By Metaphorical Pearl I’m that chick with the slow smile riding the shopping cart down the supermarket aisle, tipping things on the floor and leaving them in a pile. I’m that chick with her locks hanging loose whose friends can’t introduce to new people without first making some kind of excuse because they say I’m […]
By Qat They say ‘She is’ Argue ‘Naaah, I think’ She asks ‘Who you be?’ You shrug and stare, As you wait for me to mumble In this secret silence Nothing you can bear! You don’t know me I define ‘me’ best Acting in the light Creating in the dark A passionate lover all year […]
It is, but, a shame that I cannot hold your hand. It is, but, a shame that I cannot see your face. Is it, but, a shame? I will not curse nor will I label. I will do good, I will make you happy and I will live. Why do people concern themselves so much […]
By Agatha Kerunga So a year ago I met the one I thought I would spend the rest of my life with. The one I nearly risked it all for. The one I was willing to come out to my family for (and risk being killed by my daddy and clan). Life imprisonment, especially with the […]
By Zan “Buddhist?” *insert supporting raised eyebrow here* But isn’t that for white people? Plus, don’t they pray to that statue of the fat dude?” These are the questions I get the minute something even remotely religious comes up. I’ve been asked these questions so often that I cannot help but giggle at their confusion. […]
By Lame I love the word Lesbian. It rolls of my tongue so smoothly and lands gently into the ear of the next person. ‘Lesssbian.’ It sounds like a whisper. A sexy secret that makes you blush and giggle. I love the word lesbian! From the moment I knew I was a lesbian, I told […]
By Germaine de Larch All images are self-portraits by Germaine de Larch. I will not be protesting the cancellation of Joburg Pride this year (2013). I believe that given the debacle of last year, any thinking queer or LGBTI person would have boycotted this year’s event anyway. I will attend Soweto Pride, as I believe […]
By Florence F Khaxas/ @Flo8try I am so glad that you don’t get to see the battles I fight in the comfort of my heart speaking the words that I vowed not to voice this a war between my mind and my heart and I care to much not to let it hurt you But it is […]
By GayKindaLove At the peak of that luminous day The angry sun presented her discoveries to whoever dared to lend an ear Her nemesis was to be tormented to lifelessness, she anticipated. The sun finally uncovered the secrets of the dark, she boasted. Fruitlessly she spoke of how the night relied on the moon to […]
Ok so we’re done with the feelings… well the romantic ones anyway ( unless you fancy yourself the next Lord Byron). This time around we want you know who YOU are and how you express yourself. It’s the season of swag, mojo, moguls and mavericks. It’s the season of You Doin’ You. What’s your thing? […]