Editor’s Comment

Welcome all

FROM THE EDITOR

Finally the winter issue is out filled with news and snippets about people, issue and events impacting out diverse community.

We feature loads of pics from Cape Town Pride 2022, which took place at the end of February at the Green Point Track. This year’s event was limited to online ticket sales and to 2000 attendees as per South African Government regulations. Of course there were chancers who tried to gain entrance at the gate and despite a few scuffles, arguments, begging and cajoling, the event went off successfully with a great line-up of performers on stage and a Pride market. The final event on this years Cape Town Pride calender was the Pride Proms at the Artscape featuring an amazing line-up of hugely talented singers performing with the 68-piece Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. This glittering night was so successful that it will be a pernanemt ficture of future Pride calenders ... so keep an eye on the press and social media and don’t miss out on Pride Proms 2023. In this issue we feature Mr & Miss Cape Town Pride - Ashwin Williams and Layla Zoufa Khan, who were chosen at a glamorous pageant held during the weeks prior to the Cape Town Pride Festival day. The fashion house H&M have launched an international LGBT+ campaign celebrating International Pride month - Celebrity Chosen Families - turn to page 30 to find out more. Having just got over Covid-19, the world is now alarmed over an outbreak of Monkey Pox which seems to be slowly spreading to more and more countries with South Korea and South Africa being the latest countries to identify the outbreak. According to Health Minister Joe Phaahla the disease, which seems to be prevalent with men who sleep with men, is not a cause for concern, as it is not an airborne virus, but clearly needs to be monitored. Recently, two high profile sports people have come out ... the UK’s Olympic medalist, Dame Kelly Holmes explained how truly difficult coming out can be ... turn to page 33 to find out more.

The news millions of fans have been waiting for, that a Madonna bio-film will be released is now no longer a dream

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with the superstar herself directing - see page 44 On page 45 we look at the Queer as Folk reboot, a miniseries based on the British original, this time set in New Orleans ... tackling issues affecting LGBT+ peeps in the 2020’s ... page 45 Stay safe...

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