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Award-Winning African Artist Shishani Releases Video for New LGBT Equality Anthem, “Minority”

January 22, 2013 - By Spectra Speaks

Award-winning Namibian indie soul artist, Shishani, has just released the music video for her latest single, â€œMinorityâ€, 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…

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My BET.com Interview about LGBT Africa and the Media: “Being Gay in Africa Is Neither Good Nor Bad”

October 15, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

BET.com interviews me about my work as a media activist focusing on gender and LGBT issues in Africa. The piece, which was very positive and optimistic, prompted some thoughts about what "good" media activism means to me. Surprisingly "good" media has nothing to do with it. Read the interview, and…

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Glad about GLAD’s Inclusive Outreach for Annual Winter Dance Party

March 5, 2010 - By Spectra Speaks

I wasn’t even supposed to blog today — it’s so nice outside, and I don’t know how long this sun will last so I gotta make this quick. I cannot contain my excitement, intense feelings of hope, and pride in my community as GLAD’s Annual Winter Dance party gets a…

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