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Words crystallise perceptions, beliefs, and ideologies.
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Words crystallise perceptions, beliefs, and ideologies.
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Aimed primarily at activists, educators and queer communities, Pocket Queerpedia is an illustrated glossary of terms that can be used tp teach on queerness. The guide, which covers everything from definitions of nuclear family and ball culture to sex chromosomes and medical transitioning, was developed by the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education in Cape Town. Although there are plans to produce it in other African languages, it is currently available in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa. “This whole project was like, ‘Ah, fuck this shit,’” Mase Ramaru laughs, recalling the diffic...