Johannburg’s biggt and bolst drag pageant extravaganza, Miss Gay Jozi, returns for another sparklg outg on Saturday 28 May 2016 at the Cy Hall
Contents:
- MEET SIBABALWE GCILSHANA, THE FIRST OPENLY-GAY MISS SOUTH AI FALIST
- MISS GAY SA, DRAG SA AIM TO FLY RABOW FLAG HIGH
- MISS GAY RSA FALISTS TO VIE FOR VETED CROWN AS NTTANTS RAISE FUNDS FOR MUNI
- 21-YEAR-OLD STUNT WS MISS GAY WTERN CAPE 2016 TLE
- LOGISTICS STUNT OM SOWETO IS MISS GAY JOZI 2016
- MISS GAY JOZI RETURNS FOR A NIGHT OF GLAMOUR AT CY HALL
MEET SIBABALWE GCILSHANA, THE FIRST OPENLY-GAY MISS SOUTH AI FALIST
Sowetan|Candice Sifiso Nkosi and Belda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie were crowned 2019 Miss Gay South Ai and Miss Drag SA at the weekend. Both mted to fightg for the rights of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ+) muny Nkosi, om Tsakane on the East Rand, took the crown at a pageant held at Mbombela Civic… * miss gay south africa *
Her mother, Sibulele Gcilshana is bt remembered for her role TV show Society, where she played the character of a teacher who was a untry where queer characters still e ntroversy and TV shows are appld for featurg homosexual kiss, is serendipo that the dghter of the woman who played one of the first lbian rol South Ain televisn beme the first openly queer nttant on the untry’s biggt someone who played one of the first queer fac that looked like me on TV (Society),. — Marv Gay (@Queen_Fxa) Augt 12, 2019Gcilshana rells watchg her mother as a ltle girl, but not unrstandg what any of the ntroversy around her mother's actg role meant bee she didn’t know a sgle person who intified as queer.
Acrdg to a study nducted by the South Ain Instute of Race Relatns, black queer dividuals are most likely to be victims of physil report further stat that half of South Ains thk that people who are lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr shouldn’t have the same human rights as everybody is spe the fact that South Ai is said to have the most progrsive nstutn the people are protected the nsutn by the cln of sexual orientatn as one of the listed grounds on which unfair discrimatn may not take place, yet members of the queer muty ntue to face discrimn different aspects of their liv. “I am not gog to be terred by homophob, ” she adds. Sibabalwe Gcilshana is a Miss South Ai falist and she is openly-gay.
She is the first falist the history of Miss South Ai to be openly-gay. Candice Sifiso Nkosi and Belda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie were crowned 2019 Miss Gay South Ai and Miss Drag SA at the weekend. Both mted to fightg for the rights of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ+) muny.
MISS GAY SA, DRAG SA AIM TO FLY RABOW FLAG HIGH
A Universy of Stellenbosch stunt was crowned Miss Gay Wtern Cape on Saturday night. * miss gay south africa *
The 32-year-old Nkosi, who is studyg towards a natnal diploma public admistratn, said: "Of urse, I am exed to have been crowned Miss Gay SA 2019. As gay people, we have our rights as regnised by the nstutn, but our rights are not rpected and accepted by society, " said Nkosi.
Director of Miss Gay South Ai Aled Twirl said the pageant has been an amazg journey that ntu to embrace the pk natn and s culture.
"Ka-Fassie, 24, who hails om Elands Bay the Wtern Cape, said her goal was to start posive natnal dialogu around homophobia and transphobia"I want to do this bee we still face a lot of discrimatn and hate crim as gay and lbian people, " said said she was passnate about dog muny work. Director and founr of Miss Drag SA Enigma von Hamburg said: "We are exced that the platform of creatg awarens has been received so well th far, but we feel that there is still a long way to go for our people to be able to unrstand, tolerate and accept the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex muny.
MISS GAY RSA FALISTS TO VIE FOR VETED CROWN AS NTTANTS RAISE FUNDS FOR MUNI
A dazzlg 21-year-old logistics stunt om Soweto has been crowned Johannburg's most glterg queen at the fourth annual Miss Gay Jozi 2016 pageant. * miss gay south africa *
Johannburg - Pretoria will be tickled pk on Saturday when nttants the Miss Gay RSA pageant scend on the cy to vie for the veted crown. Bee bety pageants are close to my heart, I have also hosted var petns Kgersdorp, ” she wner of four pageants already, Pooe said she hoped her efforts will also put the Miss Gay RSA pageant firmly on the map.
Supplied this is her first time participatg the MIss Gay RSA pageant, Pooe is nfint that she has what tak, to take the crown.
21-YEAR-OLD STUNT WS MISS GAY WTERN CAPE 2016 TLE
I love helpg people, ” she Simcwala is hopg to bee the new Miss Gay RSA. Rose has a number of crowns to her name and while ’s also the first time she has ma to the fals of Miss Gay RSA, she is termed to brg the crown home to the Eastern Cape.
Gradually, bety pageants beme an important platform for the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer and tersex muni who ed them to openly celebrate their inti, ee om the fear of arrt or ernment persecutn. " To top all off, she won her first ever pageant, beatg some of her gay and trans idols to take the crown.
Takg a break om her duti as head judge, Chedo cheers as Emogen Moore performs durg the Miss Gay Arabella bety pageant at the Grassy Park Civic Centre Cape Town, South Ai 2022.
LOGISTICS STUNT OM SOWETO IS MISS GAY JOZI 2016
Left: Chedo sorts out her iend Jada's hair, a nttant at the Miss Gay Legacy bety pageant at St. Gay' or somethg, " she explas.
In rponse, Chedo and Keagan started Miss Calendar Girl — a pageant meant to celebrate transgenr women, gay men and drag queens petg agast each other, regardls of whether they had fully transned. "Miss Calendar Girl is a platform where you n showse your diversy, whether you are gay or queer or trans, " she explas. REUTERS/ Sumaya HishamHowever, vlence agast lbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and tersex people South Ai has lated, wh more than 10 people killed attacks this year, and social stigma and discrimatn remas strong.
Miss Gay South Ai Crowned.
MISS GAY JOZI RETURNS FOR A NIGHT OF GLAMOUR AT CY HALL
Sowetan|Candice Sifiso Nkosi and Belda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie were crowned 2019 Miss Gay South Ai and Miss Drag SA at the weekend.