5 Reasons To Join The Beyhive Today
Beyoncé has arguably has the greatest fan base, the Beyhive, of any other celebrity at the moment. But there are many reasons why the...
Omar Sharif Jr: It’s Always Been Difficult To Be Queer In...
Omar Sharif Jr. gives face and voice to the queer population in Egypt who face clampdown at the hands of the authorities. Close to...
BCCSA Confirms Zodwa Wabantu Complaint As She Tries To Defend Herself
UPDATE: The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) confirmed to The Daily Vox that it had received the complaints against Wabantu. "At this...
Laws need to be put in place to protect rights of...
There has been a call for the banning of genital mutilation of intersex children but this can only be done if there is legislation...
#LGBQTILife : Homophobia is a colonial import Africa upholds with its...
The anti-LGBQTIA+ laws in Africa are a remnant of colonialism. The penal code was a set of laws which criminalised being gay. While Britian...
Africa Day: 6 African Women Who Are Shaking Things Up
On 25 May, we commemorate Africa Day: a celebration of Africa's independence, freedom, and liberation struggle from colonial imperialists. It also marks the first...
Inxeba proves how heteronormativity feels uncomfortable when challenged
I have been paying attention to the conversation around the premier of Inxeba, a movie that looks at how gay black men are marginalised...
Local Psychology College’s Curriculum Perpetuates Transphobia
Most of us are aware of the fact that homosexuality was thought of as immoral and even categorised as a mental illness until some...
#LGBQTILife: The Pocket Queerpedia is an educational resource for understanding queerness
The Pocket Queerpedia is a resource for activists, educators and the queer community developed by The Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education. The book is...
Skeef is a straight snaphsot on queer life in South Africa
Skeef is a 2019 queer documentary written, produced and directed by Renaldo Schwarp. The 40 minute film follows the lived experiences of a few...
Five women’s rights campaigns you need to support
Women's Month is about commemorating the queens among us and fighting for the equality women deserve. To celebrate the work women are doing to...
A Sanctuary For Traumatised LGBTI Asylum Seekers
The most important thing for LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers and refugees faced with stigma and discrimination in foreign countries is to have their voices heard.
That...
Who heals the healer?
“I’m okay. I’m hanging in there. You know how it is,” writes Dr. Anastacia Tomson as she navigates being a woman, a queer person,...
LGBT folks share their Coming Out stories
Today marks Coming Out Day and people are celebrating freedom to live their truth. We share voices from queer people in South Africa and...
Moonlight: When Black and Queer America won an Oscar
“This goes out to all those black and brown boys and girls and non-gender-conforming who don't see themselves.†–
Tarell Alvin McCraney, accepting the 2017...
Meet the Jozi Cats – South Africa’s first gay and inclusive...
Having been in existence for just a few months, the Jozi Cats challenged themselves and started a bold campaign to recruit new players, and...
#HoeIsLife is sexual freedom like you’ve never seen it before
Society hates when *womxn have power, especially over our sexuality and our bodies. Patriarchy determines the terms and conditions of sex for womxn. When...
Raashida Khan Takes On “No-Go” Areas In The SA Indian Muslim...
South African Indian Muslims are a conservative bunch: there are some topics that are just not spoken about. So you can imagine the furore...
In Pictures: The #TotalShutdown March In Pretoria
Spirits were heightened as womxn* gathered at the old Putco depot in Pretoria on Wednesday before the Total Shutdown march began. We were singing...
How the hypermasculinity of Model C schools entrenches homophobia
Ours is one of the few African countries that acknowledges different gender and sexual identities, but we’re still far from an accepting society. Schools,...
