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Press Release 15.2011:
NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE FROM MR GAY SOUTH AFRICA™ 2011, LANCE WEYER
Johannesburg, South Africa – 30 December 2011 -
Mr Gay South Africa™ 2011, Lance Weyer: New Year’s Message:
2011 has been quite the year for the LGBTI community, both positive and negative. The old cliché rings true – two steps forward and one step back. We saw the adoption of a South African-led resolution to combat violence and discrimination against people on the basis of sexual orientation at the United Nations Human Rights Council in June, followed by a historic first UN report on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. In the very same year we saw soaring levels of corrective rape of lesbian women and shocking reports of persecution of LGBTI people by the South African Police – the people that are supposed to be protecting them!
The international LGBTI community has also had its ups and downs, from the high of recognition of same-sex marriages in New York to the low of government endorsed homophobia in Uganda.
My hope for the South African LGBTI community in 2012 is bright. We have seen that where there is progress there is often also digression, however progress must always be celebrated. Since 1994 rights of and tolerance towards the South African LGBTI community have improved exponentially and we can look forward to this improving with time and continued community education. Government is simply not doing enough to educate all South Africans, especially in rural and township environments, on issues surrounding homophobia and transphobia. We need to put pressure on government to correct this, as well as establishing our own educational initiatives as continued ignorance towards the LGBTI community is our greatest issue. Particularly at this time of year, I believe it is always important to remember where we have come from and acknowledge the work done by those before us. The fight is not over, and we will continue to persevere in 2012
In April, we look forward to welcoming the Mr Gay World delegates from five continents to South Africa from the 4th to the 8th of April 2012. I want to ask the LGBTI community of South Africa to welcome our visitors with open arms and show them the hospitality for which we are renowned, by supporting the events lined up. There will be a sports challenge, fashion show, formal dinner and more over five days, culminating in the Grand Finale on Sunday 8 April at the now well-known Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City. Several of these events will be open to the public – keep an eye on the website www.mrgayworld.org for announcements about events and tickets for the final are available at Computicket.
I wish you all a prosperous new year, but please do something positive to make 2012 memorable: march in your first pride or Pink Loerie, plant a tree, clean up your neighbourhood, adopt a stray pet, or vow to fall in love … whatever you choose to do, do something that will make your 2012 memorable for all the right reasons.
Happy New Year!
- Lance Weyer
For more, see the websites www.mrgayworld.org and www.mrgsa.co.za and for online bookings see online.computicket.com/web/event/mr_gay_world_2012_grand_finale/477720853/referer:-highlights-index-2-0-2012_04_08-grid-
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PHOTOS: MR GAY SOUTH AFRICA™ 2011 Lance Weyer
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