Sikhander Coopoo, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/sikhander-coopoo/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:13:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.10 https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-mamba_logo_output-32x32.png Sikhander Coopoo, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/sikhander-coopoo/ 32 32 Opinion | Not Welcome Is Not a Right: What the Lagardien Judgment Means for Queer South Africans https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/10/10/opinion-not-welcome-is-not-a-right-what-the-lagardien-judgment-means-for-queer-south-africans/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/10/10/opinion-not-welcome-is-not-a-right-what-the-lagardien-judgment-means-for-queer-south-africans/#respond Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:13:54 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=131068 A Gqeberha shopkeeper's anti-LGBTQ+ sign led to a major Equality Court ruling. Sikhander Coopoo explains what it means for queer South Africans.

The post Opinion | Not Welcome Is Not a Right: What the Lagardien Judgment Means for Queer South Africans appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.

]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/10/10/opinion-not-welcome-is-not-a-right-what-the-lagardien-judgment-means-for-queer-south-africans/feed/ 0 Opinion: Who Funds Pride? A Conversation About Sponsorship, Solidarity and Ubuntu https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/11/opinion-who-funds-pride-a-conversation-about-sponsorship-solidarity-and-ubuntu/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/11/opinion-who-funds-pride-a-conversation-about-sponsorship-solidarity-and-ubuntu/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:01:40 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129645 Should Pride have ethical sponsors? Explore the debate over corporate funding, Ubuntu, LGBTQ+ solidarity and community values.

The post Opinion: Who Funds Pride? A Conversation About Sponsorship, Solidarity and Ubuntu appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.

]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/11/opinion-who-funds-pride-a-conversation-about-sponsorship-solidarity-and-ubuntu/feed/ 2 Opinion: 500 Days Since Imam Muhsin Hendricks Assassination – On Grief, Despair, and the Stubbornness of Being a Queer Muslim https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/30/opinion-500-days-since-imam-muhsin-hendricks-assassination-on-grief-despair-and-the-stubbornness-of-being-a-queer-muslim/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/30/opinion-500-days-since-imam-muhsin-hendricks-assassination-on-grief-despair-and-the-stubbornness-of-being-a-queer-muslim/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:12:46 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129460 500 days after Imam Muhsin Hendricks’ assassination, Sikhander Coopoo reflects on grief, faith, identity and the fight for queer Muslim freedom.

The post Opinion: 500 Days Since Imam Muhsin Hendricks Assassination – On Grief, Despair, and the Stubbornness of Being a Queer Muslim appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.

]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/30/opinion-500-days-since-imam-muhsin-hendricks-assassination-on-grief-despair-and-the-stubbornness-of-being-a-queer-muslim/feed/ 1 Opinion: Muslim Hate Or Queer Hate, Which Hate Matters? https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/13/opinion-muslim-hate-or-queer-hate-which-hate-matters/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/13/opinion-muslim-hate-or-queer-hate-which-hate-matters/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:09:48 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129251 Sikhander Coopoo reflects on identity and moral inconsistency and asks, whose humanity is considered worthy of protection?

The post Opinion: Muslim Hate Or Queer Hate, Which Hate Matters? appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.

]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/13/opinion-muslim-hate-or-queer-hate-which-hate-matters/feed/ 1 “I Was Disappearing”: Sikhander Coopoo on Trauma, LGBTQIA+ Survival and Healing https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/23/i-was-disappearing-sikhander-coopoo-on-trauma-lgbtqia-survival-and-healing/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/23/i-was-disappearing-sikhander-coopoo-on-trauma-lgbtqia-survival-and-healing/#comments Sat, 23 May 2026 11:01:38 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=128860 Activist Sikhander Coopoo reflects on trauma, healing, queer survival and democracy in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.

The post “I Was Disappearing”: Sikhander Coopoo on Trauma, LGBTQIA+ Survival and Healing appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.

]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/23/i-was-disappearing-sikhander-coopoo-on-trauma-lgbtqia-survival-and-healing/feed/ 1 Opinion: The “Thrown Off Roofs” Narrative – Why Misinformation Harms Queer Solidarity https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/20/opinion-the-thrown-off-roofs-narrative-a-critical-fact-check-and-why-we-cant-afford-to-get-this-wrong/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/20/opinion-the-thrown-off-roofs-narrative-a-critical-fact-check-and-why-we-cant-afford-to-get-this-wrong/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:56:42 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=128088 Activist Sikhander Coopoo questions the “thrown off roofs” narrative and explores how misinformation and pinkwashing are shaping queer solidarity debates.

The post Opinion: The “Thrown Off Roofs” Narrative – Why Misinformation Harms Queer Solidarity appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.

]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/20/opinion-the-thrown-off-roofs-narrative-a-critical-fact-check-and-why-we-cant-afford-to-get-this-wrong/feed/ 10 Opinion: Queer in Ramadan – A Gay Muslim’s Reflection https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/17/opinion-queer-in-ramadan-a-gay-muslims-reflection/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/17/opinion-queer-in-ramadan-a-gay-muslims-reflection/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:17:34 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=127370 Queer Muslim Sikhander Coopoo reflects on faith, fasting and belonging during Ramadan, calling for deeper inclusion and understanding.

The post Opinion: Queer in Ramadan – A Gay Muslim’s Reflection appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.

]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/17/opinion-queer-in-ramadan-a-gay-muslims-reflection/feed/ 0 Opinion: Queer Safety is Not a Straight Line – SA’s Migration Reforms and LGBTQIA+ Refugees https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/11/opinion-queer-safety-is-not-a-straight-line-sas-migration-reforms-and-lgbtqia-refugees/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/11/opinion-queer-safety-is-not-a-straight-line-sas-migration-reforms-and-lgbtqia-refugees/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:28:38 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=127003 How South Africa’s White Paper on immigration could impact LGBTQIA+ refugees and asylum seekers seeking safety, dignity and protection.

The post Opinion: Queer Safety is Not a Straight Line – SA’s Migration Reforms and LGBTQIA+ Refugees appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.

]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/11/opinion-queer-safety-is-not-a-straight-line-sas-migration-reforms-and-lgbtqia-refugees/feed/ 0 Opinion: When Power Puts Its Hands on a Child https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/12/29/opinion-when-power-puts-its-hands-on-a-child/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/12/29/opinion-when-power-puts-its-hands-on-a-child/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:12:20 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=126487 Conversion therapy doesn’t only happen in clinics. This article exposes how churches use faith to harm LGBTQ+ children in South Africa.

The post Opinion: When Power Puts Its Hands on a Child appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.

]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/12/29/opinion-when-power-puts-its-hands-on-a-child/feed/ 0 Nine Months Without Justice in the Imam Muhsin Hendricks Assassination https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/14/opinion-nine-months-without-justice-in-the-imam-muhsin-hendricks-assassination/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/14/opinion-nine-months-without-justice-in-the-imam-muhsin-hendricks-assassination/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:11:52 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=125926 Nine months after the murder of Imam Muhsin Hendricks, his Al-Ghurbaah Foundation voices frustration over SAPS’s silence and lack of action.

The post Nine Months Without Justice in the Imam Muhsin Hendricks Assassination appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.

]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/14/opinion-nine-months-without-justice-in-the-imam-muhsin-hendricks-assassination/feed/ 0