GALA Mission Statement
The advancement, development and rights of LGBTI people depend on an accurate record and representation of their struggles. GALA mobilises memory by documenting and popularizing the lives and histories of LGBTI South Africans. In so doing it contributes to the development of pride, challenges homophobia and entrenches the rights of LGBTI people.
GALA Office and Archive Hours
Monday to Friday
9 am - 5 pm
Community Library Hours
Tuesday 1 – 4
Saturday 2 – 4:30
Contact Us
+27 11 717 4239
Fax: +27 11 717 1783
info@gala.co.za
GALA is a member of the Joint Working Group (JWG), a national network of LGTBI focused organisations in South Africa.
Education
In order to raise public awareness and to fulfil its role as a community archive, GALA has implemented an outreach strategy that uses theatre and film productions as well as an innovative tour called " Queer Johannesburg ". This is complemented by more traditional methods, such as exhibits.
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GALA's Queer Johannesburg tour reveals the thread of lesbian and gay history and experience in the tapestry of the cosmopolitan city. From parfaits d'amour at the Waldorf Hotel to gay students in the 1976 Soweto Uprising, see Jo'burg ‘queerly' as you never have before. |
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Coming Out Again tells the story of 7 individuals getting ready for Thuli's Pride Party. Among all the usual worries – what will I wear? will I meet someone? - are a few bigger ones – if I meet someone special, how, and when, will we talk about HIV? Created by LGBTI people telling their own stories and experiences in a world with HIV, it is about relationships, staying negative, disclosure, living with HIV and the pain of losing someone close. Beyond all it is about the strength of everyday heroes who reach out to others, raise awareness, and help to reduce stigma by living positively and telling their stories. |
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After Nines! After Nines! is a community theatre production, based on life histories, testimonies, anecdotes and folklore, about the history of black lesbian and gay communities in South Africa. After Nines! was initiated by the Gay and Lesbian Archives and based on stories collected by the cast as well as records already housed in the archives. |
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