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Koketso Rathumbu Advocacy Specialist, GBVF Response Fund
BLACK QUEER

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…

  • Koketso Rathumbu
7 min read
AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY

Gogo Manzini on Pride, tradition, and transformation

The celebrity sangoma sees Pride as a catalyst for transformation in traditional spaces

  • Partner Content
3 min read
(Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images)
AVRIL LAVIGNE

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.

  • Kimberley Schoeman
8 min read
All-round queer baddie: Zoey Black’s YouTube channel covers everything from her journey as a trans woman to tips on using a camera. She’s pictured here at A Touch of Madness restaurant in Observatory, Cape Town. Photo: David Harrison
CONTENT CREATOR

The Portfolio: Creator Zoey Black produces queer- and trans-focused content

Zoey Black’s YouTube channel covers everything from her journey as a trans woman to tips on using a camera

  • Kim Windvogel
4 min read
Abigail Phiri demonstrates sensory play with candle wax. (Photo: Siphumeze Khundayi for the Gerald Kraak Anthology, 2018)
BISEXUAL

We’re queer and we’re fucking here

Just in time for Pride Month, a mythbusting guide to queer sex for the straight guy (and gal)

  • Tiffany Mugo
7 min read
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DIVERSITY

Nigeria is still a very dangerous place to be different

Nigeria is moving far too slowly in terms of accommodating different genders and sexualities, sacrificing happiness, liberties and lives.

  • Chude Jideonwo
4 min read