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Genderqueer

Freedom comes at the cost of love
Article
/ 24 May 2019

Freedom comes at the cost of love

Despite escaping Syria together, one queer couple’s scars tore their relationship apart

By Carl Collison
The ‘big three’ vie for queer voters in their election manifestos
Article
/ 26 April 2019

The ‘big three’ vie for queer voters in their election manifestos

‘Whether LGBTIQ people vote for the DA or the Kiss Party or whoever, we need to see LGBTIQ people involved in political spaces’

By Carl Collison
High Court rules church’s anti-queer policy unlawful
Article
/ 8 March 2019

High Court rules church’s anti-queer policy unlawful

The Pretoria high court this morning overturned a decision by the Dutch Reformed Church forcing queer clergy to be celibate

By Carl Collison
‘Justice denied’ as Kenya high court postpones ruling on same-sex relations
Africa
/ 22 February 2019

‘Justice denied’ as Kenya high court postpones ruling on same-sex relations

The challenge to the constitutionality of section 162 of the Penal Code was brought before the court by Kenyan human rights activists

By Carl Collison
Africans say SA’s queer ‘haven’ is hell
Article
/ 15 February 2019

Africans say SA’s queer ‘haven’ is hell

Nondiscriminatory laws exist in name only for those seeking refuge from Uganda and elsewhere

By Carl Collison
Queers and the allure of gangs
Article
/ 1 February 2019

Queers and the allure of gangs

People ostracised by society often have to make alliances with other outcasts in order to survive

By Carl Collison
Fear grips Tanzania’s queer people
Africa
/ 9 November 2018

Fear grips Tanzania’s queer people

A commissioner’s threat of a crackdown has resulted in them going into hiding or fleeing the country

By Carl Collison
‘Heretic’ pastor is suspended
Article
/ 12 October 2018

‘Heretic’ pastor is suspended

The queer rights African Methodist Episcopal priest allegedly denied the Bible is God’s word

By Carl Collison
Gigaba rights queer affairs
Article
/ 28 September 2018

Gigaba rights queer affairs

Prejudiced officials in the department and transgender people’s IDs will be tackled

By Carl Collison
Equality Index shines light on queer inclusion in the workplace
Article
/ 20 September 2018

Equality Index shines light on queer inclusion in the workplace

A 2014 study of queer discrimination in the workplace found 53% of queer workers hide who they are at work

By Carl Collison
Good news for Africa’s queers
Africa
/ 17 August 2018

Good news for Africa’s queers

A new podcast series is looking at the beautiful stories coming out of the continent

By Carl Collison
A queer quandary: What to call kin
Article
/ 10 August 2018

A queer quandary: What to call kin

Aunt, grandfather, mother, sister, brother. Nonbinary people take on the search for their own familial terms

By Carl Collison
A family by any other name
Article
/ 3 August 2018

A family by any other name

A major club event marks a break from the egregious whitewashing of the Cape’s queer scene

By Kopano Maroga
Queer Ugandans struggle with the complexities of seeking asylum from repression
Article
/ 28 June 2018

Queer Ugandans struggle with the complexities of seeking asylum from repression

In the week that the first Pride parade was held at a refugee camp in Kenya, a commentator assesses the situation for LBGTI asylum-seekers from Uganda

By Staff Reporter
No ‘culture of silence’, says Sonke
Article
/ 15 June 2018

No ‘culture of silence’, says Sonke

Social justice sector moves from exceptionalism to introspection about same-sex harassment

By Carl Collison
Botswana’s queer creatives push for change
Africa
/ 14 February 2018

Botswana’s queer creatives push for change

‘The thing is, most people here grow up believing that a man should be with a woman and a woman only; that there is no other way of existing’

By Carl Collison
Faith can promote rape culture
Article
/ 15 December 2017

Faith can promote rape culture

Pastors who use biblical texts to justify what is ‘natural’ perpetuate gender violence

By Mbuyiselo Botha
Inxeba looks to be a strong Oscar contender
Article
/ 24 November 2017

Inxeba looks to be a strong Oscar contender

“The film will be able to stand out from the pack and it also has many elements in its favour".

By Arts Desk
Usable traditions: The queering of Xhosa men’s initiation
Article
/ 20 October 2017

Usable traditions: The queering of Xhosa men’s initiation

Initiation practices might offer a moment of self-discovery for queer Xhosa men

By Staff Reporter
The significance of being seen
Article
/ 6 October 2017

The significance of being seen

The creators of a new show are bringing queer issues to the fore and into people’s houses to open LGBTI+ dialogue

By Nigel Patel
Aunty Titi finds a home on Cape Flats
Article
/ 6 October 2017

Aunty Titi finds a home on Cape Flats

Jailed in Malawi for her same-sex marriage, she’ll visit her country but never live there

By Carl Collison
Queer rights activists make their presence known in Parliament
Article
/ 12 September 2017

Queer rights activists make their presence known in Parliament

A group of civil society LGBTI rights organisations are challenging Parliament to help decrease the number of hate crimes nationwide

By Carl Collison
The words we use do matter
Article
/ 25 August 2017

The words we use do matter

Be mindful of what you say to whom. You may even be unaware that you are causing harm

By Staff Reporter
Reimagining the lens of land
Article
/ 18 August 2017

Reimagining the lens of land

Shifting perspectives as well as transposing characters and concepts, Nwabisa Plaatjie gives a new spin to an old play

By Faye Kabali-Kagwa
Queer rap? Don’t label the blouse
Article
/ 7 July 2017

Queer rap? Don’t label the blouse

MxBlouse is simply ‘making music’, but there are LGBTQI+ musicians who are capitalising on the genre

By Staff Reporter
Drive to save Tunisia’s only queer shelter from closure
Africa
/ 13 April 2017

Drive to save Tunisia’s only queer shelter from closure

“Neither government nor organisations provide such a service,” says Baatour.

By Carl Collison
Queer people fight for fair representation in the media
Article
/ 6 April 2017

Queer people fight for fair representation in the media

Associated Press will be using gender-neutral pronouns when referring to nonbinary people

By Carl Collison
Breaking the chains that bind
Article
/ 10 March 2017

Breaking the chains that bind

Ngugi wa Thiong’o says that reclaiming African languages lies at the heart of decolonisation, but it’s not enough

By Staff Reporter
Celebrating queer survival
Article
/ 3 February 2017

Celebrating queer survival

What started as an exploration of the struggles of queer people in Côte d’Ivoire ended up in
cementing a part of LGBTI history in Africa

By Carl Collison
​Where does it hurt?
Article
/ 23 November 2016

​Where does it hurt?

The first day of the third Black Portraitures conference featured a panel titled “ Our Lives as Theory: LGBTQI & African… remixed".

By Lindokuhle Nkosi
What if you don’t identify as a man or a woman?
Podcasts
/ 11 October 2016

What if you don’t identify as a man or a woman?

Bathrooms, pronouns and growing up in a binary world. Mia Malan speaks to Demelza Bush about being genderqueer.

By Staff Reporter

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