previous polls 23/8/2010 Should Joburg Pride or Cape Town Pride put on “Official After Parties”? Total Votes: 12 Yes! it’s a fun way to raise money for Pride.  67% Yip - it’s the only party for all in the community.  25% Nah. They tend to be very badly organised.  0% Nope. Parties are not Pride’s core business.  8% 8/8/2010 Total Votes: 1  0%  0% 25/7/2010 Do you think South Africa has good lesbian role models? Total Votes: 17 No  76% Yes  24% 8/6/2010 How do you feel about online dating? Total Votes: 36 i'll try anything to find my soulmate  25% i don't believe she is online  17% too scared to reveal that much to a stranger  11% the fun, excitement and titilation of online chat is sexy  47% 18/5/2010 What's your dating status Total Votes: 84 I am single and looking  55% I am in a relationship and looking for friends  37% I am in an open relationship  1% I am not a lesbian but am interested in exploring  7% 18/5/2010 What's your dating status? Total Votes: 1 I am single and looking  0% I am in a relationship and looking for friends  0% I am in an open relationship  0% I am not a lesbian but am interested in exploring  0% 18/4/2010 HAVE YOU BEEN CAUGHT RED HANDED? Total Votes: 18 yes  44% no  56% 16/3/2010 Do you and your partner have varying sex drives? Total Votes: 39 Yes  82% No  18% 24/2/2010 Are you going rainbow at Cape Town Pride? Total Votes: 11 Yes, in-you-face gay support  27% No, but i'll be there, quietly  73% 7/2/2010 Have you dated a girl 10 years or more your senior/junior? Total Votes: 25 Yes  68% No  32% 24/1/2010 Do girls still date or just go straight into the next relationship? Total Votes: 15 Every girl i know is dating a long term partner  27% Yep they're dating en masse  20% No, find a good one and you keep her  53% What's the point, i want to settle  0% 10/1/2010 Do you secretly pee in the bath/shower? Total Votes: 25 Not secretly  32% Yes secretly  40% No, that's unhygenic  28% 23/11/2009 The end of the year is mere weeks away. So how do you feel about 2009? Total Votes: 317 It was the best year of my life!  8% It was a pretty good year for me.  19% Not bad, but could have been better.  21% Ehh... No different from other years.  11% It was pretty bad. Bring on 2010!  22% 2009 was the worst year of my life!  19% 5/11/2009 Are you an enthusiastic techie? Total Votes: 21 Yes absolutely, I buy the latest tech, gadgets etc as soon as they arrive  29% I'm selective when buying but always interested in what's out there  57% Not really, i'm a bit of a technophobe!  14% 25/10/2009 Which international superstars would you most like to see do a duet together? Total Votes: 28 Madonna and Lady Gaga  29% Britney and Janet Jackson  0% Mariah and Christina Aguilera  11% Gwen Stefani and Shakira  36% Beyoncé and Rihanna  25% 11/10/2009 DO YOU SUPPORT LESBIAN BRANDS IN SA Total Votes: 14 Yes absolutely, sisters stick together  93% No, i prefer commercial stuff  7% 11/10/2009 DO YOU SUPPORT LESBIAN BRANDS IN SA Total Votes: 1 Yes absolutely, sisters stick together  0% No, i prefer commercial stuff  0% 7/10/2009 Which international superstars would you most like to see do a duet together? Total Votes: 246 Madonna and Lady Gaga  23% Britney and Janet Jackson  7% George Michael and Mika  36% Mariah and Christina Aguilera  4% Kanye West and Taylor Swift  6% Gwen Stefani and Shakira  4% Robbie Williams and Prince  5% Beyoncé and Rihanna  16% 3/10/2009 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF JOBURG GAY PRIDE Total Votes: 24 Absolutely amazing, well done to everyone  75% Much better than last year  8% I've been to better Prides  8% Didn't go, I had better things to do  8% 26/9/2009 HAVE YOU BEEN SNOOPED OR THE SNOOPER? Total Votes: 14 I was snooped on  21% I was the snooper!  