Not all queers want to be queens: The dominant to precarious queer spectrum
By Kneo Mokgopa There are straight women who entertain and accessorise themselves with eccentric and loud gay men…
The bruised silence of queer women
By Carl Collinson What sustains it? Fear. Being afraid to be alone and the idea of not having…
iGay, iLesbian, iBisexual – Xhosalisation of English
By Lwando Scott A few months ago I received an e-mail asking my advice about IsiXhosa equivalents of…
Owning my sex, even after the abuse
By Marygrace TW: sexual abuse/assault Two months after the abuse stopped, I needed to get back in the…
On the Business of Choosing Dears
By Kuukua Dzigbordi Yomekpe It started when she claimed me as her 'Dear' from among the entire first…
A request from a victim of queer domestic violence
By Nyx McLean/@NyxMcLean Can we please start to talk about domestic violence in queer relationships? It happens within…
All Yours
By Kare Kibaara Round One You're there, across the room undressing me with your eyes. I can feel…
Erotic Series: Exposed
Beryl Opiyo I feel her eyes on me, staring, gauging, taking me in. I look at her through…
Hiding in a second closet: Silences around abuse in queer relationships
In the queer community the idea is that everything is fine — we are loving and sexing, and…
Erotic Series: Once Upon A Text
By Urban Shaman Me: Hey, I was thinking about you today. Crush: Aww, you're sweet! Me: No, actually…