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Queer film in Africa is rising – even in countries with the harshest anti-LGBTIQ+ laws:
Author and academic Gibson Ncube looks at the growing influence of African queer film, despite censorship and oppressive laws.
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Simon Nkoli’s fight for queer rights in South Africa is finally being celebrated – 24 years after he died:
Gibson Ncube looks at the legacy of Simon Nkoli, whose activism helped ensure that queer rights were enshrined in the Bill of Rights.
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South African singer Nakhane redefines ideas of masculinity:
South African queer artist Nakhane’s body of work, through its very public focus on queer masculinity, redefines what being a man is, writes Gibson Ncube.