One of the things I think about a lot is the trauma of homophobia and queerphobia and how to avoid and end it. I think about my own experiences of it; during the few times that I’ve made TV appearances, in my community and in random occasions in public spaces.
And then, invariably, I find myself asking if there is anything that I did in those moments that might have contributed to the incident happening. My logical mind might say no, but there is another part of me that does the dance with the question: What did you do that resulted in the catcall, the slur being thrown at me, or other forms of violence?
In recent weeks, YouTube sensation Lasizwe Dambuza became embroiled in a social media backlash due to his tweets. The first was in support