36% Neither, there's never been any reason for it  43% 9/9/2009 HAVE YOU OR ARE YOU GOING TO OIA? Total Votes: 28 Yes  68% No  14% What's OIA?  18% 26/8/2009 WHERE IS THE MOST BIZARRE PLACE YOU'VE KISSED A GIRL? Total Votes: 26 In her/my parents bedroom  23% In the toilets at a bar/club/strip joint  42% On the dancefloor in front of her/my ex  23% None of the above, i'm not that adventurous/an exhibitionist  12% 12/8/2009 ARE YOU A GIRL THAT KISSES & TELLS? Total Votes: 31 Oh! yeah i let it all hang out with my girls  16% No way, stuff between two lovers is private  65% Sometimes, i only share when there's trouble  19% 6/8/2009 DO YOU HAVE LESBIAN PRIDE? Total Votes: 16 Yes, i'll be waving my flag at Pride  75% No, I'm still waaayy in the closet  0% Sometimes, depends where I am and who I'm with  25% 22/7/2009 Were you straight before you came out? Total Votes: 26 Yes  73% No  27% 8/7/2009 Are you a hopeless romantic? Total Votes: 16 Yes! love rocks!  38% Not hopeless, but still romantic  50% No but there's hope  13% 26/6/2009 What do you think the world will remember about Michael Jackson in years to come? Total Votes: 242 His classic songs, albums and videos.  70% His bizarre quirks and wacky behaviour.  11% His child sex abuse scandals and trial.  11% His impressive self-promotion strategies.  2% Nothing. He will soon be forgotten.  6% 10/6/2009 IS FACEBOOK STILL AS MUCH FUN AS IT USED TO BE? Total Votes: 24 Absolutely. I’m still obsessed with it!  4% Sure. It’s part of my daily social life.  17% I still use it, but not like I did before.  38% I mainly use it as a business tool.  0% Not really. I only very rarely log on.  21% To be honest, I just don’t have time.  13% Boring! I deactivated my profile.  8% 19/5/2009 DO YOU LIKE A GOOD ROGERING FROM YOUR GF? Total Votes: 25 Yeah! She knows how i like it  12% No, I'm the rogerer  16% We share the rogering  40% We don't do roger. Roger that!  32% 6/5/2009 WHAT IS THE SHORTEST TIME IT TOOK TO MOVE IN? Total Votes: 33 Hours  3% 3 Days  3% A few weeks  15% More than a month  39% We haven't gone there yet!  39% 27/4/2009 DO YOU HAVE DEFINED HE/SHE ROLES? Total Votes: 22 No, of course not, this is 2009  91% Yes, our role gives us both specific responsibilities  9% 15/4/2009 WHO GETS YOUR VOTE ON 22 APRIL? Total Votes: 35 ACDP  0% ANC  9% COPE  17% DA  69% FF+  0% ID  6% IFP  0% Other  0% 31/3/2009 HAVE YOU BEEN INVOLVED IN A LONG-TERM OPEN RELATIONSHIP? Total Votes: 23 Yes  52% No  48% 18/3/2009 DO YOU SPICE THINGS UP WITH SEX GAMES? Total Votes: 26 Yes  69% No  31% 11/3/2009 WHICH EVENT HAVE YOU RECENTLY ATTENDED? Total Votes: 12 Cape Town Pride: Pink Ubuntu  33% Party in the Desert  8% 1st Friday  58% CT Pride Beach Picnic  0% CT Pride Ladies Night of Seduction  0% CT Pride Tomboi  0% 24/2/2009 DO YOU SPICE THINGS UP WITH PHONE SEX? Total Votes: 17 Yes  47% No  41% I want to but my girlfriend won't play!  12% 18/2/2009 ARE YOU GOING TO CAPE TOWN PRIDE? Total Votes: 11 Yes  55% No  27% Haven't made up my mind yet  18% 3/2/2009 WHAT DO YOU THINK OF VALENTINE'S DAY? Total Votes: 42 We love it and go all out in the romance department!  