It was a kind of flashmob, I guess - not to mention proof that occasionally, Facebook activism does actually transfer out of the zone of cyberspace and powerfully into what we tend (online) to call "real life." (For more background and photos and an explanation of the agenda, go here) So East London is sometimes (often) looked down on by the rest of the country for being backwards and stuff ... but sometimes this place can astonish a person very pleasantly indeed. Take our first ever pride mar... Continue reading ...
some members of a new activist organisation, incl yours truly. i need a haircut.
my butch friend, mfundi, from the Eastern Cape LGBT Forum. i LOVE this photograph, i’m very proud of it.
my my my gail! mine!
zama, my homo homie from nshongweni in kzn. also ECLGBT Forum.
leigh ann, serious transgender activist
dawn, from the Coalition of African Lesbians
the eastern cape’s the most
impoverished, most marginalised province in south africa. there are
challenges not only... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Thursday, March 3, 2011,
In :
Club Eden
That’s Philip Webb, who is 2010′s Mr Gay
East London. I photographed him on Friday night at Club Eden’s
relaunch. Eden’s the only queer club in town and it’s just had a major
facelift.
Wouldn’t he be just gorgeous to photograph in a studio?
Such a beautiful boy.
Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Thursday, March 3, 2011,
In :
Club Eden
Welcome to Club Eden – it’s my local queer club. Sally and her staff
and family and friends renovated it and threw a party to celebrate.
Note the apple in the dancefloor tiles there – eden – geddit?
As ever, it’s a complete mix of queer and not so queer revellers.
Some of them are beautiful.
The owner is Sally Prins – butch dyke extraordinaire.
They’ve got two bars – this was my view of one of them.
Pieter is Philip’s boyfriend – he’s gorgeous too... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Wednesday, June 24, 2009,
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East London
 Ms Gay East London - 31/10/2009 at the Guild Theatre, East London. Early entry secures you a place in the show and your own special stage performance.
Phone Sally on 083 569 9158, email her and RSVP on the official Facebook page.
Posted by ulla on Wednesday, June 3, 2009,
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Club Eden
 I've been so busy processing and uploading photographs of Saturday night's Gay Beauty Pageant at East London's Arts Theatre, that I almost forgot I should write about it all before the memories fade from your minds and mine. The event sold out fast and the crowd, it has to be said, was fantastic. The evening was relaxed, vibey and fun - the audience was also really mixed, reflecting the fact that East London's one and only gay club, Club Eden, is really mixed too. As backwards as this East...
Posted by ulla on Sunday, May 31, 2009,
In :
Club Eden
Stardate 30 May 2009. The venue: Arts Theatre, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. I took 708 photos and I haven't sorted them all out yet - I also want to post them within various categories, so I'll be updating them soon. I don't have pictures of all of the judges here, for example - I'm not sure I photographed them all, but I know I have pics of at least one more of them, so.. watch this space. Or something.
 Henri Gunkel - androgyne, genderfuck.   Zamanguni Mzimela - my homo homie fro... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, May 2, 2009,
In :
Club Eden
 That's Sally there in the construction gear - she runs Club Eden in Arcadia, East London and last night i.e. Saturday 1 May 2009, there was a uniform party ... Sally's apparel, darlings, was especially appropriate for Workers' Day.  That's Anna behind the bar in schoolgirl style. By the way, East London's a little city and Club Eden, although marketed as a gay club, is frequented by a very mixed crowd.  That's the shooters bar - everyone who dressed up got a free shooter.  Sally and Jackie - const...
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