BREAKING NEWS:.............OR IS IT?

You have probably at some time or other opened you local newspaper to see some shocking revelation about your favourite celebrity. "KATY KITTYKAT HAS AFFAIR WITH TOP DJ" or "LOCAL MALE MODEL IS A CROSSDRESSER BY NIGHT". These are the type of headlines that cause sensation and nine times out of ten the story is untrue and just made up so as to sell newspapers. It's called sensationalism and usually the journalist involved gets a pat on the back and sometimes some sort of promotion as well. And the sad thing about it is that they don't seem to care whose reputation they ruin along the way. I could ruin reputations and name names here as far as a certain local newspaper goes. But my motto is: "Never believe what you read in the papers!" unless of course it comes straight from the horse's mouth so to speak. With that being said let's look at some real news headlines that nearly ruined real people's lives. Recently a local gay socialite was accused of having a "fling" with a local singer/muscian. The socialite cried foul and the singer said he was "straight", but who are we to believe? And where does the reporter get his imformation from if both parties involved have said that it was untrue? Sometimes someone "spills the beans" so to speak if they are jealous of one of the persons, and want to get back at them for some wrong doing. Well if that's the case then I should "spill the beans" on a lot of people if I wanted to, but I'm not that kind of person. Some people make the "front page" for all the wrong reasons too, like our imfamous "Spear" painting. Newspapers need stories that will sell their publications and there's nothing better than a bit of sensational gossip to fill the pages, boost the sales and start the tongues wagging! My advice to all of you out there is: "Never believe what you read in the papers!"

DURBAN GAY PRIDE 2012

You may wonder why this blog has gone all pink and colourful? It's time for a change, a time to stand up and be counted. I have always believed that one of the reasons people especially teenagers are bullied is because they are gay or lesbian. Some people will say that "being gay" is un-Christian and that those people will burn in hell. To that I say: "What utter nonsense! God loves everyone!" I could support my theory by talking about Adam & Eve, which according to scientists never existed because we evolved from apes. A whole lot of other facts are freely available to support this theory, but we are not here to prove anything. Everyone to his own belief!
    As lady Gaga sings:
"Don't be a drag, just be a queen

The Deo Gloria Church at the march.

Whether you're broke or evergreen

You're black, white, beige, chola descent

You're Lebanese, you're orient

Whether life's disabilities

Left you outcast, bullied, or teased

Rejoice and love yourself today

'cause baby you were born this way.

Some of the "ladies" signing the pettition

On the 30th June, 2012 a few thousand members of the LBGT community took to the streets in the annual Gay Pride in Durban, South Africa. With support from a few political parties, the Democratic Alliance was the only party to actually take part in the march. It was a colourful event, with the drag queens out in full force wearing shoes that looked impossible to walk the route of the march in. Most participants wore outfits with vibrant colours. And there was a lot of photographers taking photos of just about anything that moved. This year the violent "hate" crimes were highlighted and in the opening speeches all speakers agreed that the goverment must put a stop to this. The DA had taken the initative to organize a pettition and get people's signatures so as to make the government aware that this is not something that can be simply swept under the carpet. For more photos of this colourful event click on the tab above.