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Issues
1/23/2007

February 2007
The February 2007 issue of Exit is an historic one: our 200th issue.We have two articles which explore the history of the publication, one by the present editor, and another by Henk Botha, who edited Exit until 1990

8/31/2009

September 2009
History of Joburg Pride, dates & movies in the film festival, after parties, anal pap smears, and the importance of ConCourt appointments to gay citizens - all this and more in the new issue

1/22/2010

February 2010
We look at the obscene suggestion that homophobe Jon Qwelane is to be appointed SA's ambassador to gay-hating Uganda; info on Cape Town Pride, and more...

9/2/2010

September 2010
This month's newspaper is dominated by news about the 21st Joburg Pride Parade, its after-parties and accompanying activities. It is, after all, the biggest gay event in Africa

10/4/2010

October 2010
The biggest LGBT event in Africa, the Joburg Pride Parade, took place on Saturday 2 October. We also look ahead to what the rest of the year has in store

11/7/2010

November 2010
We report on the biggest gay club in South Africa, Ramp Divas closing down. And Gerry Davidson, a former editor of Exit, has died.

11/29/2010

December 2010
Glenn de Swardt again takes the lead on our front page with a story that gets its impetus from World Aids Day on 1 December. Mr Gay South Africa is chosen, MCQP is coming up, Robert Colman is on stage in Joburg again, and more...

2/7/2011

February 2011
As it's February, we give a nod to Valentine's, but more significantly report on a sponsorship breakthrough for gay South Africa, as Proton have sponsored a car for the community's leading title-holder

3/21/2011

April 2011
Mr Gay South Africa has won the Mr Gay World title for the second year running, though if you only read the straight press, and watch SATV, you'll never know it. Lot's more, as usual...

5/5/2011

May 2011
We went with the Ghandi gay story in the May issue of the newspaper, but events have overtaken us and and corrective rape and murder of lesbians is, sadly, again in the headlines

5/31/2011

June 2011
Joburg Pride announces its dates and theme for 2011. A regular column in Exit becomes a book, Joburg gets a classy new bar, and, of course, much more in the June issue.

7/12/2011

July 2011
Details about a resolution sponsored by South Africa at the UNHRC; Mr Gay South Africa's new logos; Shakespeare's (all-gay) R&J; and, as always, much more in the July issue

8/5/2011

August 2011
The August 2011 issue of Exit Newspaper is the 250th issue produced and a large part of the newspaper celebrates this achievement.

8/31/2011

September 2011
All details about Joburg Pride 2011 in this month's issue, and if you pick up the print version in Joburg or Pretoria you'll find it contains the Pride Guide as well.

10/10/2011

October 2011
Details about the upcoming Mr Gay South Africa finale, and how you can vote for the contestants, the Pride Bus tour, some shows you shouldn't miss, and more...

11/4/2011

November 2011
We have visited a fabulous new guesthouse in Gordon's Bay, there's a review of Mary & the Conqueror, Craig's take on wanking, and lots more in the print version

12/1/2011

December 2011
World AIDS Day #30 On the 30th anniversary of World Aids Day, more than 5 million South Africans are living with HIV, including thousands of LGBT people. No-one needs to die of AIDS any more, and OUT have given us a story on prevention and testing options. We have a message from Justice Edwin Cameron of the Constitutional Court, and a story from James Myhre questioning the messages being put out about HIV. In commemoration of the event, our December cover model is the first Mr Gay South Africa finalist who is openly HIV+. All this, and more, on our special WAD and Health pages.

1/24/2012

February 2012
Hate speech in the spotlight again, from a pastor on SABC, and even from the hereditary Zulu king, Goodwill Zwelethini



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