'White' Joburg gay pride bashed as frivolous

23 October 2016 - 02:00
By KHANYI NDABENI

Johannesburg Pride has become an elite "celebration of whiteness and freedom" while gay people living in townships continue to be persecuted, says the woman who founded the event 27 years ago. Beverley Ditsie said she no longer supported the event, which will take place at Melrose Arch next Saturday.

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