Results for "South Africa"

Leoni Headshot

by Leoni Terblanche

Gay Woman Leaves Gendered Uniforms & Homophobic Colleagues Behind for a More Welcoming Workplace.

I’m Leoni Terblanche from Pretoria, South Africa.  Ever since I remember when I was a child, my mom put me in dresses, until age six, where I started making my own decisionI was able to thrive discovering this beautiful, diverse and inclusive culture that we have over here. I met with my beautiful wife that I married. I was able to find jobs that I ...

I’m From King William’s Town, South Africa.

by Clint Thomson

I’m From King William’s Town, South Africa.

Dallas Texas, where I currently live, has one of the largest GLBT communities in the United States. This is a far cry from where I grew up. I was born in Germiston, South Africa a...

I’m From Estcourt, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.

by Colin McKenzie

I’m From Estcourt, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.

I realized that he was crying. Not overtly but softly, quietly. I wanted to put my arm around him but decided not to. We’d chosen to see “Remember Me” because I’d seen mos...

Google Earth Satellite Image of South Africa

by Daniell

I’m From Stellenbosch, South Africa.

I am a 28-year-old gay guy. I am a Christian and was raised in a smaller city near Cape Town, South Africa. My parents divorced when I was 2-and-a-half years old. In all the case ...

I’m From Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
I’m From Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

I went to an all-girls high school. I hope I don’t have to explain that the school wasn’t the making of my sexuality, but perhaps it helped to be in an environment where girls...

I’m From Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.

by Gerhard M

I’m From Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.

I grew up knowing I was different, but also realizing that I needed to conform. To religious attitudes, to what my family wanted, to what I realized was the “norm.” I was very...