landscape at large. Historically, and more so in the […]
Faces of Pretoria Pride 2016 Gallery
Thousands turned out for the fourth annual Pretoria Pride in Centurion on Saturday. Not only was the event a platform for LGBTI visibility and celebration, but it also made history. Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba attended the Pride, a first for South Africa, and received the inaugural Pretoria LGBTI Pride/GaySA Radio Human Rights Award. He […]
2016 Pretoria LGBTI Pride March Gallery
Didn’t make it to Pretoria Pride 2016? Don’t fret. Here’s the first of our galleries of the fourth annual edition held in Centurion on Saturday. The parade saw hundreds of LGBTI folk and their friends, allies and families marching in a colourful and proud procession through the streets. Check it out below.