17% We don't celebrate, every day is a love day for us.  48% I'm single this Valentine's Day  36% 28/1/2009 HAS REALISING YOU'RE A LESBIAN MADE YOU SUICIDAL? Total Votes: 31 Yes  23% No  77% 12/1/2009 DOES YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S FAMILY ACCEPT YOU AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP? Total Votes: 31 Yes, what's not to love!  71% No but we have each other  29% 17/12/2008 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS. MAKE THEM OR BREAK THEM? Total Votes: 24 Make them, I need something to work towards  67% Break them, everyone makes promises they can't keep!  33% 10/12/2008 IS THE ECONOMIC MELTDOWN AFFECTING YOUR CRIMBO SPLURGE? Total Votes: 8 I'm not buying gifts this year  50% I'll be making my own presents  0% I've been buying little things since January  13% The gift is ME!  38% 3/12/2008 HAVE YOU BEEN SEDUCED BY ANOTHER WOMAN? Total Votes: 23 Yes, its was unforgettable  70% No, i am the one seducing  30% Never, I'm not interested in that type of fantasy  0% 26/11/2008 HOW ARE YOU CELEBRATING THE FESTIVE SEASON? Total Votes: 18 Lots of presents and just the two of us  17% With friends at home, it's the best place to be  67% Traveling to the coast on a Crimbo adventure!  17% 11/11/2008 HOW DO YOU DEFINE FOREPLAY? Total Votes: 46 Talking  13% Kissing  30% Touching  54% There's no such thing for lesbians  2% 29/10/2008 ARE YOU OUT AT WORK? Total Votes: 65 Yes, they can take it or leave it!  78% No, my personal life has nothing to do with my job.  18% Only when i drink too much at work parties and flirt!  3% 22/10/2008 WOULD YOU SPECIFICALLY VISIT/HOLIDAY IN A TOWN THAT IS PROMOTED AS LESBIAN-FRIENDLY? Total Votes: 30 Yes, I want to support lesbian-friendly business.  83% No, being lesbian doesn't dictate where I travel.  3% Not sure, depends what's on offer?  13% 8/10/2008 YOUR THOUGHTS ON JHB PRIDE Total Votes: 31 The best ever! Thank you Pride.  81% I went. I saw. I left. It was disappointing.  19% 1/10/2008 WHERE WILL YOU BE DURING JOBURG PRIDE 2008? Total Votes: 30 At the bar waiting for everyone to return  13% Checking out the stalls at Zoo Lake  17% Marching with the 1st Friday & Tomboi girls  33% In the parade with boy friends/straight friends  10% Not at Zoo Lake, it's chaotic this time of year!  7% Joburg Pride?  20% 23/9/2008 HOW OFTEN DO YOU WORK OUT? Total Votes: 28 Once a week you'll find me in a class.  4% I flex, stretch and work it about three times a week.  36% I'm a gym bunnie, five times and its not enough.  11% Every day! No one looks this good naturally!  7% Never. I'm no sucker for punishment.  43% 16/9/2008 IS IT WRONG FOR LESBIANS TO BOX THEMSELVES? Total Votes: 20 Yes - sexuality is fluid  55% No - our sisters faught to be recognised  5% Yes, the only certainty in life is change  15% No - we need to protect our identity  25% 10/9/2008 WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE TYPE OF MUSIC? Total Votes: 13 Remixed commercial stuff  15% Trance  15% Rock  0% Alternative  31% Old, slow, love songs  15% Disco  0% Folk music  0% Kwaito  0% Jazz  8% Hip-hop  15% Other  0% 27/8/2008 ARE YOU SUPPORTING OUT IN AFRICA FILM FEST? Total Votes: 36 Yes, in full force  44% No, lesbian movies are disappointing  8% I''ll go to a few of the movies  47% 20/8/2008 ARE LESBIANS CONSIDERED VIRGINS IF THEY’VE NEVER SLEPT WITH MEN? Total Votes: 38 Yes  26% No  74% 7/8/2008 HAVE YOU OR WOULD YOU BE INVOLVED WITH A WOMAN OF ANOTHER RACE? Total Votes: 65 Yes, my heart falls inlove with women, not colour or culture  38% No, haven't yet but only because the opportunity hasn't presented itself  9% Yes, I don't know what the big deal is  18% No, I don't believe cultures should mix  5% I'm not sure, when I meet her, whatever her colour, I'll know if I can or can't  20% I'm absolutely certain I won't do it. My parents hardly accept my same-race lesbianism!  9% 23/7/2008 HOW ARE YOU PROTESTING AGAINST THE JON QWELANE HOMOPHOBIC ARTICLE? Total Votes: 30 I'm joining the protest in Cape Town.  10% I'm joining the protest in Joburg.  