Make peace with God, not the church
It is difficult to accept. But if your church is homophobic, biphobic or transphobic, it’s time to leave. You have to ask yourself for whose benefit do you attend? What are the hateful messages doing […]
Tag: Transition
The young and the inspiring
They are young, they are trans* and they are queerly phenomenal. At a time when most youths are seating and complaining about anything and everything and doing nothing about it, they have to do […]
If you are Trans* and live in South Africa, this is for you.
Designing Trans-Community Led HIV Treatment Counselling Programs Suitable for the Needs of Trans Populations in South Africa Why is this study being done? This research study is being done to better understand the challenges […]
5 steps to creating your own style
Fashion has become much more than a decoration of the body, no longer just a cover to weather and terrain. Throughout the centuries fashion has changed how we look at each other in terms of […]
Being Trans* in Malawi
What they tell us. In Malawi, Transgender people are often unlawfully persecuted under the country’s harsh criminal laws, for instance, the penal code criminalises consensual same-sex sexual activity. Although Section 20 of the country’s constitution guarantees […]
Here is how you can support this trans youth activist
Siya Maphanga is a South African Trans youth activist. He is a writer and a poet who is dedicated to the LGBT movement. As an unemployed trans youth activist, Siya is not in position to fund […]
S.A Trans student wins 3 -year court battle
Left, Nare Mphela pic mamba online For two years, she was harassed, humiliated and exposed to incessant discrimination by school authorities. This ill-treatment led to her performing badly and consequently failing her final Matric […]
Pamoja! Trans* unity matters
Growing up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I always thought that I was abnormal. I didn’t know anything about the LGBT community, let alone what it meant to be Trans. From a religious perspective, […]
Lessons from dating a trans guy
I am a feminist lesbian. I have always said I am emotionally, spiritually physically, intellectually and sexually attracted to female-identifying persons. I used to be one of those people who believed in the butch or femme binaries. […]
Its a revolution, dance!
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. Audry Lorde. Hanging out with friends after a busy week is always a great way to unwind. I […]