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REVIEW: THE HUNGER GAMES
The Hunger Games phenomenon has been likened to the Twilight movies. The most obvious difference between these two franchises, however, is that The Hunger Games is actually a good movie.   - Read Review
PROTESTS TO PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION
Protests against efforts to remove sexual orientation protection from the Constitution are being held this weekend in Joburg, Cape Town on May 19 and Durban and Port Elizabeth on May 20. - Read More
» SKIN COWGIRL PARTY
26 May: WANTED: Gorgeous Cowgirls at Tonic (old Groove Café) REWARD: Commercial music, Langarm & Line Dancing with instructor SPECIAL REWARDS: Jack Daniel’s hampers - Facebook
HANDS OFF OUR CONSTITUTION!
Sign this petition demanding that the government and traditional leaders immediately reverse any attempts to change the Constitution to diminish our right to equality. Take action now! - Click here
DURBAN’S PINK FILM FEST MOVES TO MAY
18 – 28 May. The second annual Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival will take place at the KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts gallery at 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood, Durban. - Read More
» DURBAN PRIDE 2012
30 June: Durban Gay Pride is a celebration of devotion towards equality for the gay, lesbian and transgender communities held in our beautiful city. - Facebook
» BLOEMFONTEIN PRIDE 2012
29 Sept: Bloemfontein Pride celebrates with a theme of Stronger in 2012. Join us for a free fun filled day of top class entertainment and amazing diversity. - Facebook
» NELSON MANDELA BAY PRIDE
22 Sept: Let's make NMB Pride 2012 & beyond the special, fabulous, memorable and unique party experiences/events it deserves to be! This is YOUR Pride festival - Facebook
» GEMINI LANGARM
26 May: It's langarm in Jozi just for us so come along, bring your girls, your drinks, some snacks and let's have a night of pure indulgence on the dancefloor! Call Susan 072 720 2920 
OIA IN KIMBERLEY
18 & 19 May. The Out In Africa film festival is going to Kimberley and will be hosting screenings of four gay and lesbian films at the West End Club on the weekend of 18th and 19th of May. - Website
» SISTERS IN CIRCLES
25 May-14 June: Awakening and harnessing the power of Being. Journey together into the deep inner reserve of Knowing that guides all women. Bring about the changes in our lives that we desire. - Facebook
BEEFCAKES BABY HOUSE PINK LUNCH
Sat 26 May. The Baby House and Beefcakes in Cape Town invite the LGBT community to lunch for a good cause. Expand your awareness of the adoption landscape in SA while raising funds for The Baby House. - Read More
» PINK GIRLFEST SKI WEEKEND
16-18 Aug: Departure from Jhb to Lesotho, ski, cave & museum visit at Afriski, Oxbow Lodge - come and join us for fun filled all girl ski weekend.  - Facebook
TAKE THE GAY & LESBIAN CONSUMER SURVEY
Another survey? Yep, it’s all to better understand our community and to convince advertisers and sponsors that we are a valuable target market. Take it now to help! - Read More
» ULTIMATE ANIMAL CHARITY FUND RAISER 2012
4 Aug: It's That time of year to raise a ton of money to support our animal friends and we're getting girls excited with Josie Field, Little Sister, DJ Niqi B and more. RSVP: - Facebook
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features
LESUNITE IN MARRIAGE
Two people willing to love, honour and cherish each other. Two people who want to grow old together, start a family, make memories. Does it really matter what gender they are? I’m not sure whether I find it saddening or hurtful that our government refuses to acknowledge the sanctity of gay unions. - Read more...
UNFOLLOWED. UNFRIENDED
We are expected to know what invisible lines we aren’t supposed to cross. We are expected to know what special privileges we are granted. How do we really know though? - Read more...
AFTER LIFE
I attended several funerals this year, of close friends and relatives - and while none of these were conducted in a church, but in the format of a private memorial service - each one was laced with Christian platitudes and sermons. The question I need to ask is: Why? - Read more...
1ST FRIDAY SEXY PUNK
Tattoos, mohawks, skinny jeans and short, flirty skirts were the theme to kick off Sexy Punk night at 1st Friday. Adding even more sex appeal for most of us, were The Super Hot Derby Girls! Mambagirl has the night in pictures here - View Gallery
DURBAN GAY & LESBIAN FILM FEST 2012: THE FILMS
The 2nd Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival - a highlight of the LGBT calendar in KZN - takes place from 17 to 28 May and features a wide selection of feature films, documentaries and shorts. - Read more...
