THE MOTHER CITY QUEER PROJECT TURNS 30 Clutch your pearls for South Africa’s favourite LGBTQIA+ celebration, the Mother City Queer Project (MCQP) which returns for its 30th anniversary on 14 December 2024 at Gardens Commercial High School. While diamonds may be forever, this year’s ‘Mother of Pearl’ theme is destined to […]
AND THE 2024 FEATHER AWARDS NOMINEES ARE…. The Feather Awards are back, and this year, we’re embracing the ‘Borderless Existence’ theme. Yes, there will be the usual glitz and glamour of course this season, but we are taking it up a notch as we celebrate the vibrant tapestry of the […]
BATHU CELEBRATES INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IN THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY DURING NATIONAL PRIDE MONTH Bathu, a trailblazer and Africa’s premium sneaker brand is committed to promoting inclusivity and diversity and is excited to announce its celebration in honour of Pride Month this October. The brand’s mission is to emphasise the value […]
BACK TO THE FUTURE: MCQP RETURNS FOR A BLAST FROM THE PAST South Africa’s premier costume and LGBTQIA+ celebration, the Mother City Queer Project (MCQP), has risen from its glittery ashes. After three long years, the much-anticipated annual extravaganza will be welcoming party people back home on 16 December 2023 […]
CONVERSE CELEBRATES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION FOR PRIDE 2023 This year, Converse’s annual Pride collection and campaign, starring Big Freedia, celebrates those who are Proud to Be living life and expressing themselves on their own terms. Converse recognises the queer community as boundless— representing a full spectrum of freeing, unapologetic, and diverse […]
QUEERDAY: THE GAY AGENDA BACK WITH A BANG! It’s no secret that queer people in Joburg know how to party. And that they did this past Saturday at Queerday 2022, held at Victoria Yards, Johannesburg. Hosted by actress and entrepreneur, TKay Kaula, the festival saw queers from all over the […]
GET OUT THE CANDY FLOSS AND POPCORN, BABYLON BAR IS CELEBRATING ITS 12TH BIRTHDAY Despite the closure of many bars and clubs in the gay clubbing scene, Babylon – The Joburg Bar, one of the longest ever running gay bars in Johannesburg, is celebrating its 12th birthday. The global pandemic […]
JOHNNIE WALKER TEAMS UP WITH THE ICONIC VOGUE NIGHTS IN CAPE TOWN IN SUPPORT OF SOUTH AFRICAN QUEER CULTURE Johnnie Walker hosted the second instalment of its pride brunch on Saturday, 27 November, in the city of Cape Town to celebrate the iconic liberation and celebration of queer nightlife culture […]
KOMBONATION ADD FOCALISTIC TO THEIR NIGHT EMBASSY EVENT LINEUP THIS WEEKEND AND COLLABORATE WITH MAJOR NEW YORK DESIGNER KIDSUPER With Night Embassy Johannesburg Ambassadors Kombonations’ Kaofela Kaofela event at The White House in Meadowlands Soweto this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, they have made an exciting addition to their lineup: Amapiano […]
THISHIWE ZIQUBU, LEAD WRITER AND DIRECTOR TO CHAMPION DIVERSITY OF CREATOR VOICES VIS Social Impact, the new studio division of ViacomCBS International Studios dedicated to the development of ground-breaking social impact-driven content, has opened applications for its Writers’ Room, Beyond the Binary: Fluid Voices. Led by actor, writer and director Thishiwe […]
