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    Durban’s queer community, assemble! It’s Pride time

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    This Saturday, the Gugu Dlamini Park will host the 7th annual Durban Pride and Liberation Parade, which celebrates the queer community of KwaZulu-Natal. Durban is...

    Enjoy The FIFA World Cup, In Spite Of The Politics

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    Poor Mohamed Salah. In an image tweeted out by the New York Times chief soccer correspondent Rory Smith, the Egyptian winger is pictured with...

    It’s time we redefined masculinity as the LGBTQIA+ community

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    Society's definition of masculinity and what a man should be has created a huge divide within the LGBTQIA+ community that needs serious attention. Traditional...

    It’s time we talk about the racist and oppressive nature of...

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    Gabriel Hoosain Khan has some words for those queer spaces that devalue and decentre cultures while simultaneously sexualising and fetishising them. Khan also describes...

    Queer love blossoms in unlikely places

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    May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Queer rights activist Gabriel Hoosain Khan gave the following speech at the Dutch Embassy...

    Zimbabwe’s LGBT community hopes Mnangagwa will decriminalise homosexuality

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    Zimbabwe is one of several African countries that do not acknowledge the rights of queer bodies. But members of Zimbabwe's queer community are hopeful...

    Dealing with queerphobia during initiation season

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    While society has come a long way in being less discriminatory towards queer bodies, spaces like rural areas seem to be more reluctant still...

    #TDVFridayRecommends: White Chalk and Yinka, Where Is Your Husband 

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    Welcome to a new series on The Daily Vox: #TDVFridayRecommends. It’s the Friday Recommends series. Every Friday, we are going to be sharing something...

    070707: Ten years on and the struggle against homophobic hate crimes...

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    On July 7 2007 two lesbian *womxn - Sizakele Sigasa and Salome Masooa were murdered in Meadowlands, Soweto. This was not the first hate...

    What does Moonlight’s success mean for queer, black South African men?

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    Moonlight winning Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards - aka the Oscars - is a feat that has us all celebrating a win...

    Three ways you can check your privilege and build social change

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    Power dynamics in social movements are important - they can either enable or disable them. In an article titled Tools for White Guys who...

    #TDVFridayRecommends: Queer Films for Pride Month

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    Not only does June mark Youth Month in South Africa, it is also recognised globally as Pride Month. June marks the anniversary of the...

    UCT’s New Inclusivity Policy For Sexual Orientation: What Students Think

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    The launch of UCT's Inclusivity Policy for Sexual Orientation has come during a time of relative calm at the institution. After a lengthy consultative...

    A new study looks at the causes of higher HIV risk...

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    A new study by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) shows that men who have sex with men (MSM) have a low use of...

    #TwerkFest: A safe space for black, queer womxn

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    This Friday is #TwerkFest in Cape Town - a fundraising social event celebrating and claiming space for black, queer *womxn. The space attempts to...

    Queer South Africans who won in 2016

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    South Africa has more than 500, 000 citizens who identify as queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or intersex. Each year, more and more queer...

    Detained human rights activists in Tanzania could face “forced anal exams”

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    Tanzanian police have approached a court seeking an order granting them permission to perform "forced anal tests" on lawyers and activists in custody for...

    ‘Progressive’ Legislation And Lived Realities Of Queer People: Contradictions And Concerns

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    While May 17 marked the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, and June is Pride month, queer activists around the country are calling...