Majola Ganymede | Words became my weapons
Openly gay South African singer Majola Ganymede looks back at the controversy he sparked when he slated the Feather Awards back in 2014.
Opinion: Did Theo’s gay rumours hit too close to home?
At the beginning of this week I came across a news article reporting that Afro Pop star Theo Kgosinkwe had recently opened up about the pain caused by rumours surrounding his sexuality to TMG Entertainment. He stated that “it nearly broke him”. The article fails to contextualise the circumstances in which this shocking view could […]
The vicious silence of our loved ones
Throughout history, humanity has perfected the skill of oppressing certain demographics of his/her fellow human. Each generation seems to inherit a compulsive desire to dominate. This need to control others cuts across racial, gender and class structures. For the past 500 years, black people have struggled to attain political freedom. Today, most black people have […]
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, […]
Love is a fixed mark
It’s the month of love, which climaxes, of course, with Valentine’s Day – a day when people around the world celebrate romantic love. Around this time, many gay people panic or resign themselves to the belief that they are unworthy of love and to be loved. This month of love can come as a sudden […]
Living in this lonely cage
Who among us dwells within a lonely cage? Who has the courage to recognise this fact – often dismissed as too sad to acknowledge? Something that’s seen to be so in conflict with the jubilation of the festive season. I am a single gay man who finds nothing to celebrate about Christmas, not only because […]