MAMBA SPINS
All hail the queen! Mamba Spins takes on the latest Madonna offering as well as new discs from cutie Olly Murs, hitmaker Katy Perry, local firebrand Toya Delazy, dance-rockers Awolnation and Brit songstress Birdy. - Read more...
OC JHB VS VAAL
Battle of the DJs: Vaal vs Jozi highlighted May's goddess of gathering at the OC and girls were not disappointed. Take a look at who came out to cheer for their favourite in the Mambagirl gallery. - View Gallery
EDITORIAL: BE PREPARED TO FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS
We are under attack. South Africa's traditional leaders are making a concerted effort to change the Constitution to once again make us second-class citizens in our own country. - Read more...
TRADITIONAL COURTS EQUAL PERSECUTION OF RURAL LGBTI
Lance Weyer, Mr Gay South Africa 2011 and a DA City Council Member, writes about the Traditional Courts Bill that would effectively make rural LGBTI people little more than serfs. - Read more...
PINK LOERIE 2012
Knysna exploded into all hues and shades of pink this last week for the 12th annual Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival, culminating in Saturday's street parade held under the theme 'Ain't No Closet Big Enough'. - View Gallery
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BREAKING: MALAWI TO OVERTURN GAY BAN - 18/5/2012
Malawi's new president has promised to overturn the country's ban on homosexual acts, the first African country to do so since 1994. - Read more...
GAY GROUPS RALLY BEHIND WEEKEND PROTESTS - 18/5/2012
A number of long-standing LGBT groups have come out in support of planned weekend protests to keep sexual orientation equality in the Constitution. - Read more...
LESBIAN PHOTOGRAPHY STAR VICTIM OF ROBBERY - 17/5/2012
Zanele Muholi, the acclaimed photographic chronicler of LGBT life in South Africa, has lost cameras and her archives following a robbery. - Read more...
GRIEF AT DONNA SUMMER'S DEATH - 17/5/2012
The gay community is mourning the death of Donna Summer, who produced some of the most popular disco anthems yet had a controversial relationship with her gay fans. - Read more...
WILL SMITH, JAY-Z BACK GAY MARRIAGE - 17/5/2012
Two of the entertainment world's biggest African American stars have come out in support of Barack Obama's stance on same-sex marriage. - Read more...
WORLD MARKS IDAHO 2012 - 16/5/2012
May 17 is the 8th annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), an occasion to remember those facing homophobia in one of the 78 countries that criminalise same-sex sexual acts. - Read more...
UPDATED: PROTESTS TO PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION - 15/5/2012
Protests against efforts to remove sexual orientation protection from the Constitution are being held around the country this weekend. Here are all the latest details. - Read more...
LIMPOPO CELEBRATES FIRST GAY PRIDE - 14/5/2012
Hundreds turned out in Limpopo to celebrate the province's first-ever LGBT Pride day with a parade and picnic in Polokwane on Saturday. - Read more...
ZIM MINISTER CALLS FOR GAYS TO LOSE THEIR LAND - 14/5/2012
Zimbabwe's Minister of Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development has called for traditional leaders to seize land owned by gays and lesbians. - Read more...
TRAVOLTA: FOURTH MAN COMES FORWARD - 14/5/2012
A fourth man has come forward with claims of inappropriate sexual behaviour by Hollywood star John Travolta. - Read more...
DAUGHTER: PRESIDENT CASTRO SUPPORTS GAY RIGHTS - 14/5/2012
The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has led a Pride parade in Havana and said that her father will back equal rights for gays and lesbians. - Read more...
REPORT: 4 IRANIANS TO HANG FOR GAY SEX - 13/5/2012
There are reports that four Iranian men’s death sentences have been upheld and that they will shortly hang for having had gay sex. - Read more...
STARS BACK LESBIAN SCOUT MOM ON MOTHER'S DAY - 13/5/2012
A host of celebrities have backed a mother's day campaign in support of a mother who was ousted from the Boy Scouts of America because she is gay. - Read more...
KENYAN CLERIC SLAM AMERICA'S 'GAY PRESIDENT' - 13/5/2012
A Muslim cleric in Kenya has accused President Obama, dubbed by Newsweek as "the first gay president", of playing god by backing gay marriage. - Read more...
MOVING TRIBUTE TO LOST BOYFRIEND GOES VIRAL - 11/5/2012
An American gay man's moving marriage equality video about the tragic death of his boyfriend and the events that followed has become an internet sensation. - Read more...
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Is coming out still such a big deal in South Africa?
No, there's more information available to parents & friends
Yes, we still live in a sexually oppressive society
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