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Contents:

• FIRST SA TRADNAL GAY WEDDG
• THE FIRST GAY MARRIAGE SOUTH AI
• TWO MEN TIE THE KNOT IN AI’S ‘FIRST TRADNAL GAY WEDDG’
• A GAY ZULU WEDDG AND THE DANGER OF A SGLE LGBT AIN STORY
• SOMIZI & MOHALE | HERE’S SA’S FIRST GAY CELEBRY TV WEDDG SPECIAL
• GAY WEDDGS AI
• FIRST HDU GAY WEDDG SOUTH AI
• SOUTH AI: FIRST GAY WEDDG!
• AI HAS ITS FIRST TRADNAL GAY WEDDG?
• GAY WEDDGS SOUTH AI
• SOUTH AI HOLDS FIRST GAY WEDDG
• GAY UPLE TI THE KNOT A FIRST FOR SA
• SOUTH AI HOLDS FIRST TRADNAL GAY WEDDG
• AI¿S FIRST TRADNAL GAY WEDDG: MEN MAKE HISTORY AS THEY MARRY FULL TRIBAL STUME... AND SAY THEY N¿T WA TO BE PARENTS

FIRST SA TRADNAL GAY WEDDG

They claim they are the first gay men to be married a tradnal ceremony ral KZN. On this day South Ain history, Vernon Gibbs and Tony Halls beme the first same sex uple to legally wed the untry, one day after Print Thabo Mbeki’s ernment legalized gay marriage.

THE FIRST GAY MARRIAGE SOUTH AI

[1] Meldm, A., “Couple celebrat first gay weddg South Ai, ” () 8 January 2017. Two 27-year-old South Ain men, Tshepo Cameron Modisane (pictured left) and Thoba Calv Shole (pictured right), tied the knot Saturday a ceremony that is beg herald as the natn’s first gay weddg, acrdg to the Huffgton Post. On a ntent that views homosexualy as vile liftyle, both men were brave enough to proudly proclaim their love for one another a public settg.

Acrdg to Modisane, who spoke to Mamba Onle, “The great step that we took our relatnship as a gay uple was troducg each other to our fai.

Even though we are gay they still love . Marriage between homosexuals is legal South Ai and has been for six years. The men want to stand as spiratnal role mols for others who are gay.

TWO MEN TIE THE KNOT IN AI’S ‘FIRST TRADNAL GAY WEDDG’

Our marriage is largely symbolic and a sign that black gay men n m and build fay through a happy and lovg marriage, ” Modisane says.

A GAY ZULU WEDDG AND THE DANGER OF A SGLE LGBT AIN STORY

Male and Married: The Gay Zulu Weddg and the Danger of a Sgle LGBT Ain StoryIn se you missed , a few weeks ago, two gay black South Ain men tied the knot at their 200-gut tradnal weddg KwaDuza, the first of s kd the old Zulu birds Tshepo Modisane and Thoba Shole, both proudly Zulu and Tswana, have ma their unn a part of South Ai’s history by cidg to go public wh their gay Ain tradnal weddg ceremony, wh a few twists:In place of the ctomary lobolo (bri price or dowry), via which the hband ctomarily offer’s the wife’s fay money and/or gifts, they’ve cid to opt for genr pary and, stead, offer gifts to each of their fai thanks for raisg them. )In the vio report (below), the uple shar, “It’s agast this ia that beg gay is unAin… Beg gay is as Ain as beg black. ”On paper, South Ai boasts the iendlit nstutn, which protects s lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and tersex (LGBTI) cizens om discrimatn based on race, genr and sexual orientatn.

SOMIZI & MOHALE | HERE’S SA’S FIRST GAY CELEBRY TV WEDDG SPECIAL

” It’s no wonr, then, that the mere optics of the “first gay tradnal Ain weddg, ” warrant s celebratn as a historil tone for gay Ains Nzka, founr and edor of Inty Kenya, a news anizatn verg sexual and genr mori Kenya, remarked an terview, “The gay Zulu weddg was epic, if not pneerg. ” And rponse to what’s bee a slogan amongst anti-gay Ain lears, “Homophobia is unAin, ” Nzka sists that “the fact that two Ain men n fall love and wed, spe a homophobic society that owns on same-sex relatnships unters what many Ains [have been] sayg’.

”Hence, as the media ntu to hail this sgle occurrence as a tone, be cril that supporters of the LGBTI Ain movement for equaly nsir this sgle narrative exists wh the ntext of many stance, the vio report stat that the two gay black men are based the metropolan cy of Johannburg and are workg profsnals the fields of fancial servic and IT. That’s not to imply they’ve been any way exempt om experiencg the bilatg impact of societal discrimatn — far om ; the effects of homophobia (pound wh racism, as the uple is black) on the livelihood of people prumed to be LGBTI n rult workplace discrimatn, prejudice health re, not to mentn prsn, anxiety, even, there’s a huge difference between the experience of beg a “regular lookg” cisgenr male employee, at a “Big Four” fancial nsultg firm, a fairly liberal cy that boasts the largt gay pri the untry, vers the harsh realy of a tryg to make ends meet a poor township, while also fearg rape for beg a lbian, or murr for beg an effemate gay a piece wrten for a South Ain LGBT publitn last year, the thor shared ments om a young, black, gay-intified male, who disagreed wh South Ai’s reputatn as a progrsive state (emphasis bold add by me):“When you have money, ’s que easy to set yourself ee om discrimatn and danger, ” Junr says. “Many of the whe gay and lbian people here n afford to ri a safe and progrsive area, but the majory of live townships.

