Une Pride Africaine ? en Anglais Le mois de Juin était le mois de la Pride LGBTIQ+ (aussi appelée fierté LGBT), un moment particulier pendant lequel le drapeau arc-en-ciel est brandi et les membres de la communauté LGBTIQ+ et leurs alliés paradent dans les rues pour célébrer les diversités sexuelles. Pour beaucoup, la Pride équivaut à […]
This forms part of a series of journal entries. Make sure you catch the whole series with #EfuasJournal A hellish pain that seemed to reach into my chest and slowly shred my heart was all I could feel as I watched Ana run into the arms of her boyfriend. ”Be happy for me” she had […]
By Thabile There can be no greater self-love and indicator of holding yourself accountable than working towards being mentally stable. Mental health (or stability) is about developing tools to function in a better and healthier way, mentally and emotionally. Part of effective mental health management is recognising when you are about to have an episode. […]
Queer Africa 2 is a collection of stories that explores everything from childhood crushes to unemployment, and dating a married man. It is an exploration of the African queer existence in all its intertwining, messy and beautiful glory and adds to the growing narrative of the LGBTIQ existence on the continent. Queer Africa 2 is a collection […]
There are many things I seldom change: restaurants, the way I dress, friends, the music on my iPod classic. Another thing I seldom change is sexual positions. I am a fan of “the classics”, as my partner will tell you. If we can get to Orgasmville with a route we already know, there is no […]
By Chykychy That’s what I’m calling it now. Nothing but a bad habit. I subconsciously slap my wrist and harshly whisper to myself, “Why won’t you just stop it Brenda!” I did this in the same way a mother would to her naughty little son after she caught him sneaking a lick from the sugar […]
There’s no denying that mental health is highly stigmatized in communities of color. Thankfully, stigma hasn’t stopped these therapists from spreading awareness through their mental health podcasts. Check out 5 dope podcasts by therapists of color. A Different Perspective HOSTED BY DR. AMBER THORNTON Therapy For Black Girls HOSTED BY DR. JOY HARDEN BRADFORD You […]
Why can I not be masculine presenting and squirt? Why does my dyke swag mean that I have to initiate sex? When is it my turn to have the dildo inside me? When can I have my turn with the strap on? Can I be a pillow princess and rock these dope jeans? These are […]
By Baby Dyke Once upon a time, eons ago, there was a colony of people that existed on a rainbow-colored planet. There, they were free to love and to exist. One day, as they were prancing around on their unicorns, one of the unicorns tripped, fell and bore a hole on the planet’s surface. The […]
By Amanda Hodgeson The Black Feminist movement means absolutely everything to me. It has given me the tools with which I am able to look at and critique the world, to be able to do something to change the world. It has given me a group of Women who have loved me and held me, […]
