LGBTQ+ South Africa

The Pretoria LGBTQI+ PRIDE celebration returns to it's full glory after two years of being scaled down due to COVID regulations. The LGBTQ+ South Africa Podcast asked some of the family what Pride events mean to them and why it's important. Photos of the event can be seen on our FB and Instagram.

Ex Mr Gay World, teacher, television presenter, activist, entrepreneur, and all around awesome guy, you will struggle to find someone busier and more proactive than Louw Breytenbach. In this episode of the LGBTQ+ South Africa Podcast we chat about pageants, activism, mental health, and charities.

In this episode I visit the Aurum Institute Pop Inn Clinic at Loftus Shopping Center in Pretoria and have a chat to Mmakgabo Seopa about mental health challenges and options within the LGBTQ+ community. I was happy to hear that just like me when she favours CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) when counselling. Mmakgabo Seopa is a 29year old mother of one, who is ambitious, committed and a hardworking female. She has recently obtained her Bachelor of psychology degree from the Pearson...

After a bit of a break the podcast is back and in this episode I chat to Bruce Walker, founder and organizer of LGBTI Pride Pretoria. We talk about gay Pride in general as well as Pretoria Pride that will be held on 4 December 2021. All the details are available on the LGBTI Pride Pretoria Facebook page but here is some extra insight into some of the challenges and the purpose of Pride. I hope it will give you something to think about, act upon, and that Pride events will become a "party...

In this episode of the LGBTQ+ South Africa Podcast I chat to Wayne Helfrich about LGBTQ+ people starting a family, raising kids, and the challenges of adoption for gay couples and in general.

Some of you may have heard about Prep, some know what it is and some have no idea. In this episode I take you with me on my journey to get Prep for the first time and tell you everything you need to know about this daily pill that protects you from HIV infection.

I chat to my old friend Chris Taute, the founder of Bearfest South Africa, an annual event for Bears (the heftier and often hairier guys) and fans of Bears in the South African LGBTQ+ community that has been running since 2014.

I spent a lovely afternoon outdoors chatting to local Drag performer Divan Wiese aka Ranon Storm about Drag culture in South Africa, the different types of Drag, and advice for local Drag queens in the making.

The LGBTQ+ community have a language of their own. In this episode we chat to Grant Towers (Actor, Singer, MC of Bearfest South Africa 2013-2014 and all-round great guy) and discuss some labels and terminology in the LGBTQ+ community and whether some of these are healthy or harmful in different contexts.

So what is this LGBTQ+ South Africa Podcast all about?