GAY WEDDGS AI

” Junr’s statement emphasiz that gay and lbian equaly South Ai is strongly mediated by race and class, and that sexual eedom is often available to those who have the racial and leral pal to afford light of the stggl of LGBTI Ains, the sire to celebrate any kd of progrs — pecially when the form of a gleeful Zulu weddg — is unrstandable; the vibrant ceremony prented a sharp ntrast to the media’s grim and, at tim, gome pictn of vlent homophobia on the Ain ntent. However, is dangero to assign wi-sweepg gas to all LGBTI Ains based on the perceived victory of a of gay Ains who view marriage as the least of their problems — young people, for stance, who have been disowned by their fai and, above all, seek a stable alternative to homelsns? What about transgenr women who experience rejectn (and vlence) om both gay and straight muni alike?

Gay men, or members of the middle class — while the groups most at-risk e. Funrs are maly terted gay men bee of that. And there is no rearch on Nigerian gay women to suggt otherwise, so we are at a disadvantage.

”Nigeria’s recent move to further crimalize homosexualy has no doubt sent even more LGBTI Nigerians back to the clost, makg the need for safe social spac even more cril. Hence, before the media clar the gay Zulu weddg as progrs for the LGBTI Ain movement, mt ask self, “What do progrs for LGBTI people other Ain untri (or even different groups of Ains wh South Ai) look like?

FIRST HDU GAY WEDDG SOUTH AI

For stance, the murr of Ugandan LGBT rights activist David Kato sparked global outrage while the btal torture and slayg of a gay Tanzanian muny anizer, Mrice Mjomba barely received attentn.

”To be sure, the cultural signifince of the gay Zulu weddg vio — the power of media, self — nnot be ignored; LGBTI Ains all over the world were able to see their relatnships affirmed the media — a rary. As one of my close iend lbian iend once quipped ‘Kenya’s often d acceptance of homosexualy n be attributed, some small way, to two persons — Will & Grace.

SOUTH AI: FIRST GAY WEDDG!

’”Given the impact a sgle vio has had on recent nversatns about homosexualy Ai, among Ains at that, go whout sayg that proponents of LGBTI equaly on the Ain ntent, should more tentnally support LGBTI Ain media advocy anizatns and iativ — the wrers, journalists, digal media producers, and artists that risk backlash for darg to crique the world as is, while imagg and spirg the future as uld Pereira, founr and executive of director of Iranti, a media advocy anizatn based South Ai emphasiz the importance (and threat) of LGBTI Ains g media to fluence change:“We mt end the ongog ignorance of stat who ntue to enurage systemic vlence, we simply n’t afford this. Episo 1 of Somizi & Mohale: The Unn, South Ai’s first gay celebry weddg special, is g first to Showmax om 24 Febary 2020, wh addnal episos lnchg every Monday. Gay Weddgs Romantic Ai | Out2Ai.

AI HAS ITS FIRST TRADNAL GAY WEDDG?

But did you ever nsir that a gay weddg might be possible Ai? Most Ain untri are a no-go for weddgs (but there are still many that accept gay travellers.

GAY WEDDGS SOUTH AI

) However, at the tip of Ai, one of Ai's most gay-iendly statns (nay, the world) awas you South Ai was the very first untry to crimalise discrimatn based on sexual orientatn.

It was also the fifth untry the world to legalise gay marriage! It's, therefore, no surprise that 's the top statn for a gay weddg Ai! Can a Gay Couple Get Married Ai?

SOUTH AI HOLDS FIRST GAY WEDDG

Although homosexualy is illegal and gay marriage is not regnised most Ain untri, South Ai and s statns are very progrsive and gay-iendly, offerg a vast array of lotns that will fulfil your wilst weddg fantasi. What Should I Know Before Planng a Gay Weddg Ai?

GAY UPLE TI THE KNOT A FIRST FOR SA

First thgs first: regnise that gay marriage is not legal or regnised everywhere. What Are Some of the Bt Gay Weddg Dtatns Ai?

SOUTH AI HOLDS FIRST TRADNAL GAY WEDDG

Let's start wh the Gay Capal of Ai, Cape Town! South Ai is the only Ain statn where gay marriage is regnised. However, 's certaly not the only untry where gay travellers are wele!

South Ai is possibly the most sctive statn Ai for gay travel. Not only is the top gay-iendly untry on the ntent, but is like multiple untri rolled to one.

AI¿S FIRST TRADNAL GAY WEDDG: MEN MAKE HISTORY AS THEY MARRY FULL TRIBAL STUME... AND SAY THEY N¿T WA TO BE PARENTS

Ai’s gay pal, Cape Town, is a hub of all thgs thrivg and fabulo.