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Carl Collison is a freelance journalist who focuses primarily on covering queer-related issues across Africa
When a gay Zimbabwean man fled to South Africa, seeking refuge, he encountered further abuse and homophobia
The occupation of a Camps Bay mansion by a black queer collective has divided opinion nationally. But can #WeSeeYou offer some hope for Cape Town’s marginalised black queer folk?
The slain dancer and choreographer was so much more than an internationally celebrated artist. They were also a proud queer rights activist and a beloved child and friend
Little or no access to certain health treatments is nothing new for trans people. But Covid-19 has made it worse, they say, and now is the ideal time to reconsider telemedicine
Queer people in Ghana come up against religious conservatism every day. For one night a month, Yolo Lounge gives them a place to let down their guard and feel a sense of belonging.
The photographer continues exploring queer lived experiences across Africa in The Royal House of Allure, tenderly documenting a safehouse for queer folk in Lagos.
Reporting on queer issues is always tough. But Tunisia was something else
Maneo Mohale speaks about the silence around queer sexual abuse and how she creates beauty
There was something completely different about this competition’s backstage dressing room. There were exclamations of insecurity, sure. But here, they came in the form of “Fuck,…
For the past three years, Carl Collison has reported on LGBTI issues and stories for the Mail & Guardian, covering queer peoples’ lives
Without proper vetting, paedophiles can get into places where they have ‘unfettered’ access to vulnerable children
Those women I know and those in the taxi whom I don’t — and how they shaped me
In Lavender Hill, one of South Africa’s most violence-ridden areas, an unlikely activist is finding ways to keep children out of trouble
This year, two million pilgrims descended on a Ugandan village to celebrate a display of courage
‘The state cannot be the sheriff in people’s bedrooms’
An amendment Bill will make nonconsensual distribution of explicit photos and videos illegal
The three-judge bench ruled that the laws do not in any way violate the rights of LGBT Kenyans
Despite escaping Syria together, one queer couple’s scars tore their relationship apart
Survivors, including the abuser’s niece, accuse the Seventh Day Adventist Church of putting its needs ahead of the girls
The Human Library lends people with titles like ‘Ex-Drug Addict’ and ‘Gay Christian’ to deal with your problems or challenge your prejudices
