Walking the Tight Rope: An African LGBT Anthology seeks poets, writers and photographers within Africa and the Diaspora to share their stories. DEADLINE: April 15, 2014 Please share widely.
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African Women Musicians: Queer Namibian Songwriter Shishani Launches Debut Album Campaign
One of my favorite African women artists, Shishani, has launched an IndieGoGo campaign to crowdfund her debut album, featuring her most popular singles, "Minority" and "Raining Words". I rarely post about media that isn't in the form of a review, but I've heard many of the tracks on the album…
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A Gay Zulu Wedding and the Danger of a Single LGBT African Story
I've been mulling over the gay zulu wedding fiasco over the past few weeks. I was excited to see it, but something left me unsettled. Here are my thoughts, inspired by a TEDTalk by one of my favorite writers, Chimamanda Adichie, "The Danger of a Single Story."
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Afrofeminism - Blog - Gender and LGBT Issues - LGBT Africa - My Work - The Political, Personalized - Writing and Guest BloggingLosing Access to Sisterhood: Tomboys, Masculinity, and the Unmaking of a Girl
When I woke up to International Women's Day celebrations today, the first thing on my mind wasn't politics, but the personal connections I didn't know I would forfeit the minute I stopped wearing skirts, traded in my long hair for a frohawk, and fell in love with a woman. In…
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Africans for Africa - Afrofeminism - Blog - Gender and LGBT Issues - LGBT Africa - Media - Music - Special SeriesAward-Winning African Artist Shishani Releases Video for New LGBT Equality Anthem, “Minority”
Award-winning Namibian indie soul artist, Shishani, has just released the music video for her latest single, “Minorityâ€, a catchy, upbeat, acoustic track that calls for freedom and equality for all people despite perceived differences. She recently sat down with me to chat about her rise to stardom, her thoughts on…