South Africa drag culture is about as close as we get to the opulence of the ball’s we have seen in the likes of Paris Is Burning and KIKI. [...] We are an intersectional community, nuanced in a number of ways and experiencing our daily praxis intricately linked to broader social discourse. Continued on pg 4 1 Q RJUNE 1, 2017 VOL. [...] Youth activism and stories are an important part of keeping our archives connected to the community. [...] Perhaps these limitations inside the classroom can be equated to power structures in society that determine and negate the navigation of our world. [...] They sat in a group of about fifteen and were sharing a joint, each carefully puffed - just enough to allow the others to experience the same euphoria. [...] We’ve become as a community so desensitized to this behavior that we think it’s the norm, we've come to expect it as another facet of experience in our community. [...] 29 We have ceased to function simply as entertainment for the external gaze, be that through other ‘others’ capturing our narratives in ways which are palatable, and worthy of mass consumption, or through the gaze of hegemony. [...] Anzio Jacobs Under his leadership our YOUng and vibrant team are always looking for ways to improve the GALA offering and this newsletter is but a taste of what is yet to come. [...] So if you are reading this keep your eyes peeled for quirky LGBTQIA+ related news, information YOU can share with LGBTQIA+ YOUth YOU may know, and dates to look out for as we tackle the rest of 2017. [...] The archive and library are filled with amazing resources, and we need all the help we can get to keep going.
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