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 […]
Malusi Gigaba makes history & marries same-sex couples at Pretoria Pride
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has become not only the first government minister to attend an LGBTI Pride in South Africa, but also went on to marry three same-sex couples at the event. On Saturday, Gigaba attended the fourth annual Pretoria Pride to receive the inaugural Pretoria LGBTI Pride/GaySA Radio Human Rights Award. The minister […]
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.
Archbishop feels “pain” as SA Anglican Church votes against same-sex unions
In a deeply disappointing move, the Anglican Church of Southern Africa has opted for stagnation and rejected a proposal that would have allowed blessings for same-sex couples entering into civil unions. Friday’s regressive vote was taken by the church’s Provincial Synod, its top legislative body, on a proposal by the Diocese of Saldanha Bay, which […]
Zanele Muholi – Making the invisible visible
Visual activist and photographer Zanele Muholi talks to Mambaonline about their work to make visible “an often invisible community”.
History to be made? Minister Gigaba to attend Pretoria LGBTI Pride
It’s been confirmed that Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba will attend Pretoria Pride on Saturday to receive an award for supporting the LGBTI community. Gigaba was earlier this week announced as the recipient of the first annual Pretoria LGBTI Pride/GaySA Radio Human Rights Award. According to Pretoria Pride organiser Bruce Walker, this will be […]
Kanana to celebrate first gay Pride
The first annual Kanana Gay Pride is taking place in the North West province township, near Orkney, on Saturday 1 October. According to one of the organisers, Mpho Buntse, the event “seeks to create visibility and to create awareness amongst the community of Kanana” about LGBTI people and issues. He noted that Kanana is situated […]
Mexican gay priests outed as Pope backs anti-gay marriage campaign
An LGBT group in Mexico has controversially outed four catholic priests who it says are in secret gay relationships. The release of the clerics’ names comes in the wake of a number of mass protests supported by the Catholic church that saw tens of thousands across the country marching against marriage equality. “Everyone deserves the […]
East African Court of Justice LGBT rights case ruling disappoints
A historic case centred on LGBT equality in Uganda has ended with a disappointing outcome for human rights groups and activists. On Tuesday, the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) delivered its judgment in a suit that originally challenged Uganda’s 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act. It was filed by the Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) against the […]
Meet the first pro skateboarder to come out as gay
Skateboarding legend Brian Anderson has come out as a gay man, opening the closet doors on a sport that’s been resolutely heterosexual. The San Francisco based Anderson is a World Cup of Skateboarding champion (1999) and was Thrasher Magazine’s “Skater of the Year” in 1999. Now, at the age of 40, he has opened up […]