Race, Entitlement and Gay Pride in South Africa
In supposedly post-apartheid South Africa - where political and economic power are at odds - what happens in gay spaces?
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Gay Shame in Johannesburg
The confrontation at Johannesburg Pride between white organizers and a group of black activists demanding Pride honor those killed, mostly black, for their sexuality, in South Africa.
The New Yorker on violence against lesbians in South Africa
How does an American publication write critically about a country without running the risk of reifying sexual and racial stereotypes?
Pinkwashing South Africa
The positive media surrounding ‘Cape Town as a gay paradise’ obscures far more complex realities.
Joyce Banda and Gay Rights
Is Banda serious about repealing Malawi's anti-gay laws? Is she just cynical so as to secure donor cash? And, what about Malawian public opinion?
Africa’s first trans music star
The popular Kudurista, Titica, is one of the the top stars of this growing Angolan dance music form.
A visual history of African LGBTQ
A quick review of films showing at two festivals with a focus on gay people: The Out in Africa Festival and the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.
Out in Africa
Writing gays and lesbians into the political and social history of South Africa – a history from which LGBT people are so often obscured and ignored.
On Brand Nigeria
A quick read of comments to recent posts defending gay rights, point to how deep-seated and widespread homophobia is in Nigeria.
Die Antwoord’s At It Again
How long will be tolerate South African rappers, Die Antwoord's racist and homophobic antics?
Revisiting the “Gay Marriage Map”
Homophobia in Africa often gets discussed as a one-size-fits-all, with little room for nuance.
‘The Worst Place To Be Gay’
Homosexuality can get you beheaded in Saudi Arabia and there are several other places with similar policies. But, Uganda’s pretty bad.