Can queer and deviant identities be used as a tool for...
NICOLA COUNDORAKIS thinks there is something about those who don't fit into normative discourses such as LGBT+, and people living with disabilities, being able to...
Uzalo gets lit as GC walks out of his own wedding
After days of anticipation, Uzalo viewers rejoiced this week after soapie bae GC finally stood up to his father and refused to go ahead...
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...
The Queer Feminist Film Festival wants your films
The Queer Feminist Film Festival (QFFF) has put out a call for short film concepts. #QFFF2021 takes place in December. The theme this year...
Queer artist Desire Marea harassed at OR Tambo
Navigating the world as a visibly queer person is not easy when many violences are faced by them.
On Friday, Desire Marea of the queer...
SA Men Awards nominates homophobic, misogynistic preacher
Behold the SA Men Awards, where we celebrate men for not being trash during the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women...
In Conversation with Busisiwe Nxumalo, ANC Candidate
For the upcoming local government elections, approximately 25% of the African National Congress (ANC) candidate list is comprised of young people. The Daily Vox...
5 queer-friendly clinics in Gauteng you should know of
The LGBTQIA+ community has historically been disproportionately affected by sexually-transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS. However, medical advances means that this is not necessarily the case...
Botswana Scraps Anti-Gay Laws: What It Means
EXPLAINER
The Botswana High Court made history on June 11 when it struck down a section in the country’s penal code, which harkens back to...
Zodwa Wabantu Reveals Her Homophobia and Transphobia
COMMENT
On a recent episode of reality-tv show Zodwa Wabantu Uncensored, the titular star Zodwa Libram (also known as Zodwa Wabantu) went on a homophobic/transphobic...
South Africans deserve more than homophobic comedy
Last week marketing company iTen Entertainment published a 90 second video teeming with homophobia. They, and many of their viewers, didn’t take too kindly...
Coming Out
"We're not old boys, we're black boys. We play different tunes with our tongues to crowds, to teachers, to friends, to taxi drivers, to...
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...
#LGBTILife: The reality of one woman’s journey for a name change...
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, recently met with various Trans Activist Coalition groups in order to improve service delivery and policy...
‘Progressive’ Legislation And Lived Realities Of Queer People: Contradictions And Concerns
While May 17 marked the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, and June is Pride month, queer activists around the country are calling...
Artist Rezah Sampson on creativity and speaking up
Rezah Sampson has been an online personality for years. He has used the space to start conversations around social issues, especially within the queer...
EXTRACT: They Called Me Queer: “Blue Tea and The Beast”
They Called Me Queer is a collection of stories written by Africans from the queer community. The book is compiled by Kim Windovgel and...
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,...
Film and Publications Board angers queer community with pedosexual tweet
On Thursday, the Film and Publication Board of South Africa (FPB) tweeted a hoax article that paedophilia would be recognised as a sexuality forming...
Talking Islamic Social Justice With ‘Lady Imam’ Amina Wadud
In the conversation on the intersection between Islam and gender, there is no name quite as well-known as Professor Amina Wadud. Both lauded and...