20% I've sent a letter/email to the Sunday Sun Editor & Media24.  33% I've joined all the anti-homophobic/protest Facebook pages.  7% I'm forwarding every bit of communication to my entire address book.  10% I'm participating on all the Mamba forums.  3% I've signed a petition to take action against the newspaper/journalist/managing editors.  13% I'm not doing anything, the communinity is doing just fine without my involvement!  3% 16/7/2008 ARE YOU SUPPORTING JOBURG PRIDE THIS YEAR? Total Votes: 22 Hell, yeah!  82% Absolutley not.  9% Mmmm...i'm sitting on the fence.  9% 2/7/2008 WHAT LESBIAN REPRESENTATION SHOULD BE AT JOZI PRIDE 08? Total Votes: 49 Political parties  6% Lesbian organisations  16% Women's entertainment such as DJs and musicians  41% Lesbian toys and sex toy demo's  4% Leather girls  0% Dykes on Bikes  4% Women in uniform from the army to firefighters  29% 25/6/2008 HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED LESBIAPHOBIA? Total Votes: 22 Yes, but they're friends joking around.  14% No, I've never heard of it.  5% Yes, we rub it in by standing out ground.  9% No, but some of my friends have.  14% Yes, but they're gay boys, expect nothing less!  32% No, my gay boyfriends would never be disrespectful.  27% 11/6/2008 IS THERE SUCH A THING AS 'THE ONE'? Total Votes: 73 Yes and she's all mine  30% No, there are many "ones"  21% Yes, but i'm still searching  21% No, soul mates are for fairytales  8% Yes and i think i may have her  16% No, my heart's been broken so many times  4% 28/5/2008 DO YOU FEEL OPPRESSED IN/BY THE LESBIAN COMMUNITY? Total Votes: 49 No. The younger generation is well integrated.  10% Yes. My friends are older and still believe in life pre-94.  10% No. My culture or colour has never been an issue.  12% Yes. We have to be careful where and with whom we socialise.  31% No. We share a common passion for women that keeps us connected.  37% 21/5/2008 DOES YOUR FAMILY KNOW YOU'RE A LESBIAN? Total Votes: 70 Yes, they accept and love me anyway.  60% No I haven't found the time to tell them.  1% Yes, I haven't told them but they know.  6% No it will break their hearts.  10% Yes, they caught me a long time ago.  7% No, my personal life is my own.  16% 14/5/2008 ARE YOU INTO TATTOOS? Total Votes: 43 The more she has the sexier  19% I have them all over my body  7% They must be discreet  28% I don't have any but want one  21% They're a real turn-off  0% No, I won't date girls with any either  5% I don't mind them  21% 6/5/2008 MOTHER'S DAY MEANS: Total Votes: 24 I spoil mom, anyway I possibly can  38% I tell mom how much she means to me  38% I'm thinking of mom, we don't speak  0% I tolerating mom, MD is no different from any other day  0% I fake how I feel about mom and MD  8% I remember mom, she's passed away  17% 23/4/2008 DO YOU KNOW YOUR HIV STATUS? Total Votes: 28 Yes, I get tested often  25% Yes, because I was tested by my insurance  32% Yes, because I was recently in hospital  4% No, I'm not that promiscuous  4% No, lesbians don't get HIV  0% No, I'm too afraid to find out  11% No, I don't care  0% I am HIV+  0% I am HIV-  25% 9/4/2008 WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER REAL SEX? Total Votes: 40 Talking dirty  0% Kissing  8% Touching  5% Penetration with a man  13% Penetration with a woman  28% Masturbating (self or from a partner)  18% Anything that involves an emotional connection  25% Anything that involves wicked thoughts about another person  5% 26/3/2008 HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT BISEXUALITY? Total Votes: 64 It's more a choice than