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‘Moffie’ Offers a Queer Take on the Brutality of 1980s South African Apartheid

Don’t let the simplicity of Moffie, the fourth film from queer South African filmmaker Oliver Hermanus, lead you to make pat assumptions. The story of Nicholas Van der Swart (Kai Luke Brümmer), based on the autobiographical book by André Carl van der Merwe, is a sly prism through which to view[…]

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7 Must-Visit Stops on Your First Trip to Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg has everything I want out of a city on my travel itinerary. Its ‘big city feel’ is effortless (Joburg is, after all, the largest city in South Africa), its people are fun-loving and friendly, the city is steeped in both history and culture, and all the finer things in[…]

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Culture
Don’t Be Dumb at Brunch: ‘Drag Race’ Goes International, The Rush to Wed in Brazil

This week we bring you stories on RuPaul’s expanding empire, an interesting placement of an ampersand, plus Brazil and South Africa marriage news

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The Daily Sting, Thursday: South Africa Protects Civil Unions, Facebook Gets Less Sexy

Among today’s top gay headlines, South Africa civil unions have been protected by doing away with religious exemptions, new Facebook rule is catching flak

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