2018 is set to be a phenomenal year with the plethora of queer artists making it big and the shifting conversations on race, class, gender, privilege, and decolonization. [...] Green with envy I am done with that question, I mean, who gets to live in Mauritius and travel the world as a sailor? [...] I didn’t want to put a downer on the festivities and so I asked something a bit more exciting - in your view, who is the hottest person alive right now? [...] What is your favourite way to celebrate the festive season? I don't have a favourite way. [...] Hmmmmm, I just like to relax as my year is mostly busy with work and travelling, we all need a bit of a break you know... [...] I’m about letting be, without disregarding the validity of others.QR 7 In a world that is increasingly messed up, what do you celebrate during the festive season? Alcohol, and no work to wake up for (in the morning). [...] 2018 should be the year that allows us a critical time to interrogate the relevance of LGBTIQA+ for us in this continent. [...] 2018 will be a queer year and we need to figure out what that means for us as Africans. What dish are you most famed for making during the festive season? [...] As a result, being in crisis challenges us as queer people to renegotiate the terms of our socio-political, cultural and personal belonging. [...] What I believe lies in all queer people is an immense resource for creativity and innovation that emerges when we face the identity crises of our lives. A personal example of this lies in my own experience of the festive season and what it has come to mean for me.
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