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Comment on It’s Official: WorldPride Is Coming to Africa in 2028 — See the Historic Handover by Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:26:48 +0000

Who is the people that won the bid

Comment on It’s Official: WorldPride Is Coming to Africa in 2028 — See the Historic Handover by Mtana weThongo

Mtana weThongo — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:24:56 +0000

This is an historic moment for the continent, and it is important that we celebrate it while also being honest about the history that brought us here. Winning a bid of this magnitude does not happen overnight, nor is it the work of a handful of people who happen to be visible at the handover.

The people who initiated, advocated for, built relationships, put in the work and helped make WorldPride coming to Africa possible deserve to be named and acknowledged. That includes Viola, Mike, Romeo, Carmen, Idriez, Luciano and the wider Ekasi Pride community.

Celebration should not come at the expense of proper recognition. There is enough room to honour those who are representing the bid today while also giving credit to those whose work helped make this historic moment possible. We should not rewrite the history of our own movement.

Comment on It’s Official: WorldPride Is Coming to Africa in 2028 — See the Historic Handover by Frank Malaba

Frank Malaba — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:19:38 +0000

A historical moment! Great to see these faces, whom I have known from different facets of our community, together!

Comment on Lost Gay South Africa: Herb Klein on his new photo book by Kentigern

Kentigern — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:09:32 +0000

Was hoping that there are copies of my photo set floating around somewhere…

Comment on Lost Gay South Africa: Herb Klein on his new photo book by Kentigern

Kentigern — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:07:34 +0000

I was one of Herb’s models in 1993….

Comment on Anti-LGBTQ+ Rights Movement Sets Its Sights on South Africa with Cape Town Conference by Aphiwe Majola

Aphiwe Majola — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:43:51 +0000

This is ridiculous. Of all the things that are happening in the country they could have this conference about, they choose this. All the money that could have gone to starving people that will fund this conference could have gone the poor and starving but it’s used for this?? The lgbtqia+ community isn’t and shouldn’t be a priority because it threatens nobody. Corruption, gbv and unemployment on the other hand?

Comment on In Pictures: Inside South Africa’s Historic WorldPride Amsterdam Canal Parade Boat by James

James — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:21:47 +0000

With all due respect, what exactly was the purpose of them being there except for riding on a boat?

There was no holistic message or branding, signage or actual indication of what the people were looking at.

Anti trump signs, a couple of Pride ally t-shirts, a recycled non-descript blue furry mascot with a pink cowboy hat, some government official with a loud hailer and international music…

Does Cape Town pride actually know what they have taken on?

Madonna and Kylie at Amsterdam world pride, RuPaul, Paris Hilton and Diana Ross at brighton pride, what did Cape Town pride have? Drag queens and their singing buddies. What amazing night life or venues do we have? Where are all the gay owned / gay friendly accommodation spots? What amazing gay cafe and restaurant culture exists? Amsterdam had over 80 boats, we can’t even get 10 on a regular pride…

I think it’s going to be a complete disaster and embarrassment for South Africa.

Comment on Opinion: Twice Hunted: What March and March Does Not See When It Looks at Us by Sam

Sam — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:56:35 +0000

Thank you for saying this very important thing. People that fled to SA for life and death situations like being queer, should really be safe here.

Comment on Anti-LGBTQ+ Rights Movement Sets Its Sights on South Africa with Cape Town Conference by Jon

Jon — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:00:33 +0000

Hate filled homophobes hiding behind fairy-tale stories from 6000yrs ago. Call it what it is hate crime.

Comment on Anti-LGBTQ+ Rights Movement Sets Its Sights on South Africa with Cape Town Conference by Daniel Petersen

Daniel Petersen — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:52:09 +0000

If we give the government the ability to take away the rights of a group of people once, there’s nothing to stop them from taking away the rights of other groups of people aswell.