Author Archive

5 things queer people need to remember this festive season: The festive season is often filled with cheerful and sometimes unplanned and impulsive moments. Here are 5 things to bear in mind these holidays!
Opinion: LGBTIQ+ Rights Amidst the Middle East Conflict: South African LGBTIQ+ activist Mpho Buntse reflects on how the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict impacts the LGBTIQ+ community in that region.
Open Letter: Netball South Africa must bar Uganda from Netball World Cup: Netball South Africa has been urged to bar Uganda from the upcoming Netball World Cup due to that country's Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
Opinion | A reflection on Pride 31 years later: On this, the 31st anniversary of the first Johannesburg Pride March, Mpho Buntse reflect on some of the advances and victories achieved.
President Ramaphosa: Your South Africa is in a state of Queer disarray: As SA deals with horror LGBTQ+ murders, Mpho Buntse tells President Ramaphosa that talk shops, speeches and press releases are not enough.
Love Letter to Simon Nkoli on his birthday: This week marks both the birth (26 November 1957) and the death (30 November 1998) of arguably South Africa's best known queer activist, Simon Nkoli.