“This is My Route!” Race, Entitlement and Gay Pride in South Africa

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By T.J. Tallie and Maria Hengeveld It’s been a week since the now infamous events of the Joburg Pride Parade, where the organization One in Nine attempted to disrupt the parade in order to protest both systemic violence targeting black lesbians in South Africa and the commercialization of the Pride event itself. The heart of […]

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Pinkwashing South Africa

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By T.J. Tallie and Maria Hengeveld* This week BBC News reported on the rise in Cape Town’s status as a premiere international gay tourist destination. The article itself went on to report at length from gay South African hoteliers and organizers, many of whom lavished praise on the progressivism enshrined in the country’s constitution, and […]

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