Stories

Many years ago, when I was young and fuelled with passion to change the world, I took part in South Africa’s first ever Gay Pride March in Johannesburg. It was also the first Pride March on our continent, and those who participated were brave warriors.

United in our diversity’ - The 2nd Annual Global LGBTIQ+ Network Conference’s themes this year are ‘Inclusion and cohesion’ and ‘Unifying LGBTIQ+ voices’.

South Africa has come a long way since the time being gay or being openly gay was taboo and had people excluded from society, the law and in the workspace.

Many do not know that South Africa was the first country in the world to protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation and the fifth country to legalize same-sex marriage.

The anthropology of nutrition: has it been hijacked by consumerism and convenience! Dereck Nair

In response to COVID-19 and the lockdown, Play Africa (playafrica.org.za), an independent children’s museum based at Constitution Hill, is providing local families in Hillbrow with “play parcels” full of learning materials, information and resources that promote parent-child play and support families’ emotional well-being.