“Three generations of white South African men were bound together at that table. Vermuelen was the first generation. He defined Africa, made it safe for Basson to defile. I was the last generation, the last to grow up in segregated neighborhoods. Between us was the silent photograph of Wouter Basson. Like a distant father, Basson was absent at the dining table.” – Henk Rossouw (Hole in the White ‘Hood). Also Mahmood Mamdani on Bantu Education at UCT, Gael Reagon on sisterhood, Binyavanga Wainaina on dis-covering Kenya, Gaston Zossou on African intellectuals and more…
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Strange Fruit by Lewis Allen
We're f*****g here! An African Queer Collection Edited by Tiffany Mugo, Siphumeze Khundayi, Katharina Fink and Nadine Siegert (Iwalewa Books, 2021)
We are f*****g here! An African Queer Collection on Safer Sex, Sexuality and Gender is a portable rainbow. It’s an object and a portal, a spark of joy, beauty and sexiness when you need it. We are f*****g here! brings together issues of sexuality, pleasure and safety. Various contributors share their knowledge and experiences and affirm: We are. We are f*****g. And we are here.
This book of essays, photography, musings and understandings brings together African queer experiences in one deliciously diverse volume.
Just let your fingers bring the book to life.
Edited in a collaboration between HOLAAfrica (Tiffany Mugo, Siphumeze Khundayi) and iwalewabooks (Katharina Fink, Nadine Siegert). This book is published in cooperation with MaThoko’s, an imprint of the GALA Queer Archive, and funded by the Sigrid Rausig Trust.