KYLIE Tour to SA!

 Kylie, live in South Africa for the very first time! Don't miss this stop in her world tour. Sun City - 8 and 9 July, Grand West, Cape Town - 13 and 14 July

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Port Elizabeth 1st GAY PRIDE event

Port Elizabeth, South Africa's fifth largest city, is set to celebrate Pride in September this year for the very first time.

The news was announced by the newly formed Pride Committee from the Eastern Cape Gay and Lesbian Association (ECGLA). The seaside tourism city boasts a population of over one million people.

The inaugural PE Pride will take place on September 24th, said ECGLA's David Hessey. Events will include a parade and party. The organisers are investigating potential locations that may include along the Summerstrand or at St George's Park.

In addition to ECGLA, other LGBT groups including Masipume, PEBears, PFLAG (EC), Without Prejudice, OUTRhodes, Eloquor Knights and SA Leathermen are expected to participate.

"We are a big city now and hopefully this will attract tourists to help the economy here and eventually maybe even create a few jobs," Hessey told Mambaonline.com.

He added: "The theme for pride is 'Born This Way' so we will be emphasising our uniqueness that we were born gay and that it is not a disease. We also want to focus on corrective rape issues."

The organisers have committed to contribute a portion of the funds raised to local charities, including an AIDS orphanage and a corrective rape crisis centre.

Hessey said that a meeting will be held next week with the local tourism board, which has already expressed its support for the event.

For more information about PE Pride contact hesseydavid@gmail.com.

Beefcakes new project: The Locker Room!

CAPE CAMP CULTURE GIVES THE LOCKER ROOM TWO THUMBS UP!

APRIL : WEEKLY LINE-UP

Tuesday - 9pm - Bitchy Bingo - join legendary 1950's host and comedian Rhys Woods in an evening of wacky prizes, bitchy chat and catchy tunes!

Wednesday - 9pm - Odidiva - The First Lady of Live Singing Drag ! An incredible collection of powerful songs and raw talent.

Thursday - 9pm - Variety Drag Show - Our infamous Thursday Night Drag Show continues with Mary Scary the Glam Lesbian Punk- rocker and Fabulash the gender-bending glam guru.

Also open Mon, Fri, Sat and Sun nights for a fun night out of dinner and/or drinks at the bar.

    

SPECIAL NEWS!

The Locker Room is open ! On Sat 1st April - Beefcakes opened the doors to The Beefcakes University - Locker Room. Its situated below Beefcakes, where the old Studio 54 used to be located. Its a Male Only, concept restaurant, where fantasy meets reality set in the seductive setting of a Varsity Locker Room. Come and be served by Hot Football Jocks who have just finished a game and maybe even catch one or two of them in the shower! Dinner reservations from 19h30. Drinks at the bar from 22h00.

Wednesday Night is also PINK NIGHT OUT
Join the Jocks for Dinner in The Locker Room from 19h30, then after dinner, climb into a complimentary Limo ride down Somerset Rd to a new hot spot in town "ZAR" Nightclub for the introduction of their Wednesday Night Gay Night. 

For all reservations please call 0214259019

Out in Africa | Film Festival

This year, the 18th Out In Africa (OIA) Lesbian and Gay Film Festival will be divided into three events, with the first outing taking place from 1 to 10 April.

"The rationale is obvious: more presence throughout the year, more opportunities for you to see queer flicks so we don’t break your bank or take up all your spare time in one go, and you don’t have to miss anything," said OIA.

According to Festival Director Nodi Murphy, the spread of the festival across the year also "means that we can keep up with new releases and you don’t have to wait a year to see them…"

The venues are Nu Metro, Hyde Park, in Johannesburg and Nu Metro, V&A Waterfront, in Cape Town.

The April festival will include eight feature films and two short films.

Joe Graham, the director of Strapped, will attend the Film Festival in both Joburg and Cape Town. 

A highlight is the controversial film From Beginning to End, which tells the story of an incestuous relationship between two brothers.

OIA is facing a major loss of funding as Atlantic Philanthropies moves away from LGBT projects in the next 18 months and Murphy has urged LGBT film fans to attend the screenings to boost the box office and keep the festival running.

"Of course, we’d like to be self-sustaining, and improved box office will help. We also plan to distribute films with DVDs for sale through our website, and make a profit," she said.

Murphy called on the community to join the festival’s 8333 subscription campaign: by contributing just R240 a year, 8333 people would make sure the festival remains alive and well.

THE OIA APRIL 2011 FESTIVAL FILMS

Bloomington
• 2010 • USA • 83mins • Dir: Fernanda Cardoso

A thoroughly enjoyable lesbian drama - Jackie is a former TV child star and Catherine is the sexy Prof who is swift in her seduction of the undergrad. Good performances and the non-schmaltzy plot is credible.

Buffering
• 2010 • UK • 70mins • Dirs: Darren Flaxstone and Christian Martin

The boys have financial problems. Aaron’s plan is to put their private life up on the web, but he doesn’t tell his boyfriend Seb.

The Cost of Love
• 2011 • UK • 90mins • Dir: Carl Medland

Cool and a little twisted in the best of Brit fashion, this stylish film is about Dale, a male escort based in Greenwich, London, who appears to have it all including clients with weird tastes, but of course he doesn’t.

