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The Mother City hosted yet another successful Cape Town Pride as superheroes strutted and minced through the city's streets in the "Heroe's" Parade. Two weeks of exciting events and festivities culminated in parties at De Waterkant, Cape Town's gay village.
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The theme was "Matric Dance - Back to School" - seen strutting through Homo High's corridor were Homo-Economics students, Hol Monitors, Lusty Librarians, Gayola crayons, Prom Queens, Cum Laude students, Dic pens ...and lets not forget the gazillions of Head Boys and Girls and Queerleaders!
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Hermanus rolled out the pink carpet for the annual Moby Dick Festival, which kicked off with The Blowhole Gat Party on the Friday night. Saturday's Whale Rider beach party was followed by the Into the Deep party featuring DJ Derek "The Bandit".
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Jozi didn't let a little storm rain on their parade - the show went on and a marvellous patsy was had by all.
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Thousands of Birds and Queens and Poefies and Moffies and Dykes and Mussel Mary’s and Lesbeterians and Twinks and Sluts and Clora’s; strutted their stuff through the streets of Knysna to celebrate the annual Pink Loerie Mardi Gras which took place on Saturday the 28th April.
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All things pride and beautiful strutted their stuff through Cape Town's streets to spread the love at The Carnival of Love - this year's theme for Cape Town Pride.
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Comic Strippers and Superheroines rocked Gotham City like its never been done before! There were 101 Dominations, Masturbators of the Universe (with KY guns), Bang Bang Poofs, Josie and the Pussycats, Modesty Blaise, Ass Tricks, Get Yer Fix, The Simpsons (including Homo) and loads of deliciously buff Popeyes to feast the eyes on.
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Jozi's rainbow community gathered together to "Be proud... speak out" - this year's theme that was chosen to signify the need for being proud to be gay and to speak out about it... and also to have the same attitude about HIV and AIDS.
Thank you to Vaughan Davies and Jason Fiddler for sharing their photos with us.
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The Knysna Pink Loerie Mardi Gras took place from 25 to 28 May 2006. The event has become one of the highlights of the South African lesbigay calendar. These photos was taken when this unusually raucous bird walked through the main street of Knysna.
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Cape Town Pride 2006's theme was Uniting Cultures of Cape Town.
View the photos of the Pride Parade, and the Street Party that took place in the heart of De Waterkant, also known as the gay village of Cape Town.
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The most fabulous Mother City Queer Party (MCQP) yet with ringmasters, bear trainers, strong men, clowns and bearded ladies. The 12th annual MCQP was held at Ratanga Junction in Cape Town on Saturday night, 17 December 2005.
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Joburg's LGBTI community strutted their stuff through the streets of Jozi, declaring their "Right to be and freedom to express" at the city's 16th "Sweet 16" gay pride. The march culminated at the Heartlands, where a feast of cherry-popping entertainment and fun was laid on.
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Images Courtesy of RealBrighton.com
Take a look at the flamboyant parade and party that took place in Brighton at the UK's largest Gay Pride festival, and one of the highlights on everyone's calendar on the mud island.
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The Knysna Loerie is characteristically a very shy bird, but the Knysna Pink Loerie Mardi Gras is a different kettle of feathers! 1000's of pink party goers pulled into South Africa's favourite seaside town for a weekend of good queen fun.
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Rainbow revellers streamed through the streets of Cape Town's city centre. The Mother City laid on her finest weather, and the mother of all parties was had by those who stuck around.
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Check out the fabulous costumes at 2004's MCQP Party, Cape Town's biggest and most famous gay fancy dress party. This year the theme was Jungle Fever and featured a plethora of exotic creatures, not to mention an abundance of loin cloths.
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Images Courtesy of RealBrighton.com
In 2003 Pride in Brighton & Hove was voted the best party in the country, and some 100,000+ people arrived on the party day in 2004, which has also picked up a number of prestigious gongs.
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The theme was "Kitsch Kitchen" and naked chefs, chicken a la queens, homo herbs and full flavoured finger-licking fruity friends were on the menu at Cape Town's famous 2003 MCQP fancy dress party.
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