being gay or straight  9% It's a real lifestyle with real women & real emotions  42% They don't exist, pick a side  6% I've never met a real bisexual  0% If they say they're bisexual, it really means they're gay  6% Bisexuals like it easy, they can't commit  9% I'd never date one  27% 19/3/2008 WHAT MAKES YOUR WEEKEND EXCITING? Total Votes: 18 Going to a girl club  0% Eating out with friends  28% Eating in with my girlfriend  28% Hooking up with friends at a girl bar  22% Spending a weekend away with girlfriends  22% Time to surf Mambagirl.com  0% 12/3/2008 IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP EQ? Total Votes: 16 Yes, love and respect of individuality is our priority.  50% No, we both want our own way.  13% Sometimes. Depends on what we're arguing about?  13% No but we want to know how to have it.  0% Of course. She's emotional. I'm intelligent.  25% 27/2/2008 DO YOU DATE STRAIGHT GIRLS? Total Votes: 76 Yes, exclusively.  0% Not intentionally, they hold no interest for me.  9% Yes sometimes, labels mean nothing.  7% Yes, they're always straight until they aren't.  9% Yes - I love the chase.  4% Straight has never been a requirement.  7% When I fall in love, sexual orientation isn't an issue.  26% Never.  38% 13/2/2008 WHICH ROLE ARE YOU COMFORTABLE IN? Total Votes: 88 Butch  5% Stone butch  0% Femme  20% High femme  6% Androgynous  13% Tomboy  18% Sometimes butch, sometimes femme.  23% I switch it up for fun.  10% None  6% 30/1/2008 WHERE ARE THE LESBIANS? Total Votes: 60 Still clubbing it up!  2% Meetiing friends at restaurants for cocktails and lunch.  30% Sharing quality time with friends over a home-cooked meal.  40% In the bars, lots of booze and hot babes!  7% Private parties, you can only do the scene for so long!  20% Changing rooms and the women's section, it's the new lesbian hangout!  2% 16/1/2008 WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON ANAL SEX? Total Votes: 56 I love it and regularly include it in my sex play.  43% I'm waiting for the right woman to try it out with.  16% I have fantasised about it but haven't actually tried it.  20% Ugggh you've got to be kidding!  21% 30/12/2007 This New Year I will: Total Votes: 42 Get to know myself better.  10% Spend more time with family & friends.  12% Take long walks on the beach/in the park.  0% Worship the fabulous woman in my life more.  19% Live life honestly and accept the consequences of it.  17% Get rid of emotionally-draining "friends"  12% Do the things i've always dreamed of.  10% Say YES to more parties, kissing girls & small indulgences!  21% 5/12/2007 Xmas holidays is about... Total Votes: 34 Presents  3% Time for yourself  3% Special time to spend with family and friends  44% Shopping!  0% A way to avoid work  3% Quality time with your girl/dogs/cats/fish  15% Getting to do all the things you don't have time for  18% Parties! Parties! Parties!  9% Stress  6% 21/11/2007 Are you going away for the holidays? Total Votes: 34 Yes, down the coast with the rest of Africa.  24% No. I try to avoid the fish ball frenzy.  26% Yes, overseas which we've planned for 6mths.  9% No. Home is the best holiday.  24% Yes, somewhere no one else has discovered - camping!  9% No, all our friends are coming to us.  0% Yes, but leaving just before the 25th.  6% No, this year is our turn to host the families!  3% 7/11/2007 Is porn still a lesbian taboo? Total Votes: 41 Yes, it should be banned.  2% No but it doesn't do anything for me.  7% Yes, and it's degrading to women.  2% No but I don't condemn girls that enjoy it.  17% Yes, I won't admit to watching it.  7% No I love watching it with my girl or alone!  