These social media posts aren’t just for fun – they’re a way to fight back against discrimination and show the world that queer love is powerful and important.
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Digital platforms have birthed a new school of writers and activists in Nigeria and Kenya.
Taffy Theman and Bustop TV are YouTubers who use comedy to criticise the ruling elite.
Kenya’s LGBTI community continues to face the deadly consequences of homophobia, transphobia and biphobia.
Online rage towards white communities and privileged classes can be read as fatigue with the postcolonial state.
Skin lighteners are being used more than ever before, especially in urban areas and among men.
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Postdoctoral researcher, University of Fort Hare
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Lecturer, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Feminist and Security Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Professor, Director: C2L Scientific Consulting, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of African Literature, Ghent University
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer, University of the Free State
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Associate Professor in Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Wits Centre for Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand
