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PRIDE
News, features & galleries
Joburg Set for Pride 2011
Joburg Pride, the largest and oldest gay and lesbian event on the African continent, will be celebrating its 21st birthday on Saturday 1st October 2011 at Zoo Lake Sports Club. This year's theme is Born This Gay. Read more
Fuse lit for Africa's biggest Gay party
Plans are well underway for Africa's biggest gay Pride after-party – the annual Gaydar.co.za Fireman's Ball – guaranteed to set Joburg alight during the Pride weekend on October 1st.
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Cape Town Pride 2011
After months of planning and preparation Pride 2011 is about to happen! A committee of volunteers have been hard at work putting together an 11 day festival which starts on 24 February and runs until 6 March 2011. Read more
Joburg Pride statement on arrest of gays and lesbians in Vosloorus
Joburg celebrates 21st birthday in style
Africa's first and largest LGBT Pride event saw a record estimated 18,000 people turning out on Saturday to show that We Are All African in our sexual and gender diversity. The 21st Joburg Pride Parade and Festival took place at Zoo Lake Sports Club. Read more
Sonique to debut new tracks at Joburg Pride After-Party
British pop-star and DJ Sonique will debut three new tracks at the Joburg Pride Official After-party on October 2nd at the Standard Bank Arena.
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Africa's largest Gay & Lesbian celebration on 2nd Oct
Joburg Pride, the largest and oldest gay and lesbian event on the African continent, will be celebrating its 21st birthday on Saturday 2nd October 2010 at Zoo Lake Sports Club. Read more
Sonique to rock Std Bank Arena
British pop-star and DJ Sonique, powered by Cintron Liquid Energy, will perform at the world-class Standard Bank Arena on Saturday October 2nd for the Joburg Pride Official After-party. Read more
Benefit screening of Dorian Gray
A special screening of Dorian Gray starring Ben Barnes and Colin Firth is being held. All profits will go towards supporting Joburg Pride So book your ticket now. Read more
Sonique to put a spell on Joburg Pride
Award-winning British pop-star and dance-floor DJ Sonique is set to celebrate Joburg Pride at the Official Joburg Pride After-party on Saturday October 2nd 2010. This will be the first time in four years that Joburg Pride will host an after-party. Read more
Joburg Pride and the after-party
Joburg Pride condems xenophobia
Joburg Pride to champion gay and lesbian Africans
Highlighting the deteriorating human rights landscape for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people across Africa, Joburg Pride will be reminding the continent’s people, politicians and religious leaders that: We’re ALL African.
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Joburg Pride 2010 AGM
Joburg Pride will be hosting its Annual General Meeting (AGM), at which the public is invited to give its input, on Saturday April 24 at Zoo Lake Sports Club from 11 am.
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Cape Town Pride's latest Press Release
Cape Town Pride is extremely keen to have all of you join us in making CT Pride 2010 an event that reflects the depth, breadth and extent of our "community", friends, family and associates.
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Cape Town Pride: 26 February - 7 March 2010
Joburg rocks to the beat of Pride 2009
An estimated fifteen thousand gays and lesbians – and their friends and families – descended on Zoo Lake Sports Club in Johannesburg on Saturday morning to celebrate the 20th annual Joburg Gay Pride Parade, presented by 94.7 Highveld Stereo. Read more
Joburg prepares to celebrate Pride
The city of Johannesburg is preparing to celebrate its vibrant lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community with the 20th annual Joburg Pride Day, presented by 94.7 Highveld Stereo, taking place this Saturday 3rd October at Zoo Lake Sports Club from 9am. Read more
Martina Navratlova supports Joburg Pride ‘09
See Pedro with Pride
Gauteng Prides 2009
Its Pride season in Gauteng once again and the Joint Working Group and the 070707 campaign are calling on all Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Allied people to take to the streets for the three events we have coming up in the Province.
