On 9 October 2021, I hosted an open-space workshop, bringing together 20 young people between the ages of 15 – 33 at Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education, in Mowbray, Cape Town, to unpack and discuss the struggles and intersections experienced in and surrounding the LGBTQ+ community.
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Through a lens of Intersectionality
For years the way that LGBTQIA+ people of colour have been perceived within the community here in South Africa – and around the world – is through a lens of discrimination and exclusion, by many on the SPECTRUM. But why is that the case when in fact black and brown people are the reason thatContinue reading “Through a lens of Intersectionality”
Queerbaiting and Queercoding in Media
Queerbaiting and queercoding is a serious problem within media and it affects so many people on the LGBTQ+ community.
The journey begins here…
afrocado.cpt What is afrocado.cpt? My name is Gabriel Klaasen (He/They) , I am a 22 year old socio-environmental justice activist from Cape Town, South Africa. Growing up my family constantly moved. The early years of my life started off in Mitchells Plain, from there we moved in with extended family in Hanover Park. Shortly afterContinue reading “The journey begins here…”
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