Opinion: Who Funds Pride? A Conversation About Sponsorship, Solidarity and Ubuntu
Should Pride have ethical sponsors? Explore the debate over corporate funding, Ubuntu, LGBTQ+ solidarity and community values.
Opinion: 500 Days Since Imam Muhsin Hendricks Assassination – On Grief, Despair, and the Stubbornness of Being a Queer Muslim
500 days after Imam Muhsin Hendricks’ assassination, Sikhander Coopoo reflects on grief, faith, identity and the fight for queer Muslim freedom.
Opinion: Muslim Hate Or Queer Hate, Which Hate Matters?
Sikhander Coopoo reflects on identity and moral inconsistency and asks, whose humanity is considered worthy of protection?
“I Was Disappearing”: Sikhander Coopoo on Trauma, LGBTQIA+ Survival and Healing
Activist Sikhander Coopoo reflects on trauma, healing, queer survival and democracy in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.
Opinion: The “Thrown Off Roofs” Narrative – Why Misinformation Harms Queer Solidarity
Activist Sikhander Coopoo questions the “thrown off roofs” narrative and explores how misinformation and pinkwashing are shaping queer solidarity debates.
Opinion: Queer in Ramadan – A Gay Muslim’s Reflection
Queer Muslim Sikhander Coopoo reflects on faith, fasting and belonging during Ramadan, calling for deeper inclusion and understanding.
Opinion: Queer Safety is Not a Straight Line – SA’s Migration Reforms and LGBTQIA+ Refugees
How South Africa’s White Paper on immigration could impact LGBTQIA+ refugees and asylum seekers seeking safety, dignity and protection.
Opinion: When Power Puts Its Hands on a Child
Conversion therapy doesn’t only happen in clinics. This article exposes how churches use faith to harm LGBTQ+ children in South Africa.
Nine Months Without Justice in the Imam Muhsin Hendricks Assassination
Nine months after the murder of Imam Muhsin Hendricks, his Al-Ghurbaah Foundation voices frustration over SAPS’s silence and lack of action.
A Spoken Letter: The Weight of Silence
Queer Muslim activist Sikhander Coopoo breaks the silence on faith, violence, and survival — demanding courage, accountability, and change.