MR. GAY SA 2011 COCKTAIL PARTY
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The day before the Grand Finale, the Mr. Gay SA 2011 finalists and members of the Mr. Gay World board were guests of honour at a cocktail party at the stylish Focus Rooms in Sunninghill, Joburg.
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. i say this with love – gay men of the world – stop plucking your eyebrows. !
. And stop wearing make up !!!!!!!!!!!
. Sjo! Agreed!!
. and just to further the discussion on race, where is the representation? where is the blacks, indians and coloureds in green? (pic 1 of contestants). Your Honour, we rest our case. 4 non-whites in attendance in total shot over and over to give pics more colour, bootie, we see what you doing! and now i say – an elitist club deluxe! Meisie van die flats or Shebeen queen – djy fit nie in daar nie *wink* The signals are sent loud and clear!
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. There were many black ppl there, I was there. Some of my black friends who were there are not in the photographs.
. Main story on front page Mamba:
“Mr. Gay South Africa 2011 and Buffalo City councillor Lance Weyer, commented that the [condeming Human Rights Watch] report “illustrates how LGBTI rights in South Africa are often rights in name only, as there is seldom effective implementation of those provisions.”
“The saddest fact is that the most vulnerable are the impoverished who do not have the means to protect themselves. These are the people that the government should be protecting. Evidence abounds that the people who are tasked with protecting us, the South African Police, are often the biggest perpetrators of discrimination,” he said.
Weyer revealed that he had recently been involved in reporting a case of police brutality against patrons of a gay bar and had firsthand experience of “barbaric” police officers.
“The prejudice and violence faced by lesbians and transgender men cannot be ignored any longer, and it is time that the Minister of Justice and Minister of Police take real measures to ensure their safety,” he said.”
. Press Release 14.2011: MR GAY SOUTH AFRICA AND MR GAY NAMIBIA SPEAK AFTER ATTACK
East London, South Africa 09 December 2011 –
Mr. Gay South Africa 2011, Lance Weyer, a representative councillor of the Buffalo City Municipality, which includes East London, Bisho and King Williams Town, issued a statement relating to the physical attack this week on the first ever Mr Gay Namibia, Wendelinus Hamutenya.
Weyer said: This attack comes only months after the United Nations passed a resolution (proposed by South Africa) expressing grave concern at acts of violence and discrimination, in all regions of the world, committed against individuals because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. It passed with 23 votes in favour, 19 opposed and three abstentions, amid strong criticism of South Africa by some African nations. The fact of the matter is that Africa is not a great place to live in if you are homosexual! South Africa is the only country in Africa where the rights of LGBTI people are fully protected in law. In Namibia, like most African countries, it is a crime to be gay. Sodomy is a crime in Namibia according to the archaic Roman-Dutch common law, which was imposed by the South African apartheid government. Common law is a legal tradition based mainly on precedent court verdicts, while there is no codified sodomy provision in Namibia. Laws that discriminate validate other kinds of discrimination. Laws that require equal protections reinforce the moral imperative of equality. And practically speaking, it is often the case that laws must change before fears about change dissipate.
It must also be noted that in Wendelinuss case he is also a member of the opposition party in Namibia, as I am in South Africa. Political freedom is not common place in Africa; hence it is not entirely impossible that the ruling party could be behind the attack. Their former president and founding father, Sam Nujoma, is an outspoken anti-gay campaigner.
The fight for LGBTI rights in Namibia is far from over, and I firmly believe that it is the responsibility of all of us to stand up for our brothers and sisters that are being persecuted in their homelands in Africa in particular. I would like to see us learn from and appreciate each other beyond sexual orientation, but at this moment in time that is a dream that is far from reality. It is nevertheless a dream that is well worth striving for! Alone we are weak, but together we are strong.
. Hamutenya meanwhile posted on the Mr Gay World Facebook page that he is fine and will continue his struggle. He said: l personally would like to inform you that l am ok and fit to face [the world]. This kind of violence in various forms occurs to persons from different walks of life in my country. The relevance of this incident may have a connotation to my title; perhaps they thought I had heaps of prize money in my pockets. Likely it was my sexual orientation that made me a target – even my political support that angered them. Or perhaps, and most likely, it was just plain and simply out of greed.
I have strong opinions about various issues and I believe I have a nice way of reaching out to people. I find everyone interesting and I enjoy listening to a persons life experience and thoughts and opinions when it comes to sexual orientation for instance.
I love my friends and I feel like a genuinely good person through and through who always has a smile on his lips. I dont take myself too seriously and I am open which make people feel secure around me. Were all different. I feel it is important to live ones own life, and not through others. So as you can tell, I am a proud young gay Namibian man!
Both Weyer and Hamutenya will represent their countries at the upcoming Mr Gay World 2012 competition, which is to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, after the local producers, Mr. Gay South Africa (Pty) Ltd. won the hosting bid in Manila, Phillipinnes in March. The competition will run over 5 days from 4 to 8 April 2012, culminating in the Grand Finale at The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City on Sunday 8 Apr. 2012 at 8 pm.
Tickets are available at Computicket from R100 for students and the underprivileged to R500 for the VIP section on the balcony. An Early Bird offer of R50 off all regular tickets is applicable to 31 Dec. 2011.
. gay should be a crime, animals dont do things they do