https://www.mambaonline.com/2020/02/26/da-moves-to-formalise-lgbtq-structure-in-cape-town/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:17:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mambaonline.com/2020/02/26/da-moves-to-formalise-lgbtq-structure-in-cape-town/#comment-1129027 Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:17:04 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=99053#comment-1129027 This may be cheap electioneering by the DA which did not support same-sex equality when that legislation served before national parliament (Winnie Mandela by contrast was in 1995 already as President of the ANCWL hosting LGBTQI activists in Parliament as a build-up to the campaign for equality), but the DA initiative may also be a genuinely well-meaning project. It is however potentially counter-productive. LGBTQI agendas should not be linked to any particular political party as that takes the cause into contested terrain which may see the LGBTQI issues becoming colateral damage consequent on the existing racial divisions in South African politics. In this particular instance, LGBTQI campaigning by the DA will so easily see the cause being trivialised and dismissed as a ‘white’ issue – which is a real challenge for black members of the community. It may be more strategic to keep the issue strictly non-aligned in order to not risk these pitfalls – we are not here as voting fodder for any party.

]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2020/02/26/da-moves-to-formalise-lgbtq-structure-in-cape-town/#comment-1128985 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:49:06 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=99053#comment-1128985 Well done Rob….you are a real champion of the LGBTI community in Cape Town….

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