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latest news & developmentsTransgender celebrity Bobrisky jailed in Nigeria
She was convicted for ‘spraying’ bank notes into the air but even her detractors believe she is being punished for defying the country’s conservatism regarding gender and sexuality
Ubuntu is for all people including the LGBTQ+ community
The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual people are recognised by many nations including South Africa, but a rise in homophobia is…
Cape Town Art Fair brings together 10 top artists of the future
The Tomorrows/Today exhibition includes tapestries by Talia Ramkilawan, sculptures by Githan Coopoo and Joanna Choumali’s embroidered images
Women and LGBTQIA+ people amplified in new Voice of the Year awards
Four out of five expert opinions are given by men. A nonprofit wants to change this
The queer icons that paved the way for safer sexual expression
June is Pride Month and we’re looking beyond the rainbow-themed campaigns and logo changes, to turn our attention to the movement’s icons.
OPINION | Pride month: Social attitudes still have a way to go
Let us celebrate this event together and move towards a fully inclusive world.
OPINION | How film can shape our understanding of African queer realities
‘Inxeba/The Wound’ is but one of the films of the growing body of literary and visual texts which have focused on queer lived experiences in Africa.
Most churches in the LGBTQ+ Dark Ages
Homophobia persists in mainstream churches despite the acceptance of the queer community by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane and Bishop Paul Verryn
Nonbinary? SA’s census excludes you
In legal history male terminology shifted after centuries to include females, but now we need to use nonbinary pronouns to include sexual identity
Queer Africa has always been an other
If to be ‘normal’ is to be Western European, North American, male, white, middle class, able bodied and heterosexual, then all our attempts at normativity fail
Tutu’s dream of a church where all belong made real
Exclusion remains real for many LGBTIQ+ Christians – but there are committed activists trying to change that
‘Touch: Sex, Sexuality and Sensuality’ — the erotic in action
Full to the point of rupture, Touch still leaves the reader yearning for more
We’re queer and we’re fucking here
Just in time for Pride Month, a mythbusting guide to queer sex for the straight guy (and gal)
Nakhane: ‘Why do they care so much?’
The artist Nakhane is fatigued by the idea that lifestyle choices are ‘other people’s business’
Art’s part in being African and queer
Cultural productions give voice to what’s hidden, marginalised and often illegal