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Thursday, November 13
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I want summer back now! I can’t get enough of Lira. I posted before about her song “Ixesha” and now “Feel Good” is gaining ground per listen. It’s so breezy and sexy. I wish I had heard of her when I was in South...
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Monday, November 10
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While singing in Italy, the 76 year old, who was banned in South Africa under apartheid collapsed while singing one of her hits. [CNN] Permalink |
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Wednesday, October 29
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South Africa has the world's most progressive constitution. We're talking anti-discrimination, gay marriage - the works. Yet, for some reason, a judge in the Rainbow Nation has decided that being portrayed as gay somehow counts as defamation...
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Monday, October 27
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"A million text messages a day will be sent as part of a new scheme to encourage South Africans to be tested for HIV. Project Masiluleke has been described as the largest use of mobile phone technology for health promotion." [Pink News...
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Wednesday, October 22
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Album: Feel Good Artist: Lire
Released: Only in South Africa.
Singles: “Feel Good” and “Ixesha.”
Sound: Zulu queen re-interprets Jazz.
Listening Time: While having a daytime glass of white.
Highlights: “Ixesha,”...
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Wednesday, October 15
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South African Judge Edwin Cameron is not doubt on the edge of his seat! The openly gay law-lover stands alongside four finalists for a seat on the nation's Constitutional Court. His HIV-positive status, however, may complicate matters:
[Cameron...
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Wednesday, October 15
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"A 39-year old man has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing a Port Elizabeth [South Africa] businessman with gay sex video footage. The 44-year-old businessman, who has not been named, has already paid out more than R40000 in cash after...
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Friday, October 10
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Poor baby! South African educator Dr Louis Dey has filed a defamation lawsuit against three high schoolers after the boys distributed a doctored porn picture featuring Dey and a colleague "masturbating." Dey was so "humiliated"...
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Tuesday, October 07
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"Charges against one of the five men accused of raping and killing Banyana Banyana soccer player Eudy Simelane have been withdrawn in the Springs Regional Court today. Lack of evidence against the 24-year-old was cited as a reason… The...
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Tuesday, September 02
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Two gay South African men claim a Pretoria-area hotel refused them a shared room because they're gay. The hotel says the room was already booked. [Mamba] Permalink |
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Monday, September 01
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"A gay couple is livid after allegedly being turned away by a guesthouse because the lodge did not have a policy on homosexuals. Lindani Mchunu and a gay friend, Lebogang Modise, feel downhearted and discriminated against because they were...
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Friday, August 29
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A South African church must apologize to Johan Strydom, whom they fired for being an active homosexual. [SABC] Permalink |
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Monday, August 25
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"…The Federation of Gay Games will be headed to South Africa for its 2008 annual meeting. This year’s forum will take place from October 20-25 in Cape Town and will feature two days for board meetings, one day for various committee meetings...
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Friday, August 22
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A South African judge is currently considering a verdict in Johan Strydom's discrimination suit against the Dutch Reformed Church, which he accuses of firing him for being gay. [Mamba] Permalink |
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Wednesday, August 20
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Trans South African woman Lindiwe Ringane claims the Miss South Africa competition made her feel uncomfortable about enrolling, but organizers defended themselves by pointing the finger at the international Miss World ring leaders, who say competitors...
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Monday, August 04
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South Africa’s Sunday Sun deserves a round of apologize for most lackluster apology. The nation’s press authority ruled last week that the paper must issue a statement on an article penned by Jon Qwelane, who praised Zimbabwe’s...
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Wednesday, July 30
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South African newspaper The Sunday Sun must print an apology after publishing an inflammatory article by journo Jon Qwelane. Qwelane caused a stir earlier this month after writing that while he doesn’t approve of Robert Mugabe’s insanity...
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Friday, July 25
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House passes Lantos-Hyde AIDS bill which would also lift the HIV immigration and travel ban by a vote of 303-115. Pelosi statement. Clinton campaign-runner Terry McAuliffe recommends Virginia Governor Tim Kaine for Obama VP spot: "McAuliffe...
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Friday, July 25
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"South African homos are preparing to protest outside the Sunday Sun’s offices after the paper published a “shocking homophobic article” penned by Jon Qwelane: Qwelane wrote that: “There could be a few things [about which] I could take issue...
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Friday, July 25
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South African homos are preparing to protest outside the Sunday Sun’s offices after the paper published a “shocking homophobic article” penned by Jon Qwelane:
Qwelane wrote that: “There could be a few things [about which...
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Monday, July 21
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At a South African game reserve, a photographer captures a rare bloody battle between a leopard and a crocodile. Can you guess who won? More AFTER THE JUMP... Read more...
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Wednesday, July 09
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Meet Paul "Pretty Boy" Bester, a 19-year-old rugby player from South Africa now living in Georgia. He was discovered by Bruce Weber while playing rugby. Weber shoots him for this spread in August's L'Uomo Vogue. More shots, AFTER...
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Tuesday, July 08
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Talk about a rude flip-flop! South African lesbian couple Carole van der Berg and Helen Ross had planned on using an East London resort to hold their long-awaited nuptials. Hoping to get things going, the ladies traveled to the resort, Country Style...
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Friday, June 20
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South African gay activists are all riled up over the recent murder of Johannesburg-based drag queen Desmond Dube: “In response to the killing, the 07-07-07 End Hate Crimes campaign will host a Community Speak Out event on 2 July at the Yeoville...
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Monday, June 16
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South African Matthias Rath has been ordered to stop selling his “AIDS curing” multivitamins VitaCell. One activist celebrated the ruling thus: “This judgment is a victory for the rule of law and the scientific governance of medicine...
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Tuesday, June 03
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Citing rising crime rates, gay activists in South Africa are protesting plans to offer bail to the alleged killers of lesbian soccer player Eudy Simelane (pictured). Said members of the End Hate campaign: “[We are particularly] angered that...
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Thursday, May 22
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Of Africa’s 53 nations, 38 outlaw homosexuality. That’s nearly 72% of the continent. As gay rights movements rise across the various nations, the editors of To Have and to Hold: The Making of Same-Sex Marriage in South Africa chatted...
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Monday, May 19
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South Africa lived up to its progressive chops this weekend when the High Court in Pretoria ruled that the army acted unconstitutionally in barring HIV-positive soldiers. The Defense Forces accepted the ruling and agreed to amend its policies. Read...
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Thursday, May 15
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Recently out Degrassi star Adamo Ruggiero to host Canadian talent show The Next Star. Takashi Murakami sculpture of anime dude ejaculating goes for $15 million at auction: "The winning bid was submitted to Sotheby's by telephone, probably...
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Wednesday, May 07
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Five men appeared in South African court this week for their alleged role in the murder of lesbian soccer player Eudy Simelane. One of the men, who had been seen with Simelane earlier in the night, said he has a confession, but has yet to give it...
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