Gay Culture SA

In the black communities, the terms moffie and stabane, are not used in the context of respect. They are frequently utilized as the power to put someone down. Its rare to find occasions where they are employed in a positive manner.  Despite this, there is quite a number of people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual that accept to be referred to using such terms. But why allow an individual to call you using names that are meant to de-humanize you?.  Well! their reasoning is that, these are names in their respective languages that describe who they are and do not feel ashamed owning them. They say that there are no other names in their languages that they might use, and when told that these terms carry negative ideas about the community and therefore should not be used but use the word 'gay' instead, they accuse the group of being too forward since they prefer English name over names in their languages.  An invitation  poster to 'Stabane And Friends' event. The...

  Durban Pride is making a strong come back, and this is after experiencing a year full of hurdles and set backs, said the Facebook statement.  Problems that were encountered include but not limited to; Covid-19 strict regulations, lack of funding and a few others.  The annual event will take place on June 24, 2023 for its 11th edition under the theme #IgniteYourFire.  On this particular day, the attendees will walk the streets of Durban wearing rainbow inspired attires and chanting slogans and holding plea cards on their hands. After this exciting but imperative activity, the marchers will head to an after-party event that will spoil the attendees with music and various forms of entertainment.  The organizers extended their invitation to supporters and allies of this often marginalized community to join queer people on this magnificent day and amplify their voices that is calling for the end of discrimination and hate ushered toward the members of the community...

It is not very often that we hear of South African politicians who are openly gay. If you follow our social media platforms, then you might be aware of how passionate we are about the representation of the South African queer community in the decision-making structures. We were doing an online research about the country's queer activists, and we came across the name Zakhele Njabulo Mbhele along other names. This gentleman is actually active in politics and not just active, but he is right up there in his political career. So, we thought perhaps it would be a good fit to profile him on this International Pride Month. And we are doing so to spread some sense of proudness in our community and at the same time, we want people to be infected by his spirit as we need plenty of people like him out there.  Mbhele is relatively young being born on 9 Nov. 1984 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. From what we have gathered from a handful of articles written about him online, we quickly learnt that, he ...