Furore as chain store drops binary gender labels from children’s clothes
News that British retailer John Lewis has stopped selling children’s clothes under the traditional “boys” and “girls” categories has been met with both praise and condemnation. The chain of high-end department stores announced that its clothes for children between the ages of 0 to 14 would now be labelled either “Girls and Boys” or “Boys […]
What my mental illness taught me about love
“You’re effing ugly, just look at you! I am embarrassed to be in public with you.” I remember that first attack on me. His words still resonate in my head as if he was saying it again. All my life I’ve lived a rollercoaster of emotions; lack of sleep from an early age, anxiety levels through the […]
Equality Court | Brakpan restaurant to stop ‘no gays allowed’ date nights
An Equality Court case has ended in victory for a lesbian woman who was banned from a Brakpan restaurant’s ‘straight couples only’ date night events. In November last year, Mia Agrela (pictured) booked for the Lake Restaurant’s weekly date night evening with her partner. She was, however, informed in a follow up message that “no […]