Held hostage by my family for being gay
After a debilitating accident, Michael was forced to return to his small town. What followed was years of emotional torture by his parents because he is gay.
This young queer entrepreneur from the EC won’t be deterred by homophobia
Starting a business can be quite challenging. It can be even more difficult for the queer entrepreneur who is marginalised or living in environments that constantly make them feel unwelcome.
Opinion | Why I’m on PrEP
How many stories have you heard of people confronted with HIV when their ‘committed’ partners confess that they’ve cheated? PrEP is one way of making sure that when you say, “It will never happen to me”, you’re telling the truth.
From Troye Sivan to Cardi B, pop stars got personal in 2018
The increasingly intricate entanglement of social media celebrity and popular music demands more of artists, like Troye Sivan, and their private lives than ever before.
The 6 best LGBTQ films of 2018
The past year gave us some important and outstanding LGBTQ films, acclaimed for both their artistic value and their social impact. Here’s our list of the 6 best LGBTQ films of 2018.
As Told To | My abusive initiation experience still haunts me
“I felt so violated. So abused.” Siyabonga, a gender non-conforming individual from the rural Eastern Cape, tells us about their traumatic initiation experience.
Opinion | How do we start healing in the New Year?
As LGBTQ South Africans we experience the double whammy of fractured race relations and the trauma we face for being queer. It is time for healing.
An open letter to Jack Parow
“It is not just a word, it is a violent word. My father’s fist when I was 12-years-old attests to that.” Hendrik Baird writes that Jack Parow’s apology for his homophobic meme is just not good enough.
As Told To | How drag queen culture saved my life
Draq queen culture has been a creative and empowering outlet for many in the LGBTQ+ community. For Tevin Tobias from PE, Dakota Demure gave him a newfound confidence to face the world like a superstar.
In Pictures: MCQP’s Drag Race mega-party
The annual MCQP mega-costume party took over the Cape Town stadium on Saturday under the theme of ‘Drag Race’.