Yaya Mavundla, photographed by Thembela “Terra” Dick. Marking South African Pride month, publicist and LGBTIQ+ activist Yaya Mavundla has teamed up with Constitution Hill to publish the 31 Years of Pride letters. After appearing in the groundbreaking reality TV series Becoming, Mavundla was recently named Sowetan Women’s Club Trendsetter in the arts and culture.
In August, she launched the Layers of a Black Transgender Woman exhibition at Constitution Hill. She is again using her influence to ensure that LGBTIQ+ stories are told by members of the community “their way and the way they see fit.” The 31 Years of Pride Catalogue consists of 31 letters from the members of the LGBTIQ+ community and its allies.