Davis Mac-Iyalla, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/davis-mac-iyalla/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:59:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-mamba_logo_output-32x32.png Davis Mac-Iyalla, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/davis-mac-iyalla/ 32 32 Opinion: LGBTQ+ Erasure Is a Form of Violence — Faith Leaders in Africa Must Not Be Silent https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/10/opinion-lgbtq-erasure-is-a-form-of-violence-faith-leaders-in-africa-must-not-be-silent/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/10/opinion-lgbtq-erasure-is-a-form-of-violence-faith-leaders-in-africa-must-not-be-silent/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:59:38 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=128135 Faith leaders must confront LGBTQ erasure in West Africa, argues Davis Mac Iyalla, warning that silence and denial fuel discrimination and violence.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/06/op-ed-becoming-whole-why-spiritual-and-sexual-identity-development-must-be-fought-for-together/feed/ 0 Op-Ed: Sacred, Not Sinful – Why LGBTIQ Identity Is Rooted in West African Spirituality https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/01/16/op-ed-spirituality-and-lgbtiq-identity-in-west-africa/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/01/16/op-ed-spirituality-and-lgbtiq-identity-in-west-africa/#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:43:59 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=126653 As West Africa passes new anti-LGBTIQ laws, Nana Davis Mac-Iyalla explores how Indigenous spirituality affirms queer identity and challenges colonial homophobia.

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