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Become a friend of Joburg Pride
Joburg Pride has launched ‘Friends of Joburg Pride’: a new fund-raising initiative that will allow members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) community to play a direct role in keeping Pride healthy and vibrant. Read more
Joburg Pride reveals 20th annversary theme
Organisers of Joburg Pride, Africa’s oldest gay and lesbian event, have announced their theme for 2009: You Need Pride. On this, the 20th anniversary of Joburg Pride, the theme aims to highlight the importance of Pride – both historically and in today’s world. Read more
Britain's first Gay Pride march, 1972
Moscow Pride says thank you Mayor Luzhkov
Tatchell at Moscow Gay Pride
Chicago activist traveling to Russia
Support Joburg Pride - see Milk on election day
Thousands show their Pride in Joburg
An estimated ten thousand gays and lesbians – and their friends and families – took to the streets of Rosebank on Saturday morning to celebrate Joburg Gay Pride 2008. Under the banner of ‘Love, Not Hate’, the 19th gay pride parade in the city’s history, aimed this year to highlight the recent spate of hate crimes against members LGBT community. Read more
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Joburg Pride Wall of Rememberance
Joburg Pride 2008 to show it's love
RuPaul film premiere to raise funds for Joburg Pride
SA’s top gay DJs to join RuPaul at Viva La Glam Party!
RuPaul brings 'glam' to Pride week
Countdown to Joburg Pride 2008
Theme for Joburg Pride 2008 announced
The Joburg Pride Board has revealed the theme for the anticipated 2008 event, scheduled for October, at its Annual General Meeting in Johannesburg on Saturday 10th May. In light of the continued threat to the lives of lesbian and gay South Africans, the theme Love, Not Hate was chosen to highlight the ongoing hate crimes crisis. Read more
Cape Town Pride 2008
The theme this year is Pride Heroes - Everyone's a Hero! This theme is to celebrate all the heroes in our community to have helped pave the way in the LGBTI community AND it is to celebrate the HERO in YOU! We are all heroes in our own way, for what we have done to get this far – and for standing up for ourselves. Pride salutes each and everyone of you. Read more
Thousands celebrate Joburg Pride in the rain
An estimated five thousand gays and lesbians – and their friends and families – turned out for the 18th annual Joburg Pride Parade in Rosebank, Johannesburg, Saturday despite the inclement weather. Read more or View gallery
Pride set to paint Joburg pink
Joburg Pride 2007: Not just a party
Coming of Age: Joburg Pride 2007
Johannesburg Pride marks 18th anniversary
Exclusive invitation to Joburg Pride 2007 premiere
Countdown to Joburg Pride 2007
Joburg's Gay Pride to come of age in Rosebank
Cape Town — Highlights from the first weekend
View some scenes from the Cape Town Pride Pageant
Joburg's Gay Pride comes of age
The annual Johannesburg Gay Pride parade comes of age in 2007, celebrating its 18th year of existence. The Coming of Age parade will be held in October this year. The newly-formed Joburg Pride Company has announced its plans for the 2007 annual gay parade. The organisation, which is pending registration as a 'Section 21 Not For Gain Company', is comprised of volunteer members of the local gay community. Read more
Cape Town Pride Newsletter — January 2007
Cape Town Pride Festival 2007
The Cape Town Pride Festival runs from the 15th February to the 25th February 2007, and so far we have confirmed over twenty five events, from fun parties which are the sizzling Pride Red Party and the fabulous Street Parade & Party. Read more
Cape Town Pride 2007 extended to 11 days
Cape Town Pride’s 2007 festival kicked off on 6 September. At the organization’s first meeting held after the 2006 AGM, the decision was taken to extend the 2007 Festival by an extra day, making it an 11-day celebration. Read more
New blood for Joburg Pride
Johannesburg Gay Pride 2006 "Be Proud.... Speak Out"
The South African Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade and Fair Day (previously Mardi Gras) is now in its 17th year. In 2003 on one single day the event grew to a staggering 20 000 people with more than 35 decorated floats vying for media attention. Read more
CT Pride Annual General Meeting 2006
The AGM for Cape Town's 2007 Pride has been set for 19 AUGUST 2006 at 14:00, Off-Broadway (alongside On Broadway in Short Market Street.) We will review Pride 2006 – the financial information and what will happen with Pride's structure. Read more
