Opinion: The injury of tolerance
I recently had a conversation about acceptance versus tolerance. It was in relation to the often difficult task of self-acceptance that gay men have to engage in to conquer internalised hate and reach full self actualisation. In her last album Songversations, India Arie stated that, “Tolerance is the seed and acceptance is the tree.” This, […]
Pope invites gay rights activist to meeting
In what’s believed to a first, Pope Francis invited the head of an LGBT rights group to attend an official discussion during a visit to Paraguay. Simón Cazal, director and co-founder of the organisation SomosGay (We are gay), was surprised to be asked to take part in a roundtable, in which civil society representatives met […]
There’s something Magic about Charl
Charl van Helsdingen, one of the Magic Mike South Africa boys, is sexy, charming and proudly gay. The stunning 24-year-old dancer from Joburg’s West Rand came out at the tender age of 17 because he “decided not to live a lie anymore and I wanted to be the person I was.” He’s gone on to become one […]