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latest news & developmentsThami Dish is still making room for queer voices
Almost two decades since founding the Feather Awards, Thami Dish Willis reflects on the journey from knocking on doors for sponsorship to building an enduring institution…
Shaun Lunga Nzanzana
Some stories disappear not because they lack significance but because no one preserves them. Shaun Lunga Nzanzana has made it his life's work to ensure that histories pushed to…
Zanele Muholi’s 20-year fight against forgetting
World-renowned visual activist Zanele Muholi's latest solo exhibition, 'Kanye Nawe', opens at Southern Guild Cape Town. The show spans two decades of their practice, including…
Queer Pride in (South) Africa – from Stonewall to ‘stonewalling’
While Pride Month is commemorated at different times across South Africa, the month of June carries particular significance as the original Pride Month in the Northern…
Pride, protest and power: Who really owns queer liberation in Joburg?
Amid boycotts and protests, queer Joburg found something radical at Zoo Lake — a Pride rooted in love, agency and authenticity
Embracing pride and progress: Reflecting on 35 years of LGBTQIA+ advocacy in Africa
Koketso Rathumbu and esteemed panelists unpacked how violence still impacts the LGBTQIA+ community and how this marginalised population is affected by stigma and persisting…
‘Bitches Brew: Fast, feminist and furious
In their exhibition ‘Bitches Brew’, three South African artists juggle good manners and the grotesque
One Movie Two Takes: Tár
Cate Blanchett gives a masterful performance in this outstanding thriller about an unhinged conductor
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
Blaming gay men for the spread of monkeypox is harmful
Calling the disease sexually transmitted is inaccurate, and has led to stigmatisation of men who have sex with men
Back in the closet: LGBTQIA+ individuals excluded from the 2022 census
It is of great concern that the census still does not include questions relating to sexual orientation and excludes transgender, intersex and non-binary persons
Pride is a heavy price to pay
While constitutionally protected, the LGBTQIA+ community is being failed by the state
Night Embassy Joburg is back: The city that never sleeps resumes the nightlife
DBN Gogo, Blxckie and ByLwansta are headliners at the return of this iconic event
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.