Cape Town Pride
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Cape Town Pride is an event held annually in Cape Town
since 2001.
It is the one of largest gay and lesbian events in South Africa
and one of the biggest in Africa. Its origin is to celebrate the pride
in Gay and Lesbian Culture and to celebrate diversity since the unbanning of apartheid.
Cape Town Gay Pride usually runs from the end of February and is a week of a number of festivals, parties and events.
Cape Town Gay Pride takes place annually, but was not held in 2003. Over the past several years the event has started to attract a lot more participants locally as well as abroad growing the event year on year.
In 2006, the event adopted the theme "Uniting Cultures of Cape Town", in 2007 "The Carnival of Love", in 2009 "Pink Ubuntu - Uniting Cultures of Cape Town", and in 2011 "Love Our Diversity".
In December 2010, the LGBT community of South Africa launched their very own official South African gay flag at the annual MCQP event held in Cape Town
. The flag was launched and designed by Henry Bantjez and Eugene Brockman of Cape Town. This also saw the launch of P2-INK
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
since 2001.
It is the one of largest gay and lesbian events in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and one of the biggest in Africa. Its origin is to celebrate the pride
Pride
Pride is an inwardly directed emotion that carries two common meanings. With a negative connotation, pride refers to an inflated sense of one's personal status or accomplishments, often used synonymously with hubris...
in Gay and Lesbian Culture and to celebrate diversity since the unbanning of apartheid.
Cape Town Gay Pride usually runs from the end of February and is a week of a number of festivals, parties and events.
Cape Town Gay Pride takes place annually, but was not held in 2003. Over the past several years the event has started to attract a lot more participants locally as well as abroad growing the event year on year.
In 2006, the event adopted the theme "Uniting Cultures of Cape Town", in 2007 "The Carnival of Love", in 2009 "Pink Ubuntu - Uniting Cultures of Cape Town", and in 2011 "Love Our Diversity".
In December 2010, the LGBT community of South Africa launched their very own official South African gay flag at the annual MCQP event held in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
. The flag was launched and designed by Henry Bantjez and Eugene Brockman of Cape Town. This also saw the launch of P2-INK