56% Yes, and it shouldn't be encouraged.  0% Hell no, not for me I could start my own DVD store!  7% 25/10/2007 In terms of your age, does Mambagirl.com fulfil your current interests? Total Votes: 40 Yes. I'm 15-25 years and it puts me in the picture of lesbian SA.  20% No. I'm 15-25 years and it doesn't resonate with my lifestyle.  10% Yes. I'm 26-36 years and it's entertaining.  25% No. I'm 26-36 years and the content is too immature/mature for me.  3% Yes. I'm older than 36 and find the changing lesbian world on mambagirl interesting.  23% No. I'm older than 36 and there is absolutely nothing besides this poll that i would particpate in.  8% Mambagirl.com is great just the way it is and it can only get better!  13% 10/10/2007 Why do gay girls generally stay friends with exes? Total Votes: 58 We develop an irreplaceable bond with one another.  29% No one really, truly knows us quite like an ex.  7% There's always a little hope that the romance can be rekindled.  7% She will always be my go-to person.  3% Keep your friends close & your exes even closer!  2% We just don't know how to let go.  10% It's easier than making new friends.  7% She's a standard that other's are measured by!  3% They shouldn't. Over is OVER!  31% 3/10/2007 How are you celebrating your Gay Pride? Total Votes: 12 Quietly, at home, curtains drawn  8% In full force, at the march, with all my brothers and sisters  50% With the hot mambagirls on the mambagirl.com float  0% Shopping. I don’t need a special day to celebrate  33% At the girl parties  0% At home, braaing with some good friends  8% 19/9/2007 What’s the best part of Gay Pride? Total Votes: 33 What’s Gay Pride?  9% The quiet shopping malls  3% The hot girls  6% The gay community coming together  61% Bumping into friends at the march  15% The park to see the great entertainment line up  0% The sexy girl parties  6% Getting home and having a shower  0% 5/9/2007 What is your preferred name for your GF? Total Votes: 58 Babe  52% Honey  2% Darling  7% Bitch  7% We use our real names  5% They're different each time, we make them up  28% We don't use names, adds to the mystery  0% 23/8/2007 Which location makes for the perfect date? Total Votes: 55 Schmooze her with dinner at a rated restaurant  29% Impress her with home-cooked breakfast in bed  18% A simple picnic packed lunch  31% The local drive-in, watching from the back seat  0% Front row seats at the latest hot theatre production  4% A sexy shopping trip at a trendy shopping centre  0% Relaxing drinks at a five star hotel  11% A fun game of ten pin bowling  2% A romantic walk in the park with your/her dogs  5% 31/7/2007 How long after you met your GF, did you move in together? Total Votes: 89 1 year or more, we lived on different continents  28% 6 months, we were still disentangling ourselves from ex-everything!  22% 3 months, but we stayed over alot!  24% 2 months, we couldn't live without one another for any longer  8% 1 month, we wanted to take things slow  4% 2 weeks, we knew we were meant to be  7% Within the first few nights  7% 30/6/2007 What features do you want added to mambagirl.com? Total Votes: 114 Live chatrooms  26% Blogs  4% Music downloads  2% Dating service  18% Discussion forums  8% Personal video uploads  3% mambagirl.com shopping  4% Message boards  4% Lesbian business directory  32% 30/5/2007 Which term do you prefer? Total Votes: 247 Lesbian  20% Dyke  5% Gay  35% Homosexual  1% Lady lover  6% I don't care  8% Don't do labels?  25% 29/12/1899 HOW DO YOU DEFINE FOREPLAY? Total Votes: 1 Talking  0% Kissing  0% Touching  0% There's no such thing, it's all sex.  0%