HOLAA! in 2017: A walk down memory lane
This year has been absolutely wild for us and we have had the honour of doing so many…
Things I wish I told you before you came out
By Lungile You never 'got in' so don’t come out and don’t you dare try to justify why…
One Man’s Trash: Looking back at relationships with exes
By Amanda Hodgeson/ @Manda_Hodge I am always in awe and a little bit envious, if I am honest,…
After the End
By Dyke Road/ @dykeroadbaby And after its all over, things start to happen differently. Things happen exactly as…
A Boy Was Not My First
By MampuruLebo A boy was not my first. A boy did not take my virginity. Although a boy…
Revisiting the essay ‘Homosexuality is ‘unafrican’ in pre-colonial history’
By Cosmic Yoruba I wrote the essay, “Homosexuality is “unAfrican” in pre-colonial history” a couple of years ago.…
Lessons from the Unwanted to Her Daughter
By Nafe Chanza Begin slowly, said your mother. Allow a lover's white lie to cement between the bricks…
#PleaseHer- A safe sex and pleasure workshop: The Storify
The HOLAA! safe sex and pleasure series continues this time with the workshop. The manual is in the…
On being a gender outsider
By Sté The more I grow up, the less I feel... womanly. It can be a bit of…
For the timid one
By Anon This one is for the timid girl, the naïve child. It is for the me of…