Events

“Portrait of a lesbian couple in South Africa, 1995” – Jean Brundrit

You are invited to attend a conversation on:

(M)Other Families: Representing Queer South African Families

with Jean Brundrit and Natasha Distiller

When: 15 October 1-2:30pm
Where: Seminar Room, HUMA, above the Centre for African Studies, Upper Campus, UCT.

Co-hosted by the Institute for the Humanities in Africa (HUMA) and the Department of Fine Art, UCT.

As part of the launch of HUMA, and under the auspices of the research theme “On Being Human”, this conversation addresses the representation of the lesbian parent family in post-apartheid South Africa. We will be discussing the family portrait photograph in the context of the issues surrounding the visibility or otherwise of lesbian parent families.

The time has finally arrived for the biggest social event on the Lesbigay calendar! "Ag My" will be happening next week Saturday, yes you guessed it, the 8th of May.

This is an official intervarsity party as UWC, CPUT and us have been invited, so its going to be great. Even more exciting is that we're going old school with the classic Rocky Horror Picture Show theme.

So dress up, get creepy, slap on those heels, drench yourself in make-up and take a stab at cross-dressing. We're going to greet Stellenbosch in full regalia and are putting the T back into LGBTI. RainbowUCT let’s show Stellenbosch how it is done… There will be a prize for the best dressed!

Pre-Drinks Venue: The Rock Room at 19:00
(corner of Dorp St and Mark St).
Party Venue: SGT. Pepper at 21:00 (corner of Andringa St and Plein St).

RSVP to the event on Facebook!

TRANSPORT

We are looking into arranging transport for RainbowUCT members to the “Ag My” party but only if there is enough interest. So, if you need a lift or can offer lifts please inbox us at uct.rainbow@gmail.com no later than 2pm Wednesday the 5th of May.

See you there!

RainbowUCT cordially invites you to the Faces of IGLYO exhibition and Opening Seminar.

Faces of IGLYO has been exhibited at a the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights in Denmark, at a high school in Norway, a LGBTQ cultural week in Ukraine, at ILGA-Europe’s Annual Conference in Malta as well as in Scotland. After being hosted by RainbowUCT, the exhibition will be featured in the IHLIA (International Gay and Lesbian Archives) in the Netherlands in April and all over Eastern Europe during Pride season.

At the Opening Seminar there will be a short presentation by Ian Ollis, MP and one of the only openly gay politicians in Africa, on “Gay Rights in Africa?!”. Refreshments will be served.

The exhibition will be showing from the 10th until the 22nd March.

RSVP for the Facebook event.

The 2010 Cape Town Pride Festival is scheduled to commence on 26 February and run until 7 March 2010. RainbowUCT encourages you to get involved in the exciting events Pride 2010 has to offer – especially the Full Moon Hike, which RainbowUCT is leading, and the Pride Parade. We hope to have a float of some sort as part of the parade – but we'll send you details about that soon.
 
The annual Cape Town Pride Festival is a celebration of our wonderful diversity, and also creates awareness around issues impacting on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities locally and throughout Africa.

Hey Rainbow'ians

Friday 19 February is the official kick-off to the best year RainbowUCT has ever seen!

The Opening Function starts at 19h00 at the UCT Club, located inside the Sports Centre on Upper Campus. You’ll get a chance to meet the amazing, energetic, and crazy 2010 committee, meet your fellow members, find out more about RainbowUCT, and get up-to-date on all of the exciting events and activities we have planned for this year.

Having trouble trying to figure out what to wear? We’re here to help!