By Tshegofatso I guess I’ve always identified as Bisexual. Before I even knew that such a label existed I was attracted to both boys and girls and it wasn’t an issue for me. In my eyes I liked who I liked and I felt no need to tell anyone or to explain it. The first sign that […]
By Tatenda A Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is a remarkable feat of engineering. It is capable of going from 0 – 100km/h in 2.5 seconds, which is shorter than it takes most people to inhale and about the same time it takes a keen eye to spot a ‘hottie’. The idea that a thing can […]
By RobotMonkeyA++ One of my oldest friends is pregnant at the moment and it is so amazing to notice how one of the very first things people still ask is “Do you know if it’s a boy or a girl?” Every single movie I’ve ever seen featuring a birth has the doctor, the midwife, the […]
By Dyke Road/@dykeroadbaby So I let a guy fuck me. It wasn’t cloth-ripping or somewhat perverted. It wasn’t hot in a twisted way sex like Frankie and Jay’s on Lip service. There was nothing hot about it. All that it was, was low. I wan’t even hot before I broke down and cried. I didn’t cry in front of him. […]
Istabane. Kuchu. The Gays. Issues of sexuality are a hot button topic. Either people are arguing that homosexuality is “un-African”, being wildly successful and queer, sleeping with another woman on the down low, or enacting violence against members of the LGBT community. In one way or another sexuality is a big part of our lives […]
We love a good book. Sometimes there is nothing better than curling up with a blanket, a glass of wine and a great piece of literature. And this is even better when the book is written by one of our own sisters. Therefor we thought it would be a good idea to bring together a […]
By Gabriel Hoosain Khan This is a long reflection on decolonizing queer activism in Africa. I was lucky to spend quite a bit of time at the 2016 Pan Africa Regional LGBTI Conference for Joburg, (#PAI2016) conference hosted by Pan Africa ILGA and Iranti Org. Congratulations to the parties for putting it together because it was so amazing to connect with activist and organisations from […]
By Annonymous You have not stopped taking my breath away. From the very first time I saw you I experienced that exquisite sensation of my lungs filling with air and catching just before a huge gush of oxygen exploded out of me and everything about the world seemed… perfect. You have not stopped being magical. […]
By Lyricnotic/ @lyricnotic *Trigger warning: sexual violence I looked up at your reflection in the mirror as you walked towards me and stopped a few meters away. I couldn’t help the rage and hurt that was evident in my gaze as our eyes met. You lifted your hand to stroke my shoulder; to rub over […]
By Lwando Scott/@lwandoscott A few months ago I received an e-mail asking my advice about IsiXhosa equivalents of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender. IsiXhosa equivalents of these words only seem to exist in derogatory terms. Growing up I had no language to talk about sexual identity; even the concept of having a “sexual identity” was a […]