Dare
• 2010 • USA • 92mins • Dir: Adam Salky

There’s an age when it all seems so complex and relationships shift so suddenly and nothing is as it used to be. Alexa is prompted to pursue bad boy Johnny, but so is her best friend, Ben. Good script and performances with cameos by Sarah Bernhardt and Alan Cummins.

From Beginning to End (Do Comeco ao Fim)
• 2010 • Brazil • 96mins • Portuguese with English subtitles • Dir: Aluizio Abranches

The half-brothers’ fraternal bond is so strong that few can resist commenting on it. A controversial Brazilian hit but Abranches manages to avoid sensationalism.

Recipe For A Killing (Tirez sur le caviste)
• 2010 • France • 60mins • French with English subtitles • Dir: Emmanuelle Bercot

What a gem! We really don’t want to give the plot away because the sudden twists are so surprising, but it’s all about good food and murder.

Strapped
• 2010 • USA • 93mins • Dir: Joseph Graham

An odyssey of a rent boy that skilfully portrays the multiplicity of gay identity and lifestyles, this is a stylish, well performed and scripted tale. Lost in the apartment block he trips from trick to treat and finds himself along the way. Sexy, funny, emotional, it has to be one of the best queer films ever made!

We Have to Stop Now
• 2009 • USA • 79mins • Dir: Robyn Dettman

The lesbian therapist couple is in therapy and on the verge of divorce when their co-authored guide to negotiating relationships, How to Succeed in Marriage Without Even Trying, hits the best-seller list and they are forced to relate. Jill Bennett and Cathy DeBuono star.

BOOKING INFO: 0861 CINEMA or 0861 246 362 | www.numetro.co.za

South Africa wins MR GAY WORLD two years in a row....

For the second year running Mr. Gay South Africa, this time Francois Nel, has been crowned Mr. Gay World, with the country also being named next year's host nation.

The announcement was made at the spectacular finale of the 3rd annual Mr. Gay World held in Club Mwah, Mandaluyong City, in the Philippines on Sunday.

Nel beat 23 gay men representing their respective countries and follows in the footsteps of fellow countryman Charl Van Den Berg who won the title last year in Oslo, Norway.

Nel, has a Visual Multimedia/Creative Writing degree, as well as, other passions, like working at a medical practice that dealt with HIV and TB under the direction of the renowned Dr Paul Timp. Nel discovered that the medical field also interests him and he completed a course in HIV Care and Counselling. 

Completing his Creative studies exposed him to many different art forms, and he started following a professional career in makeup artistry and hair styling, in which he has worked both as artist and lecturer/educator.

Being the new Mr. Gay World 2011, Nel will receive US$25,000-worth of trips to visit the five continents where he will be promoting goodwill towards the gay community. He will also be wearing a Chris Winspear dog tag designed by the internationally renowned, South African jewellery designer.

OUT IN AFRICA | FILM FESTIVAL

This year, the 18th Out In Africa (OIA) Lesbian and Gay Film Festival will be divided into three events, with the first outing taking place from 1 to 10 April.

"The rationale is obvious: more presence throughout the year, more opportunities for you to see queer flicks so we don’t break your bank or take up all your spare time in one go, and you don’t have to miss anything," said OIA. 

According to Festival Director Nodi Murphy, the spread of the festival across the year also "means that we can keep up with new releases and you don’t have to wait a year to see them…"

The venues are Nu Metro, Hyde Park, in Johannesburg and Nu Metro, V&A Waterfront, in Cape Town. The April festival will include eight feature films and two short films. Joe Graham, the director of Strapped, will attend the Film Festival in both Joburg and Cape Town. 

gay pride 2011 fail (cape town)

CT PRIDE 2011 - Some party snaps....

WOW - what an amazing PRIDE 2011!!!

BUY DIOR NOW | JOHN GALLIANO FIRED!

 French fashion house Christian Dior fired its star designer John Galliano on Tuesday after an online video showed him praising Adolf Hitler and using racist slurs at a Paris bar, according to Reuters news report. 

Dior Chief Executive Sidney Toledano confirmed that Galliano was relieved of his duties for the "odious nature" of his comments and behavior on the video. 

The video that got Galliano into trouble was posted on the website of Britain's The Sun newspaper and on YouTube. It shows him hurling anti-Semitic insults at people he thought were Jewish-linked and captures him declaring "I love Hitler." 

It was not Galliano’s first time to have involved himself in a racist incident. Earlier last week he was arrested over an alleged anti-Semitic assault against a couple – a Jewish woman and an Asian man, according to the French daily le Figaro , which had access to police reports with eyewitness accounts. 

Last week Dior announced its decision to suspend Galliano as the company sought to investigate the claims of anti-Semitism. The vital video prompted the designer’s quick dismissal. 

Galliano had served with Christian Dior for 15 years as the label’s chief designer. He was laid off just three days before Dior's catwalk show at Paris Fashion Week.

PRIDE 2011 | Clifton 3rd Beach Sunset Beach Picnic

Cape Town PRIDE Sunset Beach Picnic

Wednesday 2nd March 2011@ 6pm