Resources – History Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/category/history/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:19:40 +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 Resources – History Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/category/history/ 32 32 Queer Icons 101: Simon Nkoli — A Revolutionary for All Freedoms https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/25/queer-icons-101-simon-nkoli-a-revolutionary-for-all-freedoms/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/25/queer-icons-101-simon-nkoli-a-revolutionary-for-all-freedoms/#respond Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:57:49 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=126054 Simon Nkoli is often mentioned as a pioneer in the fight for queer rights in South Africa. So who was he, and what is he most remembered for?

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/25/queer-icons-101-simon-nkoli-a-revolutionary-for-all-freedoms/feed/ 0 Queer 101: Queer is Not Un-African – Debunking a Dangerous Myth https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/24/queer-is-not-un-african-debunking-a-dangerous-myth/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/24/queer-is-not-un-african-debunking-a-dangerous-myth/#respond Sat, 24 May 2025 13:54:21 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=121567 The claim that queerness is "un-African" is a deeply harmful myth used to justify homophobia, discrimination, and even violence across the continent.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/24/queer-is-not-un-african-debunking-a-dangerous-myth/feed/ 0 Queer History 101: Who was Harvey Milk? https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/22/queer-history-101-who-was-harvey-milk/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/22/queer-history-101-who-was-harvey-milk/#respond Thu, 22 May 2025 15:53:55 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=121541 Discover the life and legacy of Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials, whose activism transformed LGBTQ+ visibility and rights.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/22/queer-history-101-who-was-harvey-milk/feed/ 0 Trans History: Kewpie – The Unapologetic Icon of District Six https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/09/trans-history-kewpie-the-unapologetic-icon-of-district-six/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/09/trans-history-kewpie-the-unapologetic-icon-of-district-six/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 18:04:16 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=121111 “I’ve always realised that I am me. I’m Kewpie. I’m just me.” Cape Town's Kewpie is remembered as an icon of queer and trans history in South Africa.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/09/trans-history-kewpie-the-unapologetic-icon-of-district-six/feed/ 0 Queer History 101: Marsha P. Johnson, The Woman Who Refused to Be Erased https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/07/trans-history-marsha-p-johnson-the-woman-who-refused-to-be-erased/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/07/trans-history-marsha-p-johnson-the-woman-who-refused-to-be-erased/#comments Wed, 07 May 2025 17:34:03 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=120987 “No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.” These words capture the fiery heart and fearless spirit of Marsha P. Johnson.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/07/trans-history-marsha-p-johnson-the-woman-who-refused-to-be-erased/feed/ 1 No Matter What You Call it, David’s Love for Jonathan is One of the Bible’s Most Beautiful https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/02/13/no-matter-what-you-call-it-davids-love-for-jonathan-is-one-of-the-bibles-most-beautiful/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/02/13/no-matter-what-you-call-it-davids-love-for-jonathan-is-one-of-the-bibles-most-beautiful/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:20:26 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=119838 One of the greatest loves in the Bible is the intense devotion between the warrior Jonathan and David, who later became king of Israel.

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