Fashioning Modern Africanism

Masawandile Tom is a young trans content creator and chartered accountant driving inclusivity in South Africa by sharing her authentic experiences of living openly   While South Africa was the first country to adopt a constitution that explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, many trans people have or will experience some sort of discrimination in their lifetime.   Before Masa came out openly as a trans woman, she was operating at what she believes was 65% of her potential. “There were fleeting moments where I would get a peek of what my life could look like if I was fully, you know myself. It felt like I was postponing living my truth. But one day, I got to the point where I was ready to be honest about who I was and everything just fell into place.”   As a trans women, Masa finds power in the pronouns she identifies with. “Having someone ask me my pronouns and them respecting them is so affirming. It’s a signal of deep respect, a form of love language, a signa

       Pic - Miss Earth Nompumelelo Sweli Maduna alongside Thami Kotlolo    A colourful group of the South African LGBTIQ+ community gathered at Constitution Hill earlier today to raise the rainbow PRIDE flag in celebration of Pride Month. Commemorating the first day of October, also known  around the globe as Pride Month, the flag-raising is a deeply symbolic gesture for the LGBTIQ+ community especially during the month of Pride.    This hoisting on the rainbow flag event not only symbolises a celebration of the rights and inclusion of the South African LGBTIQ+ the community which are enshrined in our constitution, but is also a reminder of the journey this community had to face to gain their basic human rights in this country.   And with the recent surge in targeted brutal and violent murders, an utter loss of young lives in the LGBTIQ+ community, now more than ever is the time to speak up against these atrocities.   Raised at Constitution Hill, home of the highest court in the land

June is Pride Month, a celebration of all things LGBTQIA+, so Showmax has compiled a watchlist of 13 recent queer series, movies and documentaries anyone can enjoy, regardless of their sexual identity.  WE’RE HERE   | Drag reality show   In  We’re Here ,  RuPaul’s Drag Race  veterans Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O'Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley inspire small-town residents from across America to step outside their comfort zones for a night of no-holds-barred drag - and a life-changing journey of self-discovery. “HBO's heartfelt  We're Here  is the drag show America needs now,” says  Salon . “If it sounds like  Queer Eye , but make it drag and make it MAGA [Make America Great Again] states, well, it is. It also has a way of upending expectations that even the Fab Five never did… On a deeper level, it's a show about loving - truly loving - your neighbor.” Already renewed   for a second season by HBO, the six-part reality show won the 2021 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding

A colourful group of the South African LGBTIQ+ community today gathered at Constitution Hill to raise the rainbow PRIDE flag in celebration of Pride Month. Commemorating the begin of Pride Month in October, the flag-raising is a deeply symbolic gesture in the LGBTIQ+ community especially during the month of Pride.  The event not only symbolises a celebration of the rights of the South African LGBTIQ+ community which are enshrined in our constitution, but is also a reminder of the journey the community had to face to gain their basic human rights in this country.   Raised at Constitution Hill, home of the Constitutional Court, the PRIDE flag alongside the South African flag will be flown for the entire month of October in celebration of the LGBTQI+ community. “Personally, for me, raising this flag symbolises that we are here, proudly, to celebrate LGBTIQ+ rights as part of South African society.  Many of our community face abuse and homophobia on a daily basis, and this flag reminds eve