You searched for alistair mackay - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:24:00 +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 You searched for alistair mackay - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/ 32 32 The Other Side of Alistair Mackay: Pugs, Chaos and Queer Storytelling https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/06/30/the-other-side-of-alistair-mackay-pugs-chaos-and-queer-storytelling/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/06/30/the-other-side-of-alistair-mackay-pugs-chaos-and-queer-storytelling/#respond Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:09:35 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=122722 South African queer author Alistair Mackay shares insights into his writing, queerness, chaos, and hope in a candid chat about life, love, and his latest book.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/06/30/the-other-side-of-alistair-mackay-pugs-chaos-and-queer-storytelling/feed/ 0 Queer Books | Alistair Mackay on his dazzling debut novel https://www.mambaonline.com/2022/05/11/queer-books-alistair-mackay-on-his-brilliant-debut-novel/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2022/05/11/queer-books-alistair-mackay-on-his-brilliant-debut-novel/#comments Wed, 11 May 2022 17:21:55 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=108554 Capetonian Alistair Mackay talks about writing his stunning new dystopian-sci-fi queer novel, It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2022/05/11/queer-books-alistair-mackay-on-his-brilliant-debut-novel/feed/ 2 Queer Books | Alistair Mackay Talks About New Novel, The Child https://www.mambaonline.com/2024/06/03/queer-books-alistair-mackay-talks-about-new-novel-the-child/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2024/06/03/queer-books-alistair-mackay-talks-about-new-novel-the-child/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:17:19 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=116983 We spoke to South African queer author Alistair Mackay about the challenges of writing his second novel, The Child, which explores queerness, love, family and trauma.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2024/06/03/queer-books-alistair-mackay-talks-about-new-novel-the-child/feed/ 0 CAPE TOWN SOCCER FANS BACK GAY NIGERIANS https://www.mambaonline.com/2014/01/20/cape-town-soccer-fans-back-nigerian-gays/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2014/01/20/cape-town-soccer-fans-back-nigerian-gays/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:05:38 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=37996 Enthusiastic groups of LGBT spectators took a public stand against Nigeria’s new horror anti-gay law at the Cape Town Stadium on Sunday. The small but visible pockets of protesters among the large sell-out crowd waved rainbow flags and gay flags of South Africa during the Chan match between Nigeria and South Africa. They also held […]

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2014/01/20/cape-town-soccer-fans-back-nigerian-gays/feed/ 6 Queer Authors Recognised by 2025 Sunday Times Literary Awards https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/08/05/queer-books-recognised-by-2025-sunday-times-literary-awards/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/08/05/queer-books-recognised-by-2025-sunday-times-literary-awards/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:07:45 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=123911 Queer authors Alistair Mackay and Siya Khumalo have been recognised for their LGBTQ-themed novels on the 2025 Sunday Times Literary Awards longlist.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/08/05/queer-books-recognised-by-2025-sunday-times-literary-awards/feed/ 0 MambaOnline’s Top Interviews and Profiles of 2024 https://www.mambaonline.com/2024/12/30/mambaonlines-top-interviews-and-profiles-of-2024/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2024/12/30/mambaonlines-top-interviews-and-profiles-of-2024/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2024 11:01:25 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=119433 In 2024, MambaOnline showcased inspiring queer trailblazers and changemakers. Here’s your chance to explore our top 10 must-read interviews and profiles of the year.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2024/12/30/mambaonlines-top-interviews-and-profiles-of-2024/feed/ 0 BIPHOBIA – THE FINAL FRONTIER? https://www.mambaonline.com/2014/01/20/biphobia-the-final-frontier/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2014/01/20/biphobia-the-final-frontier/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2014 16:44:28 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=38019 My grandfather used to joke that being bi doubled your chances of a date on a Saturday night (something apparently first said by Woody Allen, I later discovered). Actually, what I think it might do is halve your chances. It seems to me that hating on bisexuals is one of the last prejudices still standing […]

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2014/01/20/biphobia-the-final-frontier/feed/ 3 THE FILTH OF OPPOSABLE THUMBS https://www.mambaonline.com/2012/04/19/the-filth-of-opposable-thumbs/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2012/04/19/the-filth-of-opposable-thumbs/#respond https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=14224 Sexting is the new phone sex, writes Alistair Mckay. He explores the schizophrenic schism between verbal and written communication when it comes to talking dirty.

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