Cape Town Gay pride festival has something for everyone
The 2006 Cape Town Pride Festival started on Friday, and the pink people turned out in style to celebrate at the opening events. The weekend’s opening events were a rave, with the mini-Pride parade held in Guguletu on Sunday. Read more
Cape Town Gay pride celebration kicks off
Cape Town Pride Festival has something for everyone. Join in uniting the cultures of Cape Town and support the first LGBT shelter in Africa. The Festival kicks off on Friday 17th with the Red Party at Cruz in GreenPoint. Miss Gay Pride 2006 will be crowned and there are prizes to be won. Read more
CT launching with 'Pride'
Cape Town Pride is holding its business launch on Thursday in an effort to bring together gay and gay-friendly business owners in a networking evening and to get them involved in the 2006 festival. The organisation has a new direction for the coming year that includes bringing together members of the various lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities in the Western Cape. Read more
Pride and prejudice
In this article by Melanie Judge and Helen Wells both from OUT, they touch on the Equality Clause in the South African Constitution which is the first in the world to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and ask has this been implemented? Read more
Sweet Sixteen
Johannesburg's 16th Pride march, aptly themed Sweet Sixteen started a new era in the march, returninig to the city. The march was marred by one ugly incident, more news on that at a later stage, but now view our galleries Gallery 1 and Gallery 2.
Lesbian and Gay PRIDE Heritage Week
16 September to 24 September 2005
Constitution Hill — all the events, venues, times and happenings leading to the 2005 Pride March.
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Joburg City supports Joburg Pride
The route for the Johannesburg Lesbian and Gay Pride March has been approved by the Metro Police Department and the City of Joburg has confirmed its support in supplying essential services for the March to be staged. Read more
Celebrating SA Pride in book form
Gala, in conjunction with Mail & Guardian journalist Shaun de Waal and other
researchers, want to compile a book that celebrates Pride through pictures,
memories and the personal stories of people involved – whether as
organizers, speakers, performers, or just ordinary people who went along for
fun.
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CT's biggest pride yet
Sat 26'th of february saw this year's Cpe Town Pride Parade draw the biggst crowd todate. Our Freedom to Love was this year's pay off line.
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CT Pride news update
Read about this weekend's events leading to the big day. They include a Race Day, a beauty pageant and a church service.
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CT Pride 2005
Final year graphic design and photography students from the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography were asked to come up with a visual communication campaign for the 2005 PRIDE FESTIVAL incorporating Cape Town PRIDE'S pay-off line for 2005 Our freedom to love.
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'Wedding March' ends in divorce
It is safe to say that this year's Pride was marred by a string of bad articles regarding the Pride organizers debt history. In the spirit of building a community bond, Gmax.co.za and other players within the community supported the efforts to get this year's Pride up and running.
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Jhb Pride 2004
Gay community did not react 'violently' to arrest threats
Gaypride: 15 years old and still going strong
Police turn blind eye at gay parade
FXI supports rights of gays and lesbians to march in outfits
Gay Pride march: anything goes, as long as it's 'decent'
Johannesburg Pride: How to have a safe and sexy march
Pride super B.I.T.C.H party promises to be a party to remember
Drag Queens express their constitutional rights
Condemnation of decision to arrest people in drag
PRIDE 2004 to march ahead
 A woman of serious substance
If there were ever a woman that must be applauded for the selfless work that she has done for others, then it would be Gail Johnson. She has pioneered the fight against HIV/AIDS. Hence, the Nkosi Children's Haven will be receiving a R10.00 cut from the R30.00 entrance fee to the Pride fairground.
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 You'd better be Funcked Up!
The freedom of choice is one that we should definitely be celebrating this Pride – the choice to be straight or gay, or to dress in drag or wear as little as possible (without exposing the little bits obviously). Read more
 Angelically Explicit
A face like an angel and a smile like a schoolgirl that just broken into the showers of a boy's gym after a rugby match – that best describes Abi Plaatjies. Abi will be a MC at this year's Pride festivities
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Win with GMax.co.za
And who said Gmax.co.za didn't care about the LGBT community. Lucky attendees at the Pride festivities may be receiving some fantastic prizes from some of SA's top brands. Brands like Motorola, Virgin Active, EMI Music, Gallo Music, Sheer Music, Net Florist, Body Action, USN, Canderel and Shinzou Day Spa have all donated prizes to potential winners.
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After party clash
This year promises to be a Clash of the titans with a number of parties around town to celebrate being out and proud. Without much guessing, you can imaging that the two parties to beat will be either the Official Pride party at Turbine Hall or the spectacular alternative at Bitch.
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A wild child for the platinum millennium
She has easily one of the most recognizable faces in South Africa. Her dark complexion perfectly framed by her long black hair. But it's the eyes that really draw you in and that unbelievable smile that finally captures you. Hlubi Mboyo is taking South Africa by storm.
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Loo company looks to stop Pride Festival
The organizers of the Joburg Pride Festival are in hot water for allegedly not paying their bills.
A marquee-hire company is seeking a court interdict to stop the festival, which gets underway on Saturday, from going ahead unless it is paid.
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 SA Pride 2004 festival programme
And here it is, the list of Pride 2004 events that are sure to keep you educated and entertained, courtesy of the kind people from The Equality Project and Pride Communications.
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Jhb Pride – The Wedding March! - more news
More about the event and happenings at this years Johannesburg Gay Pride march, SA Pride has in with the sprit of Umbuntu , a star studded cast lined up for the day concert, the very special line up includes for the first time our very own SA celebrity MC's, among them - Hlubi Mboyo who will head up the task as main MC for the event.
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Nana for Jhb pride
An interview with the softly spoken diva, Nana, who will be performing at this year's Jhb Pride parade and a chance to win one of five of her debut albums, Five Loaves and Two Fish.
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Jhb Pride – The Wedding March!
South Africa's original and largest Gay and Lesbian Pride celebration has been a fixture of the community for 14 years, and now going into it's 15th year of celebration and protest. PRIDE's 15th year coincides with South Africa's 10 years of democracy, the event has aptly be named The Wedding March!
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Dates for Cape Town Pride 2005 announced
The dates for 2005 Cape Town Pride have been announced. Pride 2005 will take place from the 18th to the 27th of February. The dates will now be publicised internationally in response to numerous requests from local and overseas tour operators who plan to package travel products around the festival.
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Sydney Mardi Gras in the rain
Members of Sydney's Central Dance Studio get into their act despite the rain at the 26th Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras on Saturday. An estimated 30,000 people turned out as the parade of 6000 danced their way through the streets.
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Pride takes Cape by storm
Tousands of people took to the streets of Cape Town on Saturday to celebrate '10 Years of Freedom' durring the 3rd annual Cape Pride parade.
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Pride
The 14th Annual Lesbian and gay Parade and Fair Day kicked off on a wonderful 'spring day' with 25 stalls showcasing their merchandise and products amongst them nine charities participated. From airbrushing tattoos to Animals in Distress had many visitors to their stalls and loads of sales made by all. The stalls area is an important part of the event giving a 'flea-market' environment.
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Daniel Somerville on Pride 2003
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Global events
Swedish cops march in the annual event as did gays and lesbians in Amsterdam in July.
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Film festival
The African Film Festival Company is presenting 35 films including the South African film on the life of Granny Lee. See schedule info.
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Sydney Pride
Australia's capital celebrated its 25th anniversary of gay and lesbian pride. More
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New York Pride
The Big Apple celebrates 34 years of gay pride in the city that started the gay rights movement.
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