List of African LGBTIQ+ Publications

List of African LGBTIQ+ Publications

In no particular order (this list is certainly not exhaustive but should start you on your journey through some of Africa’s Queer offering: Q-Zine One of my favourite sources of LGBTIQ+ content is Q-Zine. Available here “Q-zine is a pan-African, bilingual (English and French), arts and …

Nochebuena: a holiday novella – Stephanie Shea

Nochebuena: a holiday novella – Stephanie Shea

Rating: 5/5 Stephanie Shea is one of my favourite Sapphic fiction writers. I have read pretty much everything she has published so far. Nochebuena was basically a little holiday snack which I devoured far too quickly.  Camila Morales and Sutton Davies have been married for …

Spindrift: Seal Cove Series #1 – Anna Burke

Spindrift: Seal Cove Series #1 – Anna Burke

Rating: 5/5 This series is one of those I go back to every now and then when craving the kind of comfort one gets by reading a story one already knows and loves. Morgan Donovan – is this not the coolest name ever?! Is a …

Afterlove – Tanya Byrne

Afterlove – Tanya Byrne

Rating: 5/5 This is honestly one of my favourite books and I don’t generally like coming of age stories. Ash Persaud and Poppy Morgan fall for each other after meeting on a school trip. The two exist in different worlds, Ash come from a modest …

List of South African Lesbian and Bisexual movies/series.

List of South African Lesbian and Bisexual movies/series.

In no particular order, this list is by no means exhaustive.   uNomalanga and the witch Director: Palesa Shongwe Year: 2014 Duration : 27 min Two women, Nomalanga and Salome played by Mmabatho Monshto and Ferry Jele, form an unlikely friendship. One an outcast and the …

UNomalanga And The Witch

UNomalanga And The Witch is one of my favourite short films. Partly because I love the two women who star in it but also because there is so much depth and complexity crammed into such a short piece of art. The chemistry between the Mmabatho …

Happiness is a Four Letter Word

Happiness is a Four Letter Word

So here are my thoughts on the movie: Happiness is a 4 letter word. The build up: So we made a night of it – kinda like a late Valentines Day thing; had a nice chilled dinner surrounded by the warm twinkly Johannesburg night before …

Imagine me and you – movie review

Imagine me and you – movie review

Girl meets girl, girl is recently married to boy, girl and girl fall in love and ride off into the sunset to a happily ever after, stuff dreams are made of in my opinion. I do feel for boy but he is ok in the …

Schaffler’s Garden Nursery & Landscaping

Schaffler’s Garden Nursery & Landscaping

Under the trees restaurant and coffee shop It’s beautiful and the best part is I came across it entirely by accident. My little family and I were on a hunt one saturday morning, for somewhere nice to try out. Lo and behold, and there it …

Abyssinia Restaurant – Kensington

Abyssinia Restaurant – Kensington

Great food, let’s eat! Amazon.com WidgetsIt is as the name indicates a proudly Ethiopian restaurant, right down to the decor and music, which I enjoyed very much.I had the pleasure of eating at Abyssinia Restaurant on my birthday recently and